Handwritten Review of Diamine Emerald Ink

[Breck]

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr76/fbchumley/28-DiamineEmeraldfinal.jpg

 

Fig. 1: The review, at pretty much life-size. Color management by Brian Excarnate, and this one was a bear to photograph and to correct.

 

This is a funny ink. I'm not sure when I'll get to use it, really. It's nice, don't get me wrong, but it's slightly jarring.

 

There's more yellow in this color than Brian and I were able to capture and bring out in this shot, which makes it not so easy to read.

 

I could see using it for envelopes, greeting cards, etc., but definitely not for daily use.

 

Great flow and shading, though. I'm a newly-minted Diamine fan in that respect.

 

This ink was previously reviewed by Carrie, who noticed wild variations in different pens, and bluestocking, who bought it on St. Pat's and really liked it.

[Peter from Sherwood Park]

The colour of this on my monitor looks very close to Kelly Green (which I have). Do other people see it that way? Has anyone tried these two inks side-by-side? It would seem unlikely that Diamine would manufacture two inks that close in colour, so there must be a difference.

[AndrewW]

I have both the Kelly Green and the Emerald. They are nothing at all like each other. However, this photo does look rather different to my bottle of Emerald - mine is less bright and less of a mid-green. On my monitor at least, the scan at The Writing Desk is a pretty good representation of what my bottle of Emerald looks like. I have to say that I never took to it, and it stands unused - unlike the Kelly Green.

 

See: http://www.thewritingdesk.co.uk/showproduc...t=ink&subr=

 

[Breck]

The colour of this on my monitor looks very close to Kelly Green (which I have). Do other people see it that way? Has anyone tried these two inks side-by-side? It would seem unlikely that Diamine would manufacture two inks that close in colour, so there must be a difference.

 

Holding my original hard copy sample next to Ann Finley's scans of Kelly Green, they are quite close, with the Emerald a lighter value, somewhat less saturated, and more yellow than the Kelly.

 

The stub writing just to the right of the Rhodia sheet shows Emerald most precisely to my eye and on my monitor.

[richardandtracy]

I have tried this ink too. I think it looks rather insipid in comparison to Woodland Green. Flows just as well, and feathers the same way on the same paper types as Woodland Green. Nice ink in every way, except I wasn't keen on the colour.

 

Regards

 

Richard.

 

[AndrewW]

Holding my original hard copy sample next to Ann Finley's scans of Kelly Green, they are quite close, with the Emerald a lighter value, somewhat less saturated, and more yellow than the Kelly.

 

Those Kelly Green scans are a bit on the dark side, though. I used them as a guide when I bought my bottle of Kelly Green, and I was surprised to find that it was a rather lighter green than it seemed on screen.

 

I wonder whether there is some variation in the Emerald Green? Yours definitely looks less of a fern green than mine, which - as I say - is close to the TWD scan. From memory, I think other people have had differing opinions of Emerald - some seem to have a fern-like version, others a brighter one. But I may be wrong.

[youstruckgold]

I like it. Looks the same as the Writing desk link to me. And I love the Asparagus suggestion - may have to find me this one!

[sofian]

I have this ink, too. Love the colour. However, it does tend to (for some reason) bleed a lot on almost every paper I use. Also, lubrication is not as good as other Diamine inks

 

Maybe I just got a bum batch