Diamine Dark Brown

[RichardS]

Some of my favourite inks are from Diamine. Royal Blue, Prussian Blue, Monaco Red and Umber are all great inks with good flow, great shading and beautiful colouring. So when I ran out of Visconti Brown (Sepia?) I thought I'd try Diamine Dark Brown.

 

Diamine inks might be terrific inks, but they're naming conventions are pretty eccentric. Umber is not brown as you might expect, but dark green. Their Dark Green is not that dark, and really more of a teal colour. And Dark Brown? Well, it isn't, strictly speaking.

 

If you're expecting Noodler's Walnut, you will be disappointed. It's a mid-brown really, quite watery and subtle. I rather like it, but fans of super-saturated inks might not. It also has that characteristic Diamine shading, which I like very much. And like all the Diamine inks I've tried, it seems to be quite untemperamental, suiting any nib and almost any paper.

 

So, a cautious recommendation. Go by the look of the ink, not by the name!

 

(But then, what else would you expect from a country where public schools are actually private, May Week is in June, and permanent secretaries would be outraged if you asked them to type something?)

 

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[twdpens]

Diamine inks might be terrific inks, but they're naming conventions are pretty eccentric. Umber is not brown as you might expect, but dark green. Their Dark Green is not that dark, and really more of a teal colour.  And Dark Brown? Well, it isn't, strictly speaking.

 

...<snip>...

 

So, a cautious recommendation. Go by the look of the ink, not by the name!

Thanks for the review, RichardS. Great handwriting!

 

I agree about the naming of some of Diamine's inks as they can cause confusion. Luckily we took the step a few years ago to represent the actual ink colours on our website to minimise such confusion. If you compare Diamine with other browns it is immediately apparent that it is far from Dark!

 

Martin

[sonia_simone]

I do love that about The Writing Desk, really great to be able to compare side-by-side that way.

[southpaw]

Thanks for the good review.

[Goodwhiskers]

That's a pleasant, accurate review of a pleasant color. Thanks, RichardS !

[rosey]

Nice review RichardS. I have looked at Diamine inks before and wondered about their names not matching the color.

 

This is a very nice color even though I would not personally call it Dark Brown. It's very pleasing to the eye.

Beautiful handwriting also!

[tawanda]

I wish I'd read this review before I loaded one of Diamine's free carts into my pen. DARK BROWN??? No sir, not at all. Yuk.

[Bronze]

- I have this ink, but very rarely use it. I prefer a real dark brown like Diamine Chocolate Brown.

 

Love the handwriting

[Shiraz]

Thanks for the great review RichardS. Love your handwriting.

[Hetty]

Beautiful, distinctive handwriting, RichardS. I love the look of the colour, even if not Dark Brown. I am tempted! I bought Dark Green, though, even after looking at reviews here, and was very disappointed with the colour. As you say, teal, and quite a bright one at that!

 

Thanks for review.

 

Hetty

[Ed Ronax]

Great review, thanks.

[psfred]

Nice ink, but the name is way, way off the mark!

 

Looks a great deal like Noodler's Golden Brown, maybe a bit more reddish than the Noodler's.

 

Peter

[GeeTee]

Greatr review, love your handwriting. Not a dark brown but a lovely colour nontheless. Reminds me a bit of Herbin Cafe des Iles (which i like). Very nice pen too.

[2nd]

I was searching for a medium brown with a bit of orange and I think I've found it.

 

I usually use Sheaffer skirp brown.

 

 

Thanks for this great review.

[SamCapote]

Nice revlew. That was a surprise to see what some manufacturers consider a "Dark Brown."

[PhotoJim]

Looks like Diamine Saddle Brown is darker than Diamine Dark Brown. Highly recommended (Saddle Brown), by the way.