Noodler's Qin Shi Huang Di

[tripcode]

It's a pleasure to write with and look at. I still prefer Tienanmen. Notably, it's not water-fast, even though it looks like it in the scan. Some dye was definitely coming off. I don't know if it was the paper, but it feathered like mad and showed through in a gross way. I am left-handed, and an overwriter when not using flex or italics. It was suitably dry when my hand went over it to use as a normal ink. The image below expands to many times its current size, to show the feathering, and is best viewed using the right-click "View image" function. I will answer any questions in the comments below.

Edited January 25, 2013 by tripcode

[mhosea]

Thanks for the review. My feeling after seeing the feathering here and on the Goulet swab is that this might be more of an artist's ink than a writer's ink. You mention Tienanmen. The color reminds me a bit more of Widowmaker.

[inkstainedruth]

Wow, this is something of a disappointment. I had thought that the ink sounded really interesting. But the extreme feathering could be an issue.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[tripcode]

I've just tested it on Clairefontaine as well, I'm fairly certain that, while the ink does feather quite a lot on normal paper, on something like CFT it'll work fine. So yeah, it's an artist's ink pretty much.

[WOBentley]

Shame about the feathering...I do really like the color though!

[mhphoto]

All the cool Noodler's inks feather something horrible. *mope*

 

But thanks for the great review!

[Uncle Red]

Ah, this paper is known to feather with fountain pen inks so try the ink on some other papers. I'm not surprised it worked on CF but I hope someone pipes up with other papers.

[tripcode]

I have a more detailed report re: feathering due to paper type:

 

Leuchtturm: Amazing feathering

20lb copy paper: Very acceptable feathering

24lb copy paper: No noticeable feathering to the naked eye, some visible under 2x loupe

Clairefontaine: No feathering at all

Mead notebook paper: Acceptable feathering

Generic 3x5 index card: Slightly less than acceptable feathering.

 

What I consider acceptable as far as feathering goes is that there are no large feathery protrusions and that the shape of the letter overall is not disrupted. While that was the case on Leuchtturm, it was not the case on literally any other paper I tried it on. I regret that I have to effectively retract the conclusion of my above review, which was that this red was useful only for artists and high-quality paper. In fact, it seems to feather less on lower-quality paper, as paradoxical as that might seem. I would now say that QSHD is an acceptable ink for general use.

[inkstainedruth]

Thanks for the update! I had been quite concerned when seeing the amount of feathering -- which looked worse than what I had gotten with Kiowan Pecan -- and that's *saying* something....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Uncle Red]

Thanks for the update.

[amberleadavis]

I'm waiting for my bottle. Thank you for the review!

[StephY]

Just got my bottle today. I tried it in a Pilot Plumix in my Leuchtturm1917 journal. I did not see a significant amount of feathering. In fact, I would say that there is no noticeable feathering or bleedthrough. It was not until I examined my writing with my 10x loup that I saw some tell-tale signs of feathering.

 

I also tried it on the Proper Pads from Anderson Pens with 28lb. paper and saw no feathering or bleedthrough. Same in my Quo Vadis Habana journal.

Edited January 29, 2013 by StephY

[mhphoto]

I'm waiting for my bottle.

 

Have you gotten yours yet? I'm anxious to see what you think of it.

[amberleadavis]

It arrived but my kid wanted to play with the De Atrementis Christmas so I inked my pen up with it first. I'm hoping to try it this weekend. It sure looks pretty.

[Sami]

Hi Tripcode,

 

There were some words in your review which I could not read. I marked them with xx:

The red is quite xx-ing

xx: not to speak of

xx: None (just above Dry time)

 

Would you please clarify those points?

Thank you!

 

Sami

[mhosea]

There were some words in your review which I could not read. I marked them with xx:

The red is quite xx-ing

xx: not to speak of

xx: None (just above Dry time)

 

A puzzle. I'll try:

 

pleas

spread

smear

[amberleadavis]

Well, I tried mine today. The ink dried quickly. I saw bleed through. Now in fairness, I was using a brand new Pendleton nib (an acquisition from the LA Pen show). The nib did lay down ink. I think this ink is not for the beginner. I think it's finicky. I had to keep priming the pen. I noticed feathering at first, but not after I had adjusted the flow. The color under UV light is bright red (as advertised).

 

Overall, the ink is similar to Dromgoole's Comanche Rouge (one of my favorites). CR under my little UV light is more "obnoxious" bright red-pink than QSH, but both are outstanding under the UV light.

 

I'll try and post a picture later.

[tripcode]

Well, I tried mine today. The ink dried quickly. I saw bleed through. Now in fairness, I was using a brand new Pendleton nib (an acquisition from the LA Pen show). The nib did lay down ink. I think this ink is not for the beginner. I think it's finicky. I had to keep priming the pen. I noticed feathering at first, but not after I had adjusted the flow. The color under UV light is bright red (as advertised).

 

Overall, the ink is similar to Dromgoole's Comanche Rouge (one of my favorites). CR under my little UV light is more "obnoxious" bright red-pink than QSH, but both are outstanding under the UV light.

 

I'll try and post a picture later.

 

 

I really have to agree with this assessment. It's not for wet pens or beginners, and it's damn sure finicky, but I love the ink. I actually used it on a couple of Valentines cards, which were quite well received.

[tripcode]

There were some words in your review which I could not read. I marked them with xx:

The red is quite xx-ing

xx: not to speak of

xx: None (just above Dry time)

 

A puzzle. I'll try:

 

pleas

spread

smear

 

You are indeed correct. Thank you for noticing that.

[dorala1]

Anyone notice a large amount of "settling out" of some of the ink components? In my bottle, at least, what settles out has a yellow/gold color.

 

Question is, should I shake this bottle before I fill my pen(s)? Is there any general advice from Mr. Tardif about this "shaking vs not shaking" issue?

 

thanks.

 

Tom C.