Visconti Blue

[chuancao]

Hope you like it! Sorry for the quick review.

[chuancao]

Hope you like it! Sorry for the quick review.

 

I'd like to add one more thing. I find this to be a bit hard to clean probably due to its saturation. I sure hope it doesn't clog pens in the long run.

[Whippet]

I like it.....my favorite shade of blue.

[CharlieB]

I find the color of Visconti Blue to be very similar to PR Lake Placid Blue.

[blopplop]

I find the color of Visconti Blue to be very similar to PR Lake Placid Blue.

 

Charlie,

 

good observation. I just received my first bottle and that's exactly what I was thinking. I think I'm going to do some writing samples of the two next to each other.

 

Dave

[Ondina]

Is a lovely color. Thanks for the written review, they always are very enjoyable ones. Is it washable, permanent, anybody knows?

Edited April 10, 2008 by Ondina

[leftnose]

I think I'm going to do some writing samples of the two next to each other.

 

If possible, could you post your comparison? I'd like to see it.

 

Thanks,

Richard

Edited April 10, 2008 by leftnose

[Nellie]

Thanks for this review!! Could one of the many people who have this ink do a fade test, please (just stick a note in you window for some weeks/months)?

 

[chuancao]

Thanks for this review!! Could one of the many people who have this ink do a fade test, please (just stick a note in you window for some weeks/months)?

 

Of all the blues I have (Visconti Blue, Aurora Blue, Diamine Royal Blue, Pelikan Royal Blue, Diamine Blue Black and Waterman Blue Black), I think Visconti BLue is the truest blue with no hint of any purple or green. Of the only two blue blacks I like Waterman because it's not as green as the Diamine Blue Black.

 

 

[Ducttapeearth]

I suppose I could do that, but it would take me some weeks/months.

[Nellie]

I suppose I could do that, but it would take me some weeks/months.

That would be very nice. I left a note in my window for two months when I did my fade test and I don't mind waiting for yours at all.

Thank you!!

[Wino In Training]

I love this ink.... except that I found it pretty tough to clean out from a Lamy AL-star. It really got stuck around the piston and gasket near the exit of the converter. I guess all that lubricity lets it get underneath places where it shouldn't be.....

[teaguejb]

I purchased a bottle of Visconti Blue, and I found it to be somewhat tending toward turquoise or aquamarine. The scans I saw in this and other review threads seemed very much like a bright royal blue, much darker than what I'm seeing from the Visconti Blue. I filled my Waterman Hemisphere medium, and I was shocked how light it really is. I also tried a swab test. Same result. Considering the scans and the comparison to PR Lake Placid Blue, I'm wondering if I could have a bad bottle? Does this ever happen with inks? It's a pretty color, but not what I was expecting. The performance of the ink is outstanding from what I can tell so far.

[teaguejb]

I purchased a bottle of Visconti Blue, and I found it to be somewhat tending toward turquoise or aquamarine. The scans I saw in this and other review threads seemed very much like a bright royal blue, much darker than what I'm seeing from the Visconti Blue. I filled my Waterman Hemisphere medium, and I was shocked how light it really is. I also tried a swab test. Same result. Considering the scans and the comparison to PR Lake Placid Blue, I'm wondering if I could have a bad bottle? Does this ever happen with inks? It's a pretty color, but not what I was expecting. The performance of the ink is outstanding from what I can tell so far.

 

Oops. My mistake. I just realized I have accidentally purchased a bottle of Visconti Turquoise Blue. I didn't even realize Visconti made that color. In my own defense, the box is royal blue, not turquoise blue. :embarrassed_smile:

 

I'll be looking forward to trying the real Visconti Blue very, very soon.

[jdboucher]

I literally just ordered this ink. I can't wait to get it!

[Gran]

Used Visconti blue for the first time today. Lovely color. Vivid, cheery. Someone in another thread mentioned that it lays a thicker line than some other inks. I agree. It'll be a useful ink for letter writing. Quite enjoyable to write with.

[ajitk]

Chuancao and Wino in training:

 

I am considering Visconti blue for my Pelikan M800 fine. I am concerned about your comments:

 

I found it pretty tough to clean out from a Lamy AL-star. It really got stuck around the piston and gasket near the exit of the converter. I guess all that lubricity lets it get underneath places where it shouldn't be

 

I find this to be a bit hard to clean probably due to its saturation. I sure hope it doesn't clog pens in the long run.

 

Now that you've had the ink for several years, have these concerns come to pass? Does it clog? Were you able to remove it from the piston and gasket? Would you still recommend this ink?

 

Thanks.

[Ghost Plane]

I can't speak to demos, but highly saturated inks like Visconti, Private Reserve and Noodlers require extra rinsing. By comparison, where Herbin inks may take 3-5 cycles of the pen to rinse out, the higher saturated pens often take 10 or more before things flush clear. Leaving ink in the pen for extended periods may result in staining, not just of the demonstrators, but of the lighter colored resins.

 

I began using Herbin inks for my lighter colored resins after an ivory colored Visconti LE model's section stained rather badly. As you seem to care about staining, start with a more soluble "safe" ink such as Herbin, then slowly add more saturation as your sense of risk taking allows.

 

To date, I'm not having staining issues with the Iroshizuku inks in light colored Delta LEs, but I'm not letting the inks sit in/on the pens, either.

[PENitent]

I wish they still made the glass bottles.