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Diamine Blood Orange (150th Anniversary II) The ink maker from Liverpool is one of the staple brands in ink-land. They consistently produce solid inks for a very reasonable price. In 2017, Diamine released their second ink series to commemorate their 150th Anniversary. I obtained my set shortly thereafter, but more or less forgot about them when my attention drifted to Japanese inks. About time to finish the reviews. Fortunately, these anniversary inks are still easily obtainable, so if you like what you see you can still get them. Blood Orange is a nicely saturated dark red that looks quite lovely. It’s muted and subdued, not a screaming red that jumps from the page. Quite suited for marking up papers, or correcting a pupil’s homework – it won’t scream “You made a mistake!”, but is more subtle “Look, this is not what I expected… here a some pointers to learn more about the topic, and to improve your test next time.” With this ink, it’s definitely the fruit that is referred to, no orange colour that I can see in this ink. Diamine might just as well have called it Vampire Juice. As we are used to from Diamine, the ink performs well, and writes a saturated line in all nib sizes. Shading is present with M nibs and above, but fairly unobtrusive – there is not a lot of contrast between the light and darker parts. The ink itself is on the wet side: combine it with wet pens, and you get a deeply saturated red-black line that accentuates the shading. I simply love the way my Yard-o-Led with F-nib makes the most of this Diamine ink – see the nib-size sample below. Blood Orange plays well with both white and cream paper. Personally, I like it a touch better with the yellow papers in my test set… they soften up the ink a bit more. The ink easily handles low-quality paper, with only a tiny amount of feathering on Moleskine. Expect some show-through and even a little bit of bleed-through – not a lot, but too much to use low-quality paper on both sides. To illustrate the colour span of Blood Orange, I did a swab on 52 gsm Tomoe River paper where I really saturated portions of the paper with ink. Blood Orange has a fairly narrow colour span, with not much contrast between the light and darker parts. This translates to soft shading when writing. Shading is definitely there (starting with M nibs and above) but remains fairly unobtrusive. Just enough to accentuate that you’re writing with a fountain pen. On the smudge test – rubbing text with a moist Q-tip cotton swab – the ink showed only a limited amount of smearing, with the written word remaining crisp and clear. Water resistance is totally absent – most colour disappears from the page, leaving only some red-purple smudges. Not an ink to use if water-resistance is high on your list. This is also evident from the bottom part of the chromatography. I’ve tested the ink on a wide variety of paper – from crappy Moleskine to high-end Tomoe River. On each scrap of paper I show you: An ink swab, made with a cotton Q-tip 1-2-3 pass swab, to show increasing saturation An ink scribble made with a Lamy Safari M-nib fountain pen The name of the paper used, written with a Lamy Safari B-nib A small text sample, written with the Lamy Safari M-nib Source of the quote, written with a wet F-nib Yard-o-Led Drying times of the ink on the paper (with the M-nib Safari) The multi-paper writing test shows that Blood Orange handles all papers well, looking good on both white and cream paper. There is a small amount of feathering on the worst-quality paper (Moleskine), but nothing really extreme. With cheap paper, you do get a lot of see-through and some bleed-through, making it nigh impossible to use the backside of the paper. Drying times with the Lamy Safari M-nib varied widely, depending on the absorption characteristics of the paper (from 5 seconds on absorbent paper, to more than 20 seconds on hard Japanese paper). Because scans don't always capture an ink's colour and contrast with good precision, I also add a photo to give you an alternative look on this Diamine ink. To my eye, both scan and photo capture the colour quite well. Writing with different nib sizes The picture below shows the effect of nib sizes on the writing (written on Rhodia N°16 80 gsm paper). All samples were written with a Lamy Safari. I also added a couple of visiting pens: a Pelikan M600 with M-nib, and my wet Yard-o-Led with F-nib. Blood Orange looks good in all pens, but really shines in the wet F-nib on the Yard-o-Led with some awesome-looking shading that looks almost 3-dimensional. Related inks To compare Diamine Blood Orange with related inks, I use my nine-grid format with the currently reviewed ink at the center. This format shows the name of related inks, a saturation sample, a 1-2-3 swab and a water resistance test – all in a very compact format. Blood Orange looks like a slightly darker version of TACCIA benitsuchi. Oh – and by the way – while writing this review I noticed that I selected benitsuchi twice (apparently I had two sample cards of this ink, and I just selected on colour without paying attention to the ink names). Inkxperiment – Jack the Ripper As a personal challenge, I try to create interesting drawings using only the ink I’m reviewing. I consider this a fun extension of the hobby, and these single-ink drawings are great for exploring the colour-range nuances that are present in the ink. I love doing them! Inspiration for this drawing comes from the book “A Sympony of Echoes” by Jodi Taylor (one of the books in the Chronicles of St Mary’s series – highly recommended for a light and enjoyable read). The book chronicles the adventures of a group of time-traveling historians documenting major events in our history. In this novel, our historians travel to London of 1888, where they have a nasty encounter with a wraith-like Jack the Ripper. I tried to capture this particular moment in my drawing. I started with an A4 piece of HP photo paper to which I added a background of squares representing the city blocks and winding streets of London. I then added some city elements (Big Ben and city lights) to set the scene and painted in our brave historians. I then used a fine brush to add the wraith-like figure of Jack the Ripper, roaming the streets in London’s Whitechapel district, ready to slay and maim his victims. I got carried away a bit while drawing the figure of Jack the Ripper resulting in too much clutter in the drawing. But still, you get a good feeling of what can be achieved with this Diamine ink in a more artsy context. For a red ink, there’s quite some potential there. Inkxpired – computational art I love experimenting with pen/ink/paper, and have added another layer as part of the hobby. I’m exploring computational art, inspired by the ink drawings I do during ink reviews. Another fun offshoot of the hobby… and all that starting with a few drops of dye-coloured water on paper. Starting from the original drawing, I did a square cut-out and converted the drawing to black-and-white. Next I used a negative filter with gives a more ghost-like Jack the Ripper. I finally used an art filter to add some colour, and applied a radial blur filter that centered on the killer’s victim. Conclusion Diamine Blood Orange is a good-looking dark red – muted and with lots of character. What makes this ink stand out for me is the way it looks in my wet F-nib Yard-o-Led … simply amazing: an almost red-black with tons of shading and a 3-dimensional feel. The ink works well with both white and cream paper, and writes wet and well-saturated in all nib sizes. I enjoyed experimenting with it – both for writing and drawing - and can definitely recommend it if you like dark red inks. Technical test results on Rhodia N° 16 notepad paper, written with Lamy Safari, M-nib Backside of writing samples on different paper types
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De Atramentis – Document Dark red Delightful pigment ink, well behaved by De Atramentis. A pleasure to write or sketch with, compared to the disastrous Cyan and Turquoise inks, I reviewed recently. I honestly don’t see much difference between this or De Atramentis Artist Dark Red. They’re quite similar. Document is supposedly slightly more “archival”. All Document and Artist inks can be mixed. Lets start with the chroma: Writing samples: Photo Watertest: Left side was held under running water for 10 minutes. Comparaison: Comparison with De Atramentis Artist Dark Red: I didn't test it with Stub, flex or fude nibs, but you can get a general idea from the De Aramentis Artist ink review. And finally a sketch. My model, who is quite fidgety was for once rolled in her basket. Paper is Fabriano Sketch book, a very absorbent paper. · Pens used: Pilot Elite (Ef) Lamy Safari (Ef/F/M/B) · What I liked: Very well-behaved ink, unlike its blue siblings. If you’re looking for a nice dark red, this is a good one. Get a sample. · What I did not like: Nothing. · What some might not like: It’s a pigment ink. · Shading: Yes with some nib. · Ghosting: None. Possible on cheap papers. · Bleed through: None. Possible on cheap, absorbent papers. · Flow Rate: Excellent · Lubrication: Excellent · Nib Dry-out: None. · Start-up: None · Saturation: Dark · Shading Potential: None. · Sheen: None. · Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: None · Nib Creep / “Crud”: Nope. · Staining (pen): No. · Clogging: No. · Cleaning: Easy. Like most pigment inks, if you have a well-sealed pen or using your pen regularly it should be fine. If you forget the ink in a pen, there’s no need to panic. An overnight soaking in water, and 15 minutes of soaking in cleaning solution will clean thefeed. · Water resistance: Excellent · Availability: 45 ml bottles. Please don't hesitate to share your experience, writing samples or any other comments. The more the merrier
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Artist inks are made with nanoparticles fountain pens, brushes etc. to paint and draw. Inks are lightfast and waterproof. However, when I contacted De Atramentis they told me that Document ink is more lightfast than Artist line. The Artist Dark Red ink looks especially nice on white paper. TR 68gr paper - Photo in direct sunlight - Fude nib. same text scan (text is famous French renaissance poem/ pavane by Thoinot Arbeau, you can listen to the music here) Hammermill paper - 90 - Medium nib HP 32 Rhodia - Medium nib and Ahab flex Dry time on TR 68gr paper is very long, as you can see. But it is acceptable on Rhodia (45 seconds). If the paper is absorbent it's almost immediate. Unlike cellulose reactive inks, this one preforms fairly good on cheep/ thin paper. However, cellulose reactive inks dry much faster. The bottles are different from the typical De Atramentis bottles (photo curtesy of Jane Blundell) When I was preparing my swatches, I thought both Document and Artist inks are the same, as you can see below. But in practice they are dissimilar in colour and behavior. Document Dark Red is lighter and surprisingly drier. However, Document and Artist inks can be mixed interchangeably ( I asked from the folks at De Atramentis) Comparison on Midori. Water resistance: (right side was held under water)- Paper Mnemosyne · Pens used: Jinaho 450, Fude/ Medium, Ahab flex · Shading: Yes. Depending pen paper combo. But more visible on screen than to the naked eye · Ghosting: None · Bleed through: On rare instances. · Flow Rate: Good · Lubrication: Decent · Nib Dry-out: Not noticed · Start-up: Not noticed · Saturation: Dark red · Shading Potential: Depending Paper. · Sheen: None · Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Not noticed on paper. With heavy application there might be some. · Nib Creep / “Crud”: No · Staining (pen): Time will say. · Clogging: Only time will say. But none so far. · Water resistance: Excellent · Availability: 50 ml bottles
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Wetness: I'd say moderate. Bleed-through: None that I could see. Feathering: None that I could see. Shading: Plenty, even along very thin lines of ink. Sheen: None that I could see. Water resistance: Very good. Legible grey marks remain after prolonged soaking. The colour that gets lifted off the page upon contact with water can end up making the general area quite pink, but the grey marks will stand out against it. The red that washes off Sailor Manyo Ume isn't quite as staining as the blue in Sailor Manyo Chigaya. Overall: I like it as a sheen-free alternative to Sailor Shikiori yodaki and okuyama.
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I came across these Deli fountain pens on eBay when they popped up while I was doing a search for 'dark red metallic fountain pens' (hoping to snag another Jinhao 611 in that color). Anyway, this red Deli caught my eye; it's not a really, really dark red like the Jinhao (which is the color of Levenger Claret) but a slightly deeper red than a metallic red Platinum Plaisir. The Deli also comes in shiny black, which I also bought (two other colors are returned in searching, neither appeals to me). The other thing that caught my eye was the minimalist shape, plain cylinder with a very slight taper on the barrel and the cap is slightly wider than the barrel. The clip on both red and black is metal sandwiched between two flat plastic pieces matching the pen color with an open slot on the upper half. Size-wise, we talking roughly comparable to a Plaisir or a Waterman JIF, just a smidge over 5 1/2". One thing that surprised me, as it wasn't really obvious in the eBay pics, is that both the barrel and the section taper from round to triangular; the angles are very rounded, however, and I don't find it at all uncomfortable, like I do the Safari. The flattened sides on the barrel do help a little in keeping it from rolling around too much on a flat surface if you lay it down unposted. Posting is quite solid, with only gentle pressure needed. These pens are plastic, btw, cap, barrel and section (the shiny black section is common to all four colors of the pen). The black pen is shiny and smooth, the red has a metallic look and a little more tactile feel to it - it's smooth but not slick, like the black. The black is quite attractive in a quiet, unassuming, understated way. The red, though, is absolutely stunning. Whereas light reflected off the black is bright, sharp and hard-edged, light reflecting off the red is soft and diffuse, as if the pen is glowing. You can see it in the photo, especially on the cap. So, how do they write? Well enough, in my opinion. While you won't mistake them for a Parker or a Pelikan, they're pretty smooth on the BnR spiral paper, with some toothiness on cheaper paper but certainly not what I'd call scratchy, by a long shot. The nibs are marked EF but I would hesitate to describe them thus; not as fine as my Plaisir fine, thicker than a Baoer 388 fine but thinner than an 801 fine, slightly thicker than Vector fine, thinner than some of my P45 Ms but thinner than others, and way thicker than my Sailor Clear Candy MF (the finest writer I have - it's like spider silk). The feed seems good. I loaded the red with Oku-yama and it's wet enough to allow some sheen on the BnR, not nearly the excessive coating the Baoer 801 I also have loaded with it provides but some, enough to be noticeable. The pen comes in a nice plastic box, solid white base and clear upper cover, similar to a Plaisir box without the hinge. Two short international cartridges and a converter are included. The converter has a metal collar around the opening so it flush with the sides of the ink chamber but I just double checked and a standard int'l. converter did fit. This converter is one of those that the rear metal collar around the twist knob unscrews from the chamber to enable more thorough cleaning. The black and red Delis cost $11.33 with $1.99 shipping (from Hong Kong); they arrived in just under 2 weeks. I'm quite pleased with these pens and may order a couple more of the red ones. edit: changed topic heading, pen is S668EF, not 688, my bad
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Perfecting The Dark Red: Diamine Red Dragon Mixed With Oxblood?
islandink posted a topic in Inky Thoughts
I like Oxbood...but it is a bit brown especially in some pens in which it looks only brown. I have seen Red Dragon and it appears beautiful more more red than dark red. Oxblood is dried blood. Red Dragon looks like fresh blood. I am looking for the colour of clotting blood (and yes, I do know exactly what that looks like). Had anyone experimented with mixing these 2 colours, and if so, what ratio worked best? (I do not want to buy a totally different ink so not looking for a Noodler's suggestion for example) -
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