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TACCIA Ukiyo-e Utamaro Benizakura, Syaraku Koiame, Syaraku Natane, and (another bottle of) Syaraku Kurocha.

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The Pelikan Edelstein Golden Beryl arrived yesterday and I like the shading more than the sparkle. Maybe I need to try it on a different paper? 

 

I'm still waiting on the inks that will bring my Jacques Herbin shimmer collection up to date:

 

Jacques Herbin Shogun 

 

Jacques Herbin 1670 Violet Imperial

 

Jacques Herbin 1670 Fuchsia de Magellan

 

Jacques Herbin Bleu Austral 

 

After those arrive, I plan to apply the "Do I already have something similar?" criteria to future inks. I've been spending my time and money on displaying the inks I have in the hopes I will enjoy my current collection instead of chasing that consumer dopamine rush. We'll see how that experiment goes.

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Thank you, for showing me the names of a few Herbin inks I didn't know about.

I've had Smokey Gray which I like for a long time.

Have a few Diamine glitter inks that shade also.

 

How well do the Herbin glitter inks shade?

In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

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@Bo Bo Olson My pleasure! I quite like the gray as well. The Shogun is supposed to be black with shimmer, but I'll do a comparison when it gets here.

 

The shading is universally good on the inks that I have from this line. I think the best is the 1670 Rouge Hematite and the least pronounced shading on the 1798 Kyanite du Nepal. It so depends on the pen you're using it in though. I use these inks in my Pilot Parallel pens as they're so easy to pull apart and clean out, plus the italic nibs really show off these inks. 

 

I try and post some scans in the correct forum when I get a chance. I'm sure our more expert reviewers have already done so.

 

Oh and Goulet pens has a video on YouTube about these inks seeming to be easy to clean out of pens than the Diamine. Has that been your experiece?

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On 12/7/2023 at 6:45 PM, DilettanteG said:

So the Edelstein Mandarin arrived. Writes well, but looks a bit meh. Maybe orange inks just aren’t my jam? Still waiting on the Golden Beryl, but it’s coming with the matching pen!


I have similar thoughts on Mandarin. It shades beautifully, but it is just plain hard to read. Maybe used sparingly as a highlight, just maybe. In the mean time, I have still not succeeded in giving away my bottle, which filled one pen, once.

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1 hour ago, DilettanteG said:

Oh and Goulet pens has a video on YouTube about these inks seeming to be easy to clean out of pens than the Diamine. Has that been your experiece?

Having only Stormy gray, that is too few to compare.

I didn't notice much trouble with Diamine, but wasn't looking for it as such.

I was using Pelican piston pens. I unscrew the nib and take a rubber suction bulb to squirt out the remnants.

If you take your time in cutting up a rubber bulb in slivers, eventually you will get one that fits the nib section, which makes cleaning out easier even with out glitter.

 

I got so many inks I need to use again....like those 4-5 Diamine glitter inks.

In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

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I have been telling myself to get Herbin Indian, for ages.

MB orange was meh.........my W.German cartridges of Pelikan Orange w3as a good orange.

Apache sunset is a grand ink.

If I have a 4th orange....it don't come to mind.

How sad.

In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

The cheapest lessons are from those who learned expensive lessons. Ignorance is best for learning expensive lessons.

 

 

 

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6 hours ago, Bo Bo Olson said:

I have been telling myself to get Herbin Indian, for ages.

MB orange was meh.........my W.German cartridges of Pelikan Orange w3as a good orange.

Apache sunset is a grand ink.

If I have a 4th orange....it don't come to mind.

How sad.

 

I'm not much for orange generally, but I really like KWZ Missourah Crawdad, which is a really orange orange. KWZ Orange looks just as orange in online swatches. Maybe that's am option if you want another orange. 

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Birmingham Twinkle is supposed to be in my stocking.........

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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