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  1. Anderson Pens just blogged they got one last shipment of inks from Organics Studio. I've made my purchase now the rest of you can go on a feeding frenzy. Alas, no Blue Merle
  2. This is a short review of OS Manganese, originally manufactured under the name Manganate. There are a number of reviews of this ink under that name, so I won't belabor the review. A good basic blue-black. Both Anderson Pens and Vanness Pen Shop have this ink available at the time of writing. I'd bought my own bottle and have a backup. No affiliation with any retailer or pen/ink company. The black marks on the page are due to printing problems. Nothing with ink.
  3. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_6AhkszhrR8/VMSnUsyYXlI/AAAAAAAAAiY/dd_QYQaCW4U/s1600/P1240999a.jpg http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aMf_kFT8HCs/VMTBUsDsqbI/AAAAAAAAAio/4vMcbGMwdQs/s1600/Untitled-2.jpg Blue Merle is a recreation of a vintage Carter's ink. The color is somewhere in between a dark grey and dark blue. It has more blue tones compared to a typical gray ink but also it is less blue compared to most blue-black inks. So far this ink has proven to write very well with good ink flow and has a nice antique look. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vXFZuRCJGoc/VMTB387Pn9I/AAAAAAAAAi4/pbKgzL_cjg0/s1600/BlueMerle.jpg Blue Merle shows a little bit of shading, depending on the ink flow of the used pen. Since there is no true look-alike ink available this unique ink could become a highly sought after ink - especially after Tyler Thompson announced to stop producing ink for the moment in September 2014. Luckily another announcement was made in January 2015 that production of few selected inks might continue. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JtApALsAeyw/VMTBf6Oy_RI/AAAAAAAAAiw/KkaC_6n3D4o/s1600/BlueBlack.jpg
  4. As most of you know Organics Studio will be coming back with some of their inks. Nautilus Blue didn't make it and won't be resurrected. So at the moment you may consider this one unobtainable ink. I won't miss it though. It's decent blue ink but when it comes to blue inks there are dozens of them and Jules Verne Nautilus Blue doesn't stand out in any way. Just another blue in the sea of blue. http://imageshack.com/a/img661/7218/PxxPbi.jpg DROPS OF INK ON KITCHEN TOWEL http://imageshack.com/a/img661/7748/fvoHJ6.jpg SOFTWARE IDENTIFICATION / COLOR RANGE http://imageshack.com/a/img673/3045/G82TTe.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img661/8173/DqALwZ.jpg Bottle http://imageshack.com/a/img538/4022/9zoYCO.jpg Oxford Recycled, Kaweco Sport Classic, B http://imageshack.com/a/img540/199/yPnAuD.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img540/3253/rEhSRB.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img901/9655/qlK88Q.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img537/8213/KtwajO.jpg
  5. Here is my review of the OS Teddy Roosevelt Midnights' Blue. This ink was a special edition for a pen show I think, and Anderson pens had some extra OS, so I picked up a bottle. I don't think it's available at all any longer. The label color bar looked like a deep dark blue, and I love those kinds of colors. The ink is quite far from deep, dark blue, and much closer to OS Mark Twain Halley's Comet. This ink is a bit more muted in tone than the Mark Twain. On Moleskine, I originally didn't like it as the color came out too pale, but it's certainly usable and not bad looking. On the better paper (Mohawk via Linen) it looks nice, is quite shady. But it's not that much different from OS Mark Twain. I'll get up on this small soapbox right here: I really wish ink producers and retailers would stop calling violet and purple, "Blue". Those two colors are not blue. They have their own names. And they are not the same thing. It doesn't seem that hard to look at the color of something written, and use the color picking software on the computer to find the right color for printing on the label. No one expects it to be exact, but if the ink is violet in the bottle, and when you write with it the color is violet, there's no reason to put some other color as the indication of what the ink looks like. Many people are buying ink over the internet, they never get to see the actual ink nor write with it. They rely on the descriptions by the retailers, and the picture on the box (if any) of what the ink looks like, what color it is. OK, I'm done now. I like the color, it's just not blue, and it just seems very similar to OS Mark Twain. The first two pictures are scans from the crappy scanner. Now here are pictures from the iPhone. These definitely show the color as darker than it really is. The scans are closer in that regard.
  6. Hey all! Hope you are having a fantastic end to the year! I am celebrating 100 subs on my YouTube channel, and I am giving away 4 Jinhaos with samples of Organics Studios White Label inks to one winner. http://40.media.tumblr.com/5763b3daed526ed205eb6568d0430343/tumblr_ng0s9sb20f1rg83ymo1_500.jpg http://41.media.tumblr.com/c0295ff2132fcff1c267d0653ee1463a/tumblr_ng0shq94la1rg83ymo1_500.jpg I made a silly video with the full rules down below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmoGmudvobo However, there is a super secret bonus entry for FPN members: PM me with an email address, then comment on this thread so I can manually enter an extra entry for you! Also, if you would like to do the handwritten entry option, I can also PM you the postal address for that.
  7. visvamitra

    Copper Turquoise - Organics Studio

    As most of you know Organics Studio will be coming back with some of their inks. Copper Turquoise didn't make it and won't be resurrected. I don' really care as I dislike this color. I find it short of character. http://imageshack.com/a/img538/9576/7oYAZd.jpg DROPS OF INK ON KITCHEN TOWEL http://imageshack.com/a/img537/9362/gaZSM3.jpg SOFTWARE IDENTIFICATION / COLOR RANGE http://imageshack.com/a/img661/3642/yNuBMK.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img661/665/D7Az2z.jpg Oxford Recycled, Kaweco Sport Classic, B http://imageshack.com/a/img631/3023/gDD2Zd.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img661/7568/hOs0Oz.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img661/5614/mn64Vh.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img913/5097/ISw98v.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img661/1990/xuferL.jpg Comparison http://imageshack.com/a/img633/6723/lPRJge.jpg
  8. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SgBKC7r0dyA/VKlZgB_f-kI/AAAAAAAAAfg/P3lW5q1w5F0/s1600/MendelLabel.jpg http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tRAPsTFzUn8/VKlaq0-nQXI/AAAAAAAAAgI/Jzi6Bk2P8Rk/s1600/MendelGreeb1.jpg http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k6k5cJOAZU8/VKlaYpOrXqI/AAAAAAAAAgA/a4cx1hhwPyU/s1600/MendelGreen2.jpg http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DEUoos0nHzo/VKlZogJOqnI/AAAAAAAAAfw/uMWCcGKHbJo/s1600/MendelGreens.jpg ...unfortunately discontinued (like all other Organics Studio inks); get yours while supplies last! Just loving the minty smell :-) Cheers Michael
  9. This is one of the White Box inks. I think there are a few bottles left at Anderson Pens. Still no scanner, so you get bad photos instead. Genghis is a strange ink. It is wetter than the other White Box inks, thank goodness, though the flow was uneven - if I paused, the next word was way darker. The color is a kind of a weathered coral-rose color that is weird. I keep going back and forth on whether I like it. If you drip a little in water, it doesn't disperse normally. Instead it forms little filamentous drops. These don't seem to be actually filaments, nor did I have any trouble washing it out of my nib. That color. I keep going back to it. It does have a gold sheen to it. I am terrible at finding sheen, even with classically sheeny inks on sheeny paper, so it must be pretty strong. It isn't a Stormy Grey-style glitter, but an old-school sheen. I like that part, though I am not sure how well it accompanies the main shade. It washes pretty. I think I would love a softer version of this color, and a bold, deep version. Like many of Organics Studio's inks, I wonder if I did something wrong. I expected a bold red-red. (Didn't you?) This is more of a old-sweater-washed-80,000-times red, or a weather-beaten barn red, or a yarn-dyed-with-natural-roots red. I do like it better tonight than last night, for sure. Like most inks, it has zero water resistance.
  10. yogalarva

    Epic Ink Test

    This is the second round of ink testing that I am doing - the first is already three months in and you can find those posts on my blog. I figured that for this one I would start from the beginning on here and post updates as I go along. Eek! I am so excited about this. After taking nearly a month to fill up a new page full of inks (partly because I went on vacation for a week), it’s finally ready: As with my first epic ink test, I will have four tests running in parallel: a control which will be kept in a plastic sleeve in a notebook, an ambient light test which will hang on my fridge, a water test, and a sunlight test which will hang in my bedroom window. The ambient and sunlight tests are already in place, so let’s meet our contenders for this round, shall we? Just in case you cannot easily read my handwriting, here are the inks that will be tested: Pilot Varsity disposable pen in black Diamine Salamander Noodler’s Black Swan in Australian Roses Pelikan Edelstein Aventurine Iroshizuku Tsutsuji Private Reserve Shoreline Gold Paradise Pen Turquoise Iroshizuku Ku-Jaku Fisher Space Pen, black ink Yoobi gel pen Organics Studio Gregor Mendel Diamine Poppy Red Standard Sharpie marker Noodler’s Sequoia Green Organics Studio Edgar Allen Poe Noodler’s El Lawrence Pilot G2 in purple Sharpie pen in purple *The test indicator was written in a black sharpie pen* This is sad because it also shows you just how far behind I am on posting reviews. I will eventually post reviews for all of these inks except probably the Sharpies… Anyway, I am very interested in seeing how these inks perform because a lot of them are not marketed as being “bulletproof” or “archival” or “eternal” - they are just regular inks. The paper used is Staples bright white 24 lb inkjet paper and the pens were mostly a mix of M and B nibs. Right away I can share the results of the water test: To do this test I submerged the paper in a bowl of cool tap water and let it soak for a few minutes. I then pulled it out, gently blotted off the excess water with a paper towel, and allowed it to air dry on a metal rack. I would say the following inks “passed” my water test, in that they would be easily still readable by someone who did not do the original writing: Pilot VarsityDiamine Salamander (this is weird, because as I noted in my review I saw some water resistance there but then retested on different paper and it was not there, but this is the same paper I used in the review so…?)Noodler’s BSiAR and El LawrenceIroshizuku Ku-Jaku (I saw similar performance on the water test which will accompany my review)Fisher Space Pen and Yoobi gel penOS Gregor Mendel and Edgar Allen PoeBoth Sharpies The rest of the inks I would say are not terribly water resistant. Obviously this is my opinion and you might feel differently, but a lot of them washed out just a bit too much for me to write anything that needs to be permanent. So, that’s where I will leave this for now. In a month I’ll update on how the other two tests are coming along and in the mean time I’ll start working on the page for round 3! :-)
  11. Golden Mind is one of the White Box inks, and is available from Anderson Pens in a very limited quantity. In case you're on the fence, here is a quick look. In summary, I really like the color. If you like dryish ink, take a look. It doesn't feel wet enough for me, but I prefer wet pens and wet inks. It's a dead ringer for Diamine Marigold, and has zero water resistance. It washes as a uniform color, so might be useful for a wash. Sorry for the photos. I didn't want to wait until I got my new scanner, in case anyone was on the fence. Text of review: This is Organics Studio da Vinci's Golden Mind in a broad wet Jowo #6 (Scr. Pens) on white Tomoe River paper. It feels pretty dry, or maybe just not super lubricated. I don't have a lot of golden-orange inks, but I will compare with Diamine Marigold, my favorite ink in this shade. Golden Mind is very legible, and while bright and cheerful, not painful to read. I have only done cursory testing, but haven't encountered any clogging issues. I really do love the color, but not sure I have room for another golden ink. (It does have a consistent wash.) ---- The water drips show more residue than I see. I don't think this is resistant at all.
  12. And yet another review while I'm going. Forgive me posting all these at once, but I've been sitting on a stack of these for a couple weeks and finally had the time to scan them in this weekend. This is another Organics Studio ink. And another one that has almost no information up yet. No reviews and no sample pictures on the sites that are selling them. Also another one I'd been excited about, since this one is a pigment based ink. Should make it more permanent. Water resistant and fade resistant. It's a nice vibrant color with nice shading. It flows wetter than I thought, and dries quick enough. As you can see the water resistance is very high. I'd call it waterproof. As for fade resistance, we'll have to see what happens during the Fade Olympics, since I know Tyler sent a bunch of samples of ink to be tested. But my guess is this one'll do well. Also to note, I was impressed how easily this one cleaned up. I know you need to take extra care with pigment based inks to get them all out, but I have some conventional inks that are harder to clean than this one. Overall very nice and nothing but good things to say on this one. Edit: note on cleaning
  13. visvamitra

    Blue Merle - Organics Studio

    Blue mMerle is supposed to be Blue / Black. For me it's more Grey / Blue. Anyway I like the vintage feel about this ink. I read that Organics Studio owner tried to recreate some old Carter's recipe. He's named the ink after - I believe - his dog Ernest (called after his favourite writer - Ernest Hemingway). INK SPLASH http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/538/a6Iwsn.jpg DROPS OF INK ON KITCHEN TOWEL http://imageshack.com/a/img674/2158/9sjHo3.jpg CHROMATOGRAPHY http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/913/VsyoJK.jpg SOFTWARE IDENTIFICATION / COLOR RANGE http://imageshack.com/a/img746/4238/eNgo9L.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img912/6963/b6WgIW.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img674/9751/Sypbft.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img538/3436/uuRKKF.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img661/5418/raqAgK.jpg Jinhao X750 in calendar http://imageshack.com/a/img902/5462/oC4Q7E.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img661/9568/WqF4rf.jpg Oxford Paper http://imageshack.com/a/img537/4336/NnpP46.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img743/8105/6ZH0gw.jpg DRY TIME http://imageshack.com/a/img661/7372/cS0o0Y.jpg
  14. visvamitra

    Nitrogen - Organics Studio

    It's a pity Organics Studio is on hiatus. I hope Tyler will be beack one day. Nitrogen is great and intense blue ink. Simply great. INFO Producer: Organics Studio Color: Nitrogen Saturation: massive Flow: very good in all pens I've ever filled with it INK SPLASH http://imageshack.com/a/img540/7259/znEBj9.jpg DROP OF INK http://imageshack.com/a/img540/3439/FqLDhY.jpg SOFTWARE IDENTIFICATION http://imageshack.com/a/img673/2374/kh8moe.jpg Calendar - Kaigelu 358 http://imageshack.com/a/img540/9120/5hfW2k.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img537/2850/djdZwa.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img673/6562/5gEuKT.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img538/8789/SNsNg6.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img910/6343/Gj05b3.jpg
  15. MrsGouletPens

    Organics Studio Is Discontinued

    Hi FPN'ers, Just wanted to let you all know that Organics Studio is discontinued. Tyler (the creator) has decided to take a break from ink manufacturing to focus on his graduate studies. We know it was a hard decision, and we certainly wish him the best! That said, all Organics Studio inks are now on closeout here at Goulet Pens. We were fortunate to snag the last remaining stock, so what we have is all that's left.
  16. yogalarva

    Organics Studio Edgar Allen Poe

    I’m trying out a new format for doing ink reviews. I like this because I feel like it’s a bit more thorough and well organized, without losing individuality. Let me know what you think… Don’t worry if some of that is too small to read, I’ll be posting close ups of each section. This is another ink that falls in the category of “like, but don’t love.” The color definitely looks like a washed out Black Swan in English Roses, which is not necessarily a bad thing. If I had to choose between the two, I would actually take this one because it’s slightly less morbid. I also enjoy the additional shading that you get because it’s not as saturated of a color. Flow was not awful, but not great either. I suspect it’s because of the separation issues I observed in my sample - there is definitely particulate matter coating the sides of the vial. I don’t want to suggest that this is a widespread problem with this ink since I have only seen my one sample, but it is something to watch out for. Water resistance was okay. In the soak test you can definitely still see what was written, but the drip test was a little less clear. I would still trust my daily writings to this ink, because it seems that it will at least leave behind something for you to have later if your paper gets wet. It also played very well with all the papers I tried it on. The Miquelruis notebook I used for the body of the review has very smooth paper but seems prone to bleeding and I did not see any on the back of the page. The cheap paper (from a little notepad I have) is notorious for feathering and I see none there as well. It also highlighted well and, of course, was a delight on Tomoe River paper. Overall, this is a nice ink that might have some flow issues, depending on how consistently the dye stays in suspension and how wet your pen is. Otherwise it performed well and would be a good candidate if you have to do a lot of writing on sub-optimal paper. The ink is not too expensive, at ~$14/55 mL and I’m a sucker for supporting fledgling business ventures, so there’s that. Let me know how you feel about this review style. Better, worse, too much going on, something you would like to see added? I figure I’ll play around with it for a while, tweak a few things, and eventually find a good default. This ink was purchased with my own money and I am not being compensated for this review in any way. All opinions above are my own and you are free to disagree with them if you like.
  17. ellenspn

    Organics Studio Blue Merle

    Has anyone else gotten a bottle or sample of this. I was so smitten by the name and swap I didn't get a sample first (gasp). [attachment=251456:13890258362_be83b79859_z.jpg] I'm hoping the picture shows....this time...
  18. yogalarva

    Organics Studio Gregor Mendel

    Alright, this is an ink that I meant to review long ago and then because of some sad tech confusion it didn’t happen. But, now it’s ready, perhaps a bit too late. Yesterday there was a post on the Organics Studio Facebook page saying that they are discontinuing Gregor Mendel, so all that’s left is what’s out there… This ink is really neat. It’s colored using chlorophyll, which is the same thing that makes plants green. It’s also a pigmented ink, which makes it very water resistant, as you can see above. On the other hand, this is a far less saturated ink than some other modern ones, but I still find it readable enough for daily use, especially if you are using it in a broad or stub nib. Flow was good, it was easy to clean, and I really can’t think of a single downside to this ink. It even smells good, with a slight minty scent that’s a refreshing change from the chemical-y smell we are all probably familiar with at this point. Like I said, this ink is now available in pretty limited quantities, so I would say that if you want it, get it now. I can’t quite decide if I would use it enough to justify buying a full bottle or not, but I’m sure that if I wait a few more days the decision will probably make itself for me. This ink was purchased with my own money and I am not being compensated for this review in any way. All opinions expressed above are my own and you are free to disagree with them if you wish.
  19. These are my first ink reviews so I'd like to hear all suggestions how to improve them. I've got quite some inks in my collection already (most of them are samples but it's a start) and I will review some more in the future.
  20. visvamitra

    Arsenic - Organics Studio

    Hi, I'd like to present you another review that I've made for polish fountain pen forum - that's why the text is not written in english. I'd love to prepare new scans (in english this time) but I don't have time. Anyway, I hope at least some of you will find it useful even tough you won't - probably - understand the text as polish is not the most popular language to learn But then I believe the colors have language of their own. I've received Arsenic sample from Cyber6. Yhank you very much. INK SPLASH ON CHEAP COPY PAPER http://imageshack.com/a/img602/187/08e830.jpg FEW FROPS OF INK ON KITCHEN TOWEL http://imageshack.com/a/img672/6590/9acaba.jpg ELIPSE CUT FROM SCAN http://imageshack.com/a/img819/8784/yuywe.jpg MY PHOTOSHOP DEFINES THIS COLOR AS FOLLOWS: http://imageshack.com/a/img850/4384/d093.jpg INFORMATIONS Producet: Organics Studio Color: Arsenic Saturation: strong Flow: nice Shading: yes Dry Time http://imageshack.com/a/img81/4896/6d1987.jpg Waterproof http://imageshack.com/a/img942/6475/e994ae.jpg SCANS: calendar http://imageshack.com/a/img754/3186/4de40d.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img33/154/6d9ee5.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img251/5197/3aa762.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img37/7312/025fc0.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img198/3233/04d192.jpg RHODIA http://imageshack.com/a/img621/5994/be571c.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img194/9615/7e80ea.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img133/7448/354d45.jpg COMPARISON WITH OTHER GREYS http://imageshack.com/a/img850/3149/nudi8.jpg
  21. yogalarva

    Organics Studio - Join Or Die

    Time to give a bit of love to a small ink manufacturer, Organics Studio. From what I can tell, it’s a bit of a one man band, and I do so love supporting smaller businesses when I can. I tried another OS ink as well, but that was when my computer was broken and I didn’t get a scan before doing a water test and somehow I lost the picture I took of the original page, so I will have to just redo that one later. I think I still have enough left in my sample to fill a pen… Anyway, Join or Die is part of the “Sepia” line of inks, and I suppose I would be willing to call it a greenish sort of sepia. It reminds me of olive drab, which could be good or bad depending on how you feel about that color. I read somewhere that it only has like five ingredients, though I have no idea where I would have read that. You can find a little introduction from the maker here, as well as a bigger writing sample. That scan looks more yellow than mine did, but it could just be some variation between batches or image processing. This ink had great shading and flow, as well as a decent degree of water resistance. I had absolutely no trouble getting it cleaned out of my pen either. I really wish I could like the color of this ink! It’s so nice otherwise, but the color started to wear on me after about a day and I just couldn’t keep it in my pen. If you do not have my strange aversion to olive shades of ink, I highly recommend it. In the States it’s not too pricy (~$14/55 mL) and you get to support someone starting out in the pen world from the very bottom. What’s more fun than that? This ink was purchased with my own money and I am in no way being compensated for this review. All opinions expressed above are my own and you can feel free to disagree with them if you like.
  22. ellenspn

    Inky Learning Curve

    I test my inks in a notebook using a dip pen. But now I'm realizing that I need to also test them in pens before I jump in and buy some. I bought a fine black Preppy at the Chicago Pen Show and decided to fill it with Organics Studio's HMS Beagle. Bad decision. Right away the lines it was making were very wide and the pen was leaking ink practically onto the paper. Of course I have a whole bottle of it. Obviously the Preppy was the wrong pen for it. I turned around 180* and cleaned and filled the Preppy with Noodlers KTC. So far it's behaving itself quite well, but give it time. Now I have to figure out what pen I have can handle the HMS Beagle. Maybe something will come in the mail that will need a free flowing ink like that. I have some Chinese pens winging its way to me.
  23. http://yoonhalee.com/images-inks/os-poe.png NOTE: I have since discovered that this ink tends to make my red Parker Vac a hard starter if allowed to sit more than a day--the issue seems to be that the Vac has a nib creepy nib and the ink dries up into red-brown cruft and makes it hard to write. Cleaning the nib takes care of the problem (until next time). This is a writing sample with the same ink I did for my Nakaya Naka-ai with a cursive italic, so you can see how the ink looks in an italic nib. I had no starting/flow problems in the Nakaya, which does not really display nib creep. http://yoonhalee.com/images-inks/nakaya-os-poe.png Anyway, this is now one of my favorite reds. Yay!
  24. nomadhacker

    Organics Studio Charles Darwin Black

    So this ink has picked up a little bit of notice for being insanely fast-drying. I mean insanely. You can't smear this ink. Don't even try. You'll just disappoint yourself. It's also very nicely water resistant. It has a matte texture to it. No glossiness. Just pitch dark color. That said, there are tradeoffs for this ink. It soaks into the paper so quickly (even rhodia) that there will be bleed through. I'm not the sort of person to be bothered by showthrough. But it bleeds. I used a fine-tipped pen for this review. The pen runs a little wide (thanks Lamy) and it's got a wet-ish flow. So bear that in mind. I think with a Japanese fine nib or an extra fine nib or perhaps a drier writer, you may not have as much tendency to bleed through. That said, I wouldn't count on this one being a both-sides-of-the-page writer. For the amount of bleeding, there was surprisingly minor feathering. There was still some. Mostly there was a good deal of spread. So again, maybe not a fine-line-writer. I don't think this is a broad nib, stub nib, flex nib kind of ink. If you like using fine nib pens, and you want something for notes, or super-fast-dry, this is a good ink for you.
  25. Inker's note: When I say 'about' I mean 'this is a guesstimate'. I've just gotten my ink experimentation supplies in, so I want to put up my attempts to create a smoother, low-shading version of OS Manganate. Hopefully this is helpful or interesting to someone, or at the very least means other people don't need to repeat so many tries. 1st try, more !!SCIENCE!! than scientific; 1 drop of Cascade Rinse Agent in about 3 mL of Manganate. Turned out much darker, looked beautiful, but also had a stupidly long dry time. 2nd try: Added about 2 mL to the earlier experiment. Ink now looks like old Manganate, but is smoother and has a bit less shading, possibly because more ink is getting on to the page in general. Upcoming: 3rd try: 1 drop of PhotoFlo & 1 drop of Phenol to 4 mL of Manganate





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