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de Atramentis Pine Green (Tannengrun), it is NOT FIR which is a green from the Fragrance Ink line
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A little bit sentimental... My first review more then a year ago...: But now the "real" thing.. It is an ink with scent. The scent is not unpleasant but barely noticeable when writing. And although the Ginkgo is my favorite tree, I never smelled it. On some paper the feathering is an issue, on Tomoe River and the swap it behaved very well.
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Close but not the same. Look at the chromo's! J Herbin Vert Pre Diamine Spring Green
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Manufacturers since 1864, Diamine Inks relocated to this purpose built 'state of the art' factory in Liverpool in 1925, where they successfully carried on using the traditional methods and formulas for ink production. Over the years the company has changed hands and are now located close to the world famous Aintree Race Course Diamine Woodland Green looks fresh, but, truth be told, I don't like the color. The ink behavior is nice. It has average+ flow, good level of lubrication and doesn't cause feathering on copy paper. It's not the ink I'll ever use again though, unless I do some comparison. Drops of ink on kitchen towel Software ID Color range Rhodia, Jinhao 866, medium nib Leuchtturm 1917 - Jinhao 866, medium nib Water resistance
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Following in the tradition* of 20 (Mostly-)Blues on Rhodia, may I present a bunch of ink wiped onto some very nice paper in a completely unscientific manner in such manner as to demonstrate that really, all of these inks are great: http://calmstorm.net/i/fpn/ink/7_Greens_small.jpg (Click for larger) All light sources were natural, but the tone may have varied due to reflections, magic, and luck. Still, on my display, this looks true to the paper copy next to me. The inks: 7. Sailor Kobe #34, "Sourakuen Tea Green" G. Noodler's El Lawrence R. Sailor Rikyu-Cha E. Montblanc Daniel Defoe E. Diamine Salamander N. Sailor Jentle Epinard S. Noodler's Zhivago * Every 3.5 years whether we need one or not!
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As many, if not most, people know, Sailor makes custom or bespoke inks for specialty shops in Japan. Some of these, such as Bungbox or Kobe, are readily available online even from US vendors such as Vanness or Anderson Pens. Others are available online in Japan. Many others are only available through in person purchase at the shop. The Kingdom Note inks are available online in Japan, and through purchasers known as "forwarders" one is able to obtain these inks, though at additional cost. Each year KN works with the Sailor master ink maker to produce a new set of inks for the shop. This year it appears the title of the series is "Green Experience" and it focuses on some green plants native to Asia and Japan. This ink is based on the Ostrich Fern. Oftentimes KN has used the scientific name for a species, but in this case a common name has been chosen. Matteuccia struthiopteris is the scientific name. The drawing on the labels show a fairly common fern, and here in New York, this is known as the fiddlehead fern. It is a somewhat muted, blue-leaning green. It's quite wet. Very good lubrication. Show through and bleed through were not problems. The images I took really darkened the text, far beyond how it appears in actuality. It shades quite well. There really isn't much sheen, and what might be there seems to serve more to darken the dark elements of the shading. The ink has a very pleasant color, not at all grass green, and not bright. But not heavily grayed, you can still see a strong green. I tried to show a comparison with the Japanese Beech ink, which is near black, with this one, but the iPhone really just wanted to make them both black. Wrong! Oh, computers. The ink is fairly water resistant. Given the amount of ink laid down, a great deal stayed behind both on blotting as well as a 4 oz pour of water. Quite legible afterwards.
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Each year KN works with the Sailor master ink maker to produce a new set of inks for the shop. This year it appears the title of the series is "Green Experience" and it focuses on some green plants native to Asia and Japan. This ink is one of five in the series, and that number is fairly common in the KN series. This is the darkest ink of the bunch, and one of the darkest green inks in my collection. It is darker than Sailor Miruai and Tokiwa-matsu, darker then KWZ Midnight Green by a bit, darker than Diamine Deep Dark Green (Cult Pens). It is near black, but a close inspection, and any comparison with a real black or another green shows the ink to be green. Unfortunately the iPhone seems to want to make all the writing just black. I tried adjusting various settings with minimal success. Even though the ink is dark it can still be shady; it all depends on the paper and pen. On Tomoe River it is quite dramatic, more subtle on the Mohawk paper. The only problem I had was a little bit of show through and some pin points of bleed through on the absorbent Mohawk via Linen. So that's one thing to watch out for. Given the high dye load, those who like to dilute their inks may be able to explore some alternatives in hue with this ink. Unfortunately the writing looks just black in the images; perhaps I'll try again on a different day with different lighting. It is very water resistant. Very good flow and lubrication.
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So It seems that my favourite inks estabilished for now as follows: 1. Sailor Yama Dori 2. Diamine Schubert 3. Diamine Eau De Nil 4. Diamine Steel Blue (which is actually greenest of the bunch) 5. Lamy Petrol Blue Who else is into Blue-Greens? I'd love to hear some advice on professional BGs, what other good ones are out there?
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Ink Mix - Jekyll & Hyde 1 part : Diamine Orange1 part : Pelikan Edelstein JadePelikan Edelstein Jade is not a colour I like, and I have a whole bottle of it. This begged for a more creative approach… this ink might well be nice for mixing. So I set forth to turn this jade monster into a beauty… “With every day, and from both sides of my intelligence, the moral and the intellectual, I thus drew steadily nearer to the truth, by whose partial discovery I have been doomed to such a dreadful shipwreck: that man is not truly one, but truly two.”--- Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde … and so a new ink was born. “Jekyll & Hyde” was obtained by mixing 1 part of Diamine Orange with 1 part of Pelikan Edelstein Jade. I let the mix rest for several days, and it seems quite stable. The resulting colour is a really nice type of brown, that reminds me of J. Herbin Cacao du Brésil. Who knew an ugly ink like Edelstein Jade could produce such beautiful offspring? The ink writes well, with good contrast to the paper in all nib sizes. In broader nibs, it shows off some really classy shading. Unfortunately, the ink has zero water resistance. Both standing and running water will obliterate your writing. This is also clear from the chromatography : at the bottom part, almost all of the ink detached from the paper. I have tested the ink on a variety of paper – from crappy Moleskine to high-end Tomoe River. Below I show you the ink’s appearance and behaviour on the different paper types. On every small band of paper, I show you:An ink swab, made with a cotton Q-tip1-2-3 pass swab, to show increasing saturationAn ink scribble made with an M-nib fountain penThe name of the paper used, written with a B-nibA small text sample, written with an M-nibDrying times of the ink on the paper (with the M-nib)Jekyll & Hyde behaved perfectly on all the paper types I used, with no visible feathering on the lower quality papers in my test set. Bleed-through was only present with the Moleskine paper, and even there it was not too bad. Drying times with the M-nib are on the short side in the 5 to 10 second range. The ink looks quite nice on all papers – both the white and more yellow ones. I quite enjoy the way it looks on the Paperblanks paper, which is what I use for daily journaling. But why did I name this ink mix “Jekyll & Hyde” ??? Here I reveal the dark secret of this mix – the way it looks depends completely on the colour temperature of the lightsource. In daylight, Dr. Jekyll is a fine brown ink, reminiscent of J. Herbin Cacao du Brésil. At night – under artificial light – Mr. Hyde completely changes the personality of this ink, and turns it into a dirty green, that looks a bit like Diamine Salamander. Below I show you a photo of the effect – I kid you not… this really is the same ink! Jekyll & Hyde is an interesting ink, that I quite enjoy in both its good and evil forms. And with this mix, my otherwise unused bottle of Pelikan Edelstein Jade will find a useful purpose. All in all a quite interesting mixing experiment!
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Ink Mix - Memories of the Shire 1 part : Diamine 1864 Blue Black3 parts : Diamine Sunshine YellowDiamine 1864 Blue Black is an ink I personally hate – too dark, too wet. Directly from the heart of Mordor, ugly as Sauron’s soul itself. And I’ve got a 40ml bottle of it that begged to be used … not gonna happen! And then there is Diamine Sunshine Yellow – not bad, but too light to be used in regular writing. In the land of Mordor, Samwise Gamgee often despaired, only to be saved by thoughts of his green garden at home, basking in yellow sunshine. Ah… happy “Memories of the Shire”. And so, a new ink was born… “Memories of the Shire” was obtained by mixing 1 part of the 1864 Blue Black with 3 parts of Sunshine Yellow. I let the mix rest for one day, and it seems quite stable. The resulting colour is a nice kind of khaki green, that I quite like. The ink writes well, and is still rather wet, but not a fountain like 1864 Blue Black. The Sunshine Yellow must have tempered it a bit. Contrast with the paper is excellent, even with finer nibs. The ink also exhibits aesthetically pleasing shading. Unfortunately, the ink has zero water resistance. Both standing and running water will obliterate your writing. This is also clear from the chromatography : at the bottom part, almost all of the ink detached from the paper. A shame, because this would otherwise have been a nice ink for use at the office. I have tested the ink on a variety of paper – from crappy Moleskine to high-end Tomoe River. Below I show you the ink’s appearance and behaviour on the different paper types. On every small band of paper, I show you:An ink swab, made with a cotton Q-tip1-2-3 pass swab, to show increasing saturationAn ink scribble made with an M-nib fountain penThe name of the paper used, written with a B-nibA small text sample, written with an M-nibDrying times of the ink on the paper (with the M-nib)Memories of the Shire behaved perfectly on all the paper types I used, with no visible feathering on the lower quality papers in my test set. Bleed-through was only present with the Moleskine paper, and even there it was not too bad. Drying times with the M-nib are on the short side in the 5 to 10 second range. The ink looks washed out on the Moleskine paper, but works nicely with the other paper types. I quite enjoy the way it looks on the Paperblanks paper, which is what I use for daily journaling. Memories of the Shire is a green ink that I’ll gladly use. And with this mix, I can save my otherwise unused bottles of Diamine 1864 Blue Black and Sunshine Yellow. All in all a successful mixing experiment!
