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Tintenlabor Violet Blue/Black (Eisengallustinte 1, violettblau / schwarz) Ink Review # 187 --- 🧾 Description Tintenlabor is a Swiss company that specializes in iron gall ink. The unique feature of these inks is that you can choose them knowing the iron content of the ink. Disclaimer: Bottles of ink were sent generously by the Ink-Master David himself. I'll review the four blues, which have an increasing degree of iron from 3 to 6. Violet Blue is gorgeous, royal blue iron gall ink that oxidizes to shades of blue/ black or navy, immediately or over time. The ink has slightly below-average lubrication. Oxidation is longest on Midori and immediate on most other papers. It's slowest on mixed media and watercolour paper. For cleaning, I flush the pen with clear water, then let it soak in a diluted vinegar solution, flush several times, rinse, and repeat. Do not use ammonia-based cleaning solutions with iron gall inks. I enjoyed using this ink. It has a soft, mellow look to it. This ink suits those who need water resistance, use their pens regularly, and like iron gall inks. If you are risk-averse and don't want to be bothered cleaning your pens with vinegar, it won't be a good fit for you. --- 🧪 Chroma --- ✍️ Writing Samples Rhodia / Iroful Midori /Tomoe River 68gsm Check the Midori photo for the correct color. Hammermill 20lb copy paper --- ## 📸 Photo 20 days later, photography Hammermill, Rhodia/ Iroful Midori / Tomoe River 68 gsm Oxidation in real time (Tomoe River 68 gsm paper) --- 🔍 Comparison I didn't add the old formula swatches for simplicity --- 💧 Water Test After 24 hours. --- 🎨 Artwork Wolf pup Tintenlabor Violet blue 1 (background), Gold Black, and Noodler's Red Rattler's Red. Pup Tintenlabor Violet Blue, Gold Adora-mouse-te Tinten labor, Violet Blue, Gold, and another IG ink --- - Pens Used: Pilot F3A, Lamy (EF/F/M/B/ Stub 1.1) , Waterman W2 vintage flex - What I Liked: · Colour, oxidation from royal blue to blue black - What I Did Not Like: If I want to nitpick, it's the cleaning. - What Some Might Not Like: Iron gall ink, lower than average lubrication. - Writing Experience: Excellent with most pens. - Pros: Lovely oxidation, well-behaved, water-resistant. - Cons: Not 100% waterproof. Medium maintenance ink, cleaning, etc. 🧷 Ink Characteristics - Shading: Yes. - Ghosting: Yes, on cheap paper. - Bleed Through: Yes, on thin, cheap paper. - Flow Rate: Wet - Lubrication: Decent - Nib Dry-out: Did not notice. - Start-up: Excellent. - Saturation: Gorgeous. - Sheen: No. - Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: No - Nib Creep / Crud: Did not notice. - Staining: Did not notice. - Clogging: No. - Cleaning: I flushed the pen a few times and soaked it in diluted vinegar. - Water Resistance: Very Good. --- 🛒 Availability - Available in 30/50 ml bottle directly from: https://tintenlabor.mycommerce.shop/products/eisengallustinte-1-violettblau-schwarz --- 💬 Closing This is another excellent colour from Tintenlabor; it is elegant, mysterious, and a pleasure to use. 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.

I adore Graf von Faber-Castell Violet Blue ink. When I was looking into getting a bottle, I could not get an accurate impression of the color from on-line photographs. The ink looked different everywhere. One review said it was vibrant. None of that was really accurate when I finally did get my bottle and started writing with it. Violet Blue is a powdery, muted color-shifting ink, translucent and highly shading. It can go from almost pink-lavender to deeper lavender-purple, and even bits of blue. I would say even though it is a blue-lavender, it also has a warmth to it where the sophisticated muted pink element comes through. I've had a Sailor Kobe #57 Hime Ajisai (Hydrangea) and while also beautiful, the Kobe ink is different: more fluorescent fibrancy, more saturation. I prefer this GvFC. When drawing with the ink and using a water brush, the pink is water resistant, and the light blue-lavender lifts off. This ink reminded me strongly of Hydrangeas--the more lavender-pink ones. As it happens, there are lots of hydrangeas in full bloom in my area now, and as I was walking home today I decided to pluck a few flowers and do a photo shoot. The lavender hydrangea flowers are exactly the color of this ink. The pink hydrangea flowers match the water resistant component of this ink very well too. Without further ado, here are some photographs for hydrangea lovers: (Tomoe River 52g in a Hobonichi Cousin planner) Fabriano Bioprima paper: While not as strong of a match, Graf von Faber-Castell is also strongly reminescent of Blue hydrangea flowers in its color range: powdery light blue that shades toward lavender. I also immediately though of blue hydrangeas when I started writing with Gulf Blue.

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