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Diamine Grey Ink Review # 209 --- 🧾 Description It’s a pure pencil grey, with below average lubrication, like most greys. I thought flow was wet, but the ebonite feed of the Karas was ink starved at times. Dry times are off. I think the higher ones were done when the feed was saturated. If there’s shading, I don’t see it. There's some show through and bleed through on copy paper. Cleaning was easy-peasy. --- 🧪 Chroma --- ✍️ Writing Samples (scan) Rhodia / Iroful Midori /Tomoe River 68gsm Hammermill 20lb 📸 Photo (artificial light, LED) Rhodia/ Iroful Midori / Tomoe River 68 gsm Hammermill copy paper (20lb) Close-up on Iroful 🔍 Comparison --- 💧 Water Test --- 🎨 Artwork Inktober 2025 - Day24 - Rowdy Inspired by the “rowdy” Stanley Kowalski from A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), reimagined through my cat & mouse theme: Stanley Chatowski & Blanche DuSouris. Talens Mixed Media notebook. Inktober - Day25 - Inferno Cat & mouse fight forest fires. Diamine Grey, Noodler's Apache Sunset, J Herbin Corail des Tropiques, Buton d'or, Talens Mixed Media Notebook. Inktober - Day 27 - Onion (Twist) A square took a free spirit to a diner, not knowing that she would launch the hula-hoop craze in the 50s and change his life forever. Diamine Grey, Tintenlabor Echinacea, Blausee (iron gall inks), Uniball Signo White Gel pen. Pebeo metallic marker Red, Talens Mixed Media notebook. --- - Pens Used: Pilot Elite EF, Lamy (EF/F/M/B/ Stub 1.1), Karas Vertex with FPnib flex and ebonite feed. - What I Liked: Drawing. - What I Did Not Like: Lack of lubrication, dryness, paleness. - What Some Might Not Like: Same as above. - Writing Experience: Depended on the nib, paper combo. But generally, not memorable. - Pros: Neutral darkish grey. - Cons: Same as above. 🧷 Ink Characteristics - Shading: I didn’t see much. - Ghosting: Ok with most nibs. - Bleed Through: Ok with most nibs. - Flow Rate: ok, but couldn’t handle flex nib. - Lubrication: below average. - Nib Dry-out: Did not notice. - Start-up: ok. - Saturation: Medium grey. - Sheen: No. - Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Did not notice. - Nib Creep / Crud: Did not notice. - Staining (Pen): No. - Clogging: No. - Cleaning: Easy - Water Resistance: Meh. --- 🛒 Availability - Available in 30/80 ml bottles and cartridges. --- 💬 Closing I don’t appreciate grey inks for writing. Only for drawing. This was darker than Herbin Gris Nuage, but sort of neutral. I wasn’t wowed. If I were to choose one, I would go for Diamine Graphite. No fountain pens were hurt in preparing this review. Please don’t hesitate to share your experience, writing samples, or any other comments — the more the merrier.