Diamine Majestic Blue

[Sandy1]

A couple images taken in the daylight. Diamine Majestic blue written with Sheaffer no nonsense M used as eyedropper. Paper 80g/m2 UPM office.

 

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Nice pics that reflect very well the hue of this magnificent ink. Thus far I haven't experienced smudging problems with this ink on the papers I'm using lately. I haven't tried it on Clairefontaine, but a good many ink smears badly on that coated paper. Maybe the problem is not the ink but the paper. That's why I normally think in terms of paper-ink combos rather than inks only. Some papers work well only with some inks/pens and the other way round.

 

Carlos

 

Hi Carlos,

 

Thanks for sharing your experience with this ink.

 

I very much agree that should one encounter smudging on the coated 'vellum' papers, then going to an uncoated paper is often a solution. However, one would likely sacrifice some of the shading potential, if any; and increase risk exposure to bleed- show-through.

 

Bye,

S1

[Sandy1]

My n=1 experience: the ink has behaved well on Rhodoa with a Japanese medium (a Sailor 1911). In a Hero 616, it wrote very well on all sorts of cheap paper. I haven't noticed any problems with bleedthrough or feathering or smudging with these 2 pens.

 

I was using a sample from Goulets, but will probably get a bottle At some point.

 

Hi,

 

Thanks for sharing your experience with this ink, and mentioning the pens & papers.

There does seem to be a fair bit of 'wobble' in so far as "bleedthrough or feathering or smudging" is concerned, so one cannot determine exactly how the ink might perform until it is used in certain circumstances.

 

I think that is one reason that Replies to a Review are so important to develop an overall impression of an ink's performance, which can change over time - manufacturers just might fine tune their inks to resolve any identified persistent shortcomings without revealing that to consumers.

 

Bye,

S1

[de_pen_dent]

^^ True. Given the variation in pen wetness, paper, nib size, etc. a collection of replies and feedback forms a more thorough body of review than any individual review (even your superbly detailed ones). Thanks for encouraging people to post their thoughts

[JeanManuel]

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Edited September 25, 2012 by JeanManuel