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Standardgraph Zeichentechnik GmbH is german manufacturer of technical drawing instruments, rulers and pencil sharpeners. They also have inks. They manufacture and distribute their own calligraphy products and products from the company Rubinato. I believe Standardgraph inks are made in Germany by Standardgraph. Tehy offer palette of 24 colors. I'm going to try all of them and review them. It'll take time but I'll do it My ambition is to present inks of less known companies as my input here. Of course I stay open to all inks and review bnis and small names. However I must confess I have some sort of weakness for smaller companies and less known brands. I won't favor them, I'll be honest though. I find Maisgelb stunning. Simply. Please - remember that in most of my reviews I use very wet pens. Kaweco Sport turned to eyedropper always leaves line that is saturated. If you're notorious fine nib user you may be disappointed by some of inks that appear rich in color in my reviews. They are but only in broad, wet nibs that I use use on everyday basis. I don't really like fine nibs so I almost never use them to review inks. http://imageshack.com/a/img537/7869/6R56xa.jpg Drops of ink on kitchen towel http://imageshack.com/a/img912/9541/sNEfqY.jpg SOFTWARE ID http://imageshack.com/a/img538/8089/PbCdyF.jpg Color range http://imageshack.com/a/img911/7744/LnNHFg.jpg LINUM notebook - Kaweco Classic Sport. Eyedropper mode, broad nib http://imageshack.com/a/img537/5748/RE61FZ.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img913/2848/MI2qwy.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img537/5610/7uTC4V.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img908/4660/GRwQzO.jpg

Standardgraph Zeichentechnik GmbH is german manufacturer of technical drawing instruments, rulers and pencil sharpeners. They also have inks. They manufacture and distribute their own calligraphy products and products from the company Rubinato. I believe Standardgraph inks are made in Germany by Standardgraph, but I'm not 100 % sure. Correct me if I'm wrong They offer palette of 24 colors. Malvenrot is averagely saturated red color with pinkish accents. While I even like the color, I must say that ink physical prioprieties are average. It has average flow, average lubrication, average shading. It doesn't feather, so that's pretty cool. On the other hand it's not enough to save it from being mediocre. NOt recommended unless you collect red inks or enjoy dryish inks. Drops of ink on kitchen towel Color range Tsubame, TWSBI 580, stub 1.1 Leuchtturm1917 - TWSBI 580, stub 1.1 Rhodia, TWSBI 580, stub 1.1 Cheap copy paper - Kaweco Classic Sport. Eyedropper, B

Standardgraph Zeichentechnik GmbH is german manufacturer of technical drawing instruments, rulers and pencil sharpeners. They also have inks. They manufacture and distribute their own calligraphy products and products from the company Rubinato. I believe Standardgraph inks are made in Germany by Standardgraph. Tehy offer palette of 24 colors (only 22 are fountain pen friendly). Let's take a look at them: http://imageshack.com/a/img538/340/Z6w1av.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img911/8057/wK9GJb.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img905/3456/m2noQK.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img907/6858/REbOiP.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img540/2360/hyL4st.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img537/6195/iogFnx.jpg Gems cut in PS from the photo of sweabs made on sunny day http://imageshack.com/a/img537/4923/9PIgVh.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img538/412/0CopWU.jpg Drops of ink on kitchen towel http://imageshack.com/a/img674/5443/woGIBt.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img537/509/gJ5m2O.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img673/7933/RMGcD4.jpg Kaweco Sport Classic, eyedropper mode, broad nib - Calendar http://imageshack.com/a/img904/8305/l5w1qP.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img538/4937/DFy6Lw.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img901/1971/RReU9Q.jpg Kaweco Sport Classic, eyedropper mode, broad nib - Franklin-Christoph notebook http://imageshack.com/a/img905/5551/WZfdfe.jpghttp://imageshack.com/a/img673/1996/yH2vAf.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img538/3285/QaUYUq.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img673/4816/w3UiNB.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img901/8038/cEbiFx.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img907/8865/fqHZiL.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img674/5524/i6T5TC.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img661/4041/D9pcMH.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img538/9974/IyIwx5.jpg

Standardgraph Zeichentechnik GmbH is german manufacturer of technical drawing instruments, rulers and pencil sharpeners. They also have inks. They manufacture and distribute their own calligraphy products and products from the company Rubinato. I believe Standardgraph inks are made in Germany by Standardgraph. They offer palette of 24 colors. I'm going to try all of them and review them. It'll take time but I'll do it My ambition is to present inks of less known companies as my input here. Of course I stay open to all inks and review bnis and small names. However I must confess I have some sort of weakness for smaller companies and less known brands. Please - remember that in most of my reviews I use very wet pens. Kaweco Sport turned to eyedropper always leaves line that is saturated. If you're notorious fine nib user you may be disappointed by some of inks that appear rich in color in my reviews. They are but only in broad, wet nibs that I use use on everyday basis. I don't really like fine nibs so I almost never use them to review inks. Fliederrosa is delicate violet. Not my color but if you like subtle tones you may consider trying this one. Ink Splash http://imageshack.com/a/img633/6140/0KSFIe.jpg Kitchen Towel http://imageshack.com/a/img673/9933/2AnhZ4.jpg SOFTWARE ID http://imageshack.com/a/img908/6470/qY2jLQ.jpg Color Range http://imageshack.com/a/img911/1349/eRZ93e.jpg Calendar - Kaweco Classic Sport. Eyedropper mode, broad nib http://imageshack.com/a/img673/3648/gzLcdp.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img538/9868/yeP4VF.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img661/1685/tDZpkn.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img913/9484/oMvfxt.jpg

Standardgraph Zeichentechnik GmbH is german manufacturer of technical drawing instruments, rulers and pencil sharpeners. They also have inks. They manufacture and distribute their own calligraphy products and products from the company Rubinato. I believe Standardgraph inks are made in Germany by Standardgraph, but I'm not 100 % sure. Correct me if I'm wrong They offer palette of 24 colors. Burgunder is averagely saturated red wine color ink. While it's definitely not the most interesting bordeaux in the inky wild, it's reasonably priced and well behaved. I haven't experienced any clogging, feathering or bleedthrough. It doesn't offer any useful water resitance and lubrication could be better. I would say it's on the drier side so to really enjoy this smooth matte color I would advice you to use it in broad and wet nib. Software ID Color range Tomoe River - Kaweco Classic Sport. Eyedropper, B Leuchtturm1917 - Kaweco Classic Sport. Eyedropper, B Maruman - Kaweco Classic Sport. Eyedropper, B Cheap copy paper - Kaweco Classic Sport. Eyedropper, B

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Standardgraph Zeichentechnik GmbH is german manufacturer of technical drawing instruments, rulers and pencil sharpeners. They also have inks. They manufacture and distribute their own calligraphy products and products from the company Rubinato. I believe Standardgraph inks are made in Germany by Standardgraph. They offer palette of 24 colors. Here's the full line. Holunderblau is moderately saturated ink with nice flow and subtle color. Not really my favourite but not bad either. http://imageshack.com/a/img903/593/8k76ax.jpg Software ID http://imageshack.com/a/img538/760/ts0yxY.jpg Color range http://imageshack.com/a/img905/3329/SzBhCd.jpg Oxford recycled - Kaweco Classic Sport. Eyedropper, B http://imageshack.com/a/img673/4655/ajY5SS.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img909/8350/UxoCP9.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img540/509/AYsm7R.jpg

Standardgraph Zeichentechnik GmbH is german manufacturer of technical drawing instruments, rulers and pencil sharpeners. They also have inks. They manufacture and distribute their own calligraphy products and products from the company Rubinato. I believe Standardgraph inks are made in Germany by Standardgraph. Tehy offer palette of 24 colors. I'm going to try all of them and review them. It'll take time but I'll do it My ambition is to present inks of less known companies as my input here. Of course I stay open to all inks and review bnis and small names. However I must confess I have some sort of weakness for smaller companies and less known brands. I won't favor them, I'll be honest though. Kornblumenblau is rather nice. I like it. Please - remember that in most of my reviews I use very wet pens. Kaweco Sport turned to eyedropper always leaves line that is saturated. If you're notorious fine nib user you may be disappointed by some of inks that appear rich in color in my reviews. They are but only in broad, wet nibs that I use use on everyday basis. I don't really like fine nibs so I almost never use them to review inks. http://imageshack.com/a/img661/5042/xHPUaa.jpg Drops of ink on kitchen towel http://imageshack.com/a/img673/3219/eZ1SJm.jpg SOFTWARE ID http://imageshack.com/a/img911/9457/oZ4tpo.jpg Color range http://imageshack.com/a/img661/9735/HipO6G.jpg Lyreco Budget 70 g - Kaweco Classic Sport. Eyedropper, blaszka B http://imageshack.com/a/img904/4271/G4mvo1.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img633/1031/5pFFqP.jpghttp://imageshack.com/a/img538/7303/QvtwJg.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img537/8334/pgjBGR.jpg

Standardgraph Zeichentechnik GmbH is german manufacturer of technical drawing instruments, rulers and pencil sharpeners. They also have inks. They manufacture and distribute their own calligraphy products and products from the company Rubinato. I believe Standardgraph inks are made in Germany by Standardgraph. Tehy offer palette of 24 colors. I'm going to try all of them and review them. It'll take time but I'll do it My ambition is to present inks of less known companies as my input here. Of course I stay open to all inks and review bnis and small names. However I must confess I have some sort of weakness for smaller companies and less known brands. I won't favor them, I'll be honest though. Anthracite is strange. Usually I don't like it but there are days when I'm quite keen on it. It tends to feather on some papers. Please - remember that in most of my reviews I use very wet pens. Kaweco Sport turned to eyedropper always leaves line that is saturated. If you're notorious fine nib user you may be disappointed by some of inks that appear rich in color in my reviews. They are but only in broad, wet nibs that I use use on everyday basis. I don't really like fine nibs so I almost never use them to review inks. http://imageshack.com/a/img913/3656/jujPEg.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img661/1336/1rTB4B.jpg SOFTWARE ID http://imageshack.com/a/img673/5446/wHCwed.jpg Color range http://imageshack.com/a/img673/125/rV86We.jpg Lyreco Budget 80 g - Kaweco Classic Sport. Eyedropper, blaszka B http://imageshack.com/a/img904/7240/PPlzds.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img540/9118/pGMjcs.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img661/5637/2EGLkt.jpg

Standardgraph Zeichentechnik GmbH is german manufacturer of technical drawing instruments, rulers and pencil sharpeners. They also have inks. They manufacture and distribute their own calligraphy products and products from the company Rubinato. I believe Standardgraph inks are made in Germany by Standardgraph. Tehy offer palette of 24 colors. I'm going to try all of them and review them. It'll take time but I'll do it My ambition is to present inks of less known companies as my input here. Of course I stay open to all inks and review bnis and small names. However I must confess I have some sort of weakness for smaller companies and less known brands. I won't favor them, I'll be honest though. Burgunder is nice however it may lack saturation in finer nibs. Please - remember that in most of my reviews I use very wet pens. Kaweco Sport turned to eyedropper always leaves line that is saturated. If you're notorious fine nib user you may be disappointed by some of inks that appear rich in color in my reviews. They are but only in broad, wet nibs that I use use on everyday basis. I don't really like fine nibs so I almost never use them to review inks. http://imageshack.com/a/img661/7403/zUZfmc.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img911/494/TsKpgX.jpg SOFTWARE ID http://imageshack.com/a/img538/5742/RjG05H.jpg Color range http://imageshack.com/a/img540/3033/cDt282.jpg Lyreco Budget 80 g - Kaweco Classic Sport. Eyedropper, blaszka B http://imageshack.com/a/img911/5836/qyxtON.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img910/5407/VH9Df4.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img673/1584/Bes25x.jpg

Standardgraph Zeichentechnik GmbH is german manufacturer of technical drawing instruments, rulers and pencil sharpeners. They also have inks. They manufacture and distribute their own calligraphy products and products from the company Rubinato. I believe Standardgraph inks are made in Germany by Standardgraph. Tehy offer palette of 24 colors. I'm going to try all of them and review them. It'll take time but I'll do it My ambition is to present inks of less known companies as my input here. Of course I stay open to all inks and review bnis and small names. However I must confess I have some sort of weakness for smaller companies and less known brands. I won't favor them, I'll be honest though. Ferngrun is nice, intense and well-behaved. May be too light for every day use but I enjoy playiong with it. Please - remember that in most of my reviews I use very wet pens. Kaweco Sport turned to eyedropper always leaves line that is saturated. If you're notorious fine nib user you may be disappointed by some of inks that appear rich in color in my reviews. They are but only in broad, wet nibs that I use use on everyday basis. I don't really like fine nibs so I almost never use them to review inks. http://imageshack.com/a/img913/3087/ftLwff.jpg Drops of ink on kitchen towel http://imageshack.com/a/img537/9152/sSJFw2.jpg SOFTWARE ID http://imageshack.com/a/img903/2497/aH8YEw.jpg Color range http://imageshack.com/a/img903/2497/aH8YEw.jpg LINUM notebook - Kaweco Classic Sport. Eyedropper mode, broad nib http://imageshack.com/a/img903/8748/ZMlRsV.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img538/104/MjnmWg.jpg

Standardgraph Zeichentechnik GmbH is german manufacturer of technical drawing instruments, rulers and pencil sharpeners. They also have inks. They manufacture and distribute their own calligraphy products and products from the company Rubinato. I believe Standardgraph inks are made in Germany by Standardgraph. Kaffebraun is nice brown, not special but good. Please - remember that in most of my reviews I use very wet pens. Kaweco Sport turned to eyedropper always leaves line that is saturated. If you're notorious fine nib user you may be disappointed by some of inks that appear rich in color in my reviews. They are but only in broad, wet nibs that I use use on everyday basis. I don't really like fine nibs so I almost never use them to review The bottle looks like this: http://imageshack.com/a/img743/389/0cGSW1.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img633/5162/OELfLQ.jpg Ink Splash http://imageshack.com/a/img538/5334/EO4aqY.jpg Drops of ink on kitchen towel http://imageshack.com/a/img540/299/z5ZyBD.jpg SOFTWARE ID http://imageshack.com/a/img661/7285/guTp9N.jpg Color Range http://imageshack.com/a/img907/1405/fApjG7.jpg Copy paper - Kaweco Classic Sport. Eyedropper mode, broad nib http://imageshack.com/a/img537/299/dVYuko.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img746/5761/ybjfaT.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img537/7205/KjF1ZP.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img538/4469/RzxzJw.jpg

Standardgraph Zeichentechnik GmbH is german manufacturer of technical drawing instruments, rulers and pencil sharpeners. They also have inks. They manufacture and distribute their own calligraphy products and products from the company Rubinato. I believe Standardgraph inks are made in Germany by Standardgraph. Tehy offer palette of 24 colors. I'm going to try all of them and review them. It'll take time but I'll do it My ambition is to present inks of less known companies as my input here. Of course I stay open to all inks and review bnis and small names. However I must confess I have some sort of weakness for smaller companies and less known brands. I won't favor them, I'll be honest though. Himmelblau has much to offer, especially in wet, broad nibs. It shades werll, behawes well and has nice, vibrant, fresh hue. Please - remember that in most of my reviews I use very wet pens. Kaweco Sport turned to eyedropper always leaves line that is saturated. If you're notorious fine nib user you may be disappointed by some of inks that appear rich in color in my reviews. They are but only in broad, wet nibs that I use use on everyday basis. I don't really like fine nibs so I almost never use them to review inks. INK SPLASH http://imageshack.com/a/img661/6928/5zIt3x.jpg DROPS OF INK ON KITCHEN TOWEL http://imageshack.com/a/img913/4486/4CLoxx.jpg SOFTWARE ID http://imageshack.com/a/img538/7576/yJ0Bjk.jpg COLOR RANGE http://imageshack.com/a/img538/3795/hfiLNr.jpg Calendar - Kaweco Classic Sport. Eyedropper mode, broad nib http://imageshack.com/a/img908/4381/pk5K99.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img538/3645/InK48e.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img661/9982/DECjWd.jpg

Standardgraph Zeichentechnik GmbH is german manufacturer of technical drawing instruments, rulers and pencil sharpeners. They also have inks. They manufacture and distribute their own calligraphy products and products from the company Rubinato. I believe Standardgraph inks are made in Germany by Standardgraph. Tehy offer palette of 24 colors. I'm going to try all of them and review them. It'll take time but I'll do it My ambition is to present inks of less known companies as my input here. Of course I stay open to all inks and review bnis and small names. However I must confess I have some sort of weakness for smaller companies and less known brands. I won't favor them, I'll be honest though. Cypress Green has too much cyan to my taste. It's one of few shades og green I sincerily dislike. It's well behaved and has nice flow but I will never use it because of the color. Please - remember that in most of my reviews I use very wet pens. Kaweco Sport turned to eyedropper always leaves line that is saturated. If you're notorious fine nib user you may be disappointed by some of inks that appear rich in color in my reviews. They are but only in broad, wet nibs that I use use on everyday basis. I don't really like fine nibs so I almost never use them to review inks. INK SPLASH http://imageshack.com/a/img538/1415/jZeZgf.jpg DROPS OF INK ON KITCHEN TOWEL http://imageshack.com/a/img540/7321/6ue32F.jpg SOFTWARE ID http://imageshack.com/a/img908/9669/O0T9Yl.jpg COLOR RANGE http://imageshack.com/a/img537/1218/EcPTUC.jpg Calendar - Kaweco Classic Sport. Eyedropper mode, broad nib http://imageshack.com/a/img904/9356/QJ4W5w.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img674/7817/xekvuK.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img905/1151/RMlnnO.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img540/827/h6OAO3.jpg

Standardgraph Zeichentechnik GmbH is german manufacturer of technical drawing instruments, rulers and pencil sharpeners. They also have inks. They manufacture and distribute their own calligraphy products and products from the company Rubinato. I believe Standardgraph inks are made in Germany by Standardgraph. Tehy offer palette of 24 colors. I'm going to try all of them and review them. It'll take time but I'll do it My ambition is to present inks of less known companies as my input here. Of course I stay open to all inks and review bnis and small names. However I must confess I have some sort of weakness for smaller companies and less known brands. I won't favor them, I'll be honest though. Orange is very nice orange color. One of my favborites (but in case of oranges almost all are favorites. Please - remember that in most of my reviews I use very wet pens. Kaweco Sport turned to eyedropper always leaves line that is saturated. If you're notorious fine nib user you may be disappointed by some of inks that appear rich in color in my reviews. They are but only in broad, wet nibs that I use use on everyday basis. I don't really like fine nibs so I almost never use them to review inks. INK SPLASH http://imageshack.com/a/img674/9714/Colh2T.jpg DROPS OF INK ON KITCHEN TOWEL http://imageshack.com/a/img537/1304/amfeoO.jpg SOFTWARE ID http://imageshack.com/a/img904/8876/TLmebV.jpg COLOR RANGE http://imageshack.com/a/img661/8348/hcshS5.jpg Calendar - Kaweco Classic Sport. Eyedropper mode, broad nib http://imageshack.com/a/img905/3848/D48qYG.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img674/5918/mgNT0A.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img674/7979/QdWRsn.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img903/3429/awcU1T.jpg

I believe Standardgraph inks are quite populat in german speaking countries. They offer 22 colors - I'll try to make comparison of the full line, however it'll take time because at the moment I have samples of only five of their inks. But I believe I'll be able to gather some more. Forget Me Not is nice but boring ink. INK SPLASH http://imageshack.com/a/img537/7113/h2khsJ.jpg DROPS OF INK ON KITCHEN TOWEL http://imageshack.com/a/img540/1236/aqsQnm.jpg SOFTWARE ID http://imageshack.com/a/img537/5625/9ovJje.jpg COLOR RANGE http://imageshack.com/a/img538/3281/wn6xNE.jpg Calendar - Kaweco Classic Sport. Eyedropper mode, broad nib http://imageshack.com/a/img912/3183/b04YcW.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img673/5159/igyuc6.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img911/8205/0wvWX4.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img661/7672/zwKvtA.jpg

I believe Standardgraph inks are quite populat in german speaking countries. They offer 22 colors - I'll try to make comparison of the full line, however it'll take time because at the moment I have samples of only five of their inks. But I believe I'll be able to gather some more. Anyway Fig Brown is really nice, dark brown. It's not eye-catching but I wouldn't call it boring although I won't be surprised if some you will. It's earthy, not so strongly saturated ink. The thing is I like calm sepias like Rohrer & Klingner Sepia or Fig Brown. I don't use them often but it's good to have one of these in stock. Just in case INK SPLASH http://imageshack.com/a/img540/180/zYh0eS.jpg DROPS OF INK ON KITCHEN TOWEL http://imageshack.com/a/img905/641/h6jZ1z.jpg CHROMATOGRAPHY http://imageshack.com/a/img540/2965/EFxAtt.jpg SOFTWARE ID http://imageshack.com/a/img673/5237/0J2Lqf.jpg COLOR RANGE http://imageshack.com/a/img673/939/nH9Qcp.jpg Calendar - Kaweco Classic Sport. Eyedropper mode, broad nib http://imageshack.com/a/img540/2412/uWPvIT.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img743/8735/IWd4xt.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img745/5700/Fd4qi7.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img538/9143/fCNjeP.jpg

Actually it won't be about turquoises, not in encyclopedical understanding of what turquoise actually is. Pure turquoise looks like that http://imageshack.com/a/img404/7428/ei21.jpg www.barwy.net Blue turquoise like that: http://imageshack.com/a/img706/1729/22ng.jpg www.barwy.net Anyway I've tried to compare five inks whether called whether considered turquoises. Their colors are bright and quite saturated. To be honest I don't like pure turquoise - I like however to fill my fountain pen with vibrant shade of blue. I compared five inks: BLEU PERVENCHE (J. Herbin), BLU MARE (Rohrer & Klingner), HIMMELBLAU (Standardgraph), NIEBIESKI TURKUSOWY (Nicpoń*), TURQUOISE (Pelikan). * Nicpoń is chemistry PhD Student that's active on Polish fountain pen network. He'c created limited line of nice, saturated inks in many colors. 1. Swabs on Mondi 90 g paper http://imageshack.com/a/img811/6673/qy1b.jpg 2. Ellipses "cut" from swabs http://imageshack.com/a/img834/1497/m97z.jpg 3. Two drops of ink on kitchen towel http://imageshack.com/a/img607/7721/0zsu.jpg 4. Trace of ink left by the nib on the paper http://imageshack.com/a/img839/9781/sf31.jpg Left to right: Bleu Pervenche, Blu Mare, Himmelblau, Turquoise, Niebieski Turkusowy 5. Fast handwriting on Mondi paper http://imageshack.com/a/img844/8823/a9d5.jpg 6. Text written with Pilot 78 G with B nib on Oxford paper: http://imageshack.com/a/img138/5033/y4yv.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img547/4792/rpob.jpg left to right: Bleu Pervenche, Blu Mare, Himmelblau, Turquoise, Niebieski Turkusowy 7. Text written on cheap notebook Famous polish tongue twister http://imageshack.com/a/img163/8350/obto.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img716/7704/b3p2.jpg (Bleu Pervenche, Blu Mare, Himmelblau, Turquoise, Niebieski Turkusowy) http://imageshack.com/a/img607/8232/2kry.jpg (left to right: Bleu Pervenche, Blu Mare, Himmelblau, Turquoise, Niebieski Turkusowy) 8. Text written on cheap copy paper (Lyreco) printed with dots: http://imageshack.com/a/img30/6678/yivm.jpg 9. Text written in notebook http://imageshack.com/a/img812/6822/qk1c.jpg 10. Are they waterproof http://imageshack.com/a/img138/5731/mdva.jpg 11. Dry Times (Pilot 78 g witb B nib on copy paper): http://imageshack.com/a/img819/5915/flpn.jpg SUMMARY: I find it difficult to indicate the winner. I guess Pelikan Turquoise deserves to take this place - it's good ink, it has reasonable price and is easily accesible around the world. Blu Mare is really nice and intense though it's not easily seen on the scans. Niebieski Turkusowy looks really good and it behaves well in fountain pen. However it's not easy to buy this ink as it is not produced for mass market.