Ink Review: Diamine Royal Blue

[Bill Smith]

 

Note: Scanned with an Epson V500 flatbed scanner with no tweaking in Photoshop Elements.

[jniforat]

hmm...that's a nice blue. i'm generally not a fan of diamine, but i may have to try this.

 

great review, btw

[aldi]

Nice classic blue. I should try this colour.

 

Thank you for this handwritten review.

[MicheleB]

Thanks for the review especially on white lines which I don't see often. How difficult was it achieving correct color balance in the scan?

[desertsquid]

I'm evaluating this ink at the moment. I received some free cartridges from Diamine when I placed an order several months ago. It's a nice ink and Bill's scan looks very close to what I am seeing on paper.

[Bill Smith]

Thanks for the review especially on white lines which I don't see often. How difficult was it achieving correct color balance in the scan?

 

Using a decent flatbed scanner helps a lot. My previous reviews I used a four year old Canon flatbed which honestly was a toy compared to the Epson V500 I use. Photography is a big passion of mine so when I traded up scanners, I wanted something that could get the detail from slide and color negative film.

 

For this review and the Noodlers Midway Blue I did not have to do any post processing. I could get more anal and get my monitor calibrated but just a visual shows the blues I review came close to true.

 

Compared to other Royal Blues, Diamine is a little lighter and a lot brighter which is something different.

Edited July 15, 2010 by Bill Smith