De Atramentis Atlantic Blue

[dneal]

Damn that Brian Goulet and his cornucopia of ink scans! He got me again...

 

I'm becoming more and more fond of De Atramentis inks, and I have a particular penchant for dark blues. Based on the scans on Goulet's website, I picked up a couple (one of which is Atlantic Blue). Since there doesn't appear to be a review of this ink on the site, here's a quick one with some pics.

 

Performance is typical De Atramentis. A wetter ink with good saturation and overall behavior. It has good lubricity, and the stock Lamy nibs glide easily across the paper.

 

The curious thing about this ink is the shade. It's very, very dark; but I almost wouldn't consider it a "blue black" (although that's probably what it is in common vernacular). It can appear a little chalky in a dryer nib, but very rich in a wetter one (I really like the way it comes out of the Edison). Clearly suitable for business use. Another characteristic I find interesting is the smooth gradient it makes when it does shade. Unlike many inks where there is a stark contrast between the initial stroke and the end stroke, this ink blends smoothly across the stroke (you don't watch the ink rush back up to the beginning).

 

Dry time is reasonable, but it's not water resistant/proof (although Rhodia paper is not conducive to either property).

 

PHOTO

 

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa163/roomdog/Ink/DeAtramentisAtlanticBluePhoto_zps5e6b8629.jpg

 

Crop for shading closeup

 

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa163/roomdog/Ink/51085f12-6b3b-4a2b-886e-b690f52f4384_zps0c30e422.jpg

 

SCAN

 

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa163/roomdog/Ink/DeAtramentisAtlanticBlueScan_zpsf847ed6b.jpg

 

Crop for shading closeup

 

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa163/roomdog/Ink/82d53ea5-cbb8-4241-aabc-25bda1a809fe_zpsf7b246e6.jpg

[PaperDarts]

Thanks for a great review - I really like the look of this ink.

[wastelanded]

Great review! I love this ink, must get another bottle soon.

[cleosmama]

I like the shading with the 1.5 stub. Thanks for the review.

[Scootz]

Very nice blue ink. I too like the shading on the 1.5 nib. This goes on the wish list - thanks for the review.

[blINK]

Now I'm going to have to buy another blue ink . . .

[erpe]

Interesting color. I will put it on next month's inklist and see if I can make a short comparision of it against Pelikan Blueblack and Rohrer & Klinger Salix.