Montblanc Midnight Blue (Iron Gall Formula) Flex Art Review

[Sinistral1]

Montblanc Midnight Blue (Iron Gall Formula)

 

This review might look different, because it is. I wanted a compact, informative way to organize my inks, so I put the information I want on these cards. I am an artist who loves to write with wet, flexible nibs, so I wanted to see how each ink behaved on the various papers I like and use, including the nasty paper at work.

 

I used an iPhone 4S to take and upload the photos. Color accuracy was not within my means to convey.

 

I have included the date and time I created the card, as well as the temperature and humidity.

 

There is a list of pens and paper used on the front of the card, down at the bottom.

 

Please see other reviews of this ink if you want to know about its waterproof qualities, lubrication, saturation, archival or fade/light resistance properties.

 

I was not concerned about bleed-through, smearing, or drying time. I did want to know how well the ink would wash with water, so you can see the two symbols for that, one using a wet paintbrush while the ink was still wet, the other using a wet paintbrush after the ink had thoroughly dried.

 

I wanted to have a large enough swatch to quickly see the color as it relates to other, similar colors, which is how I will sort the cards when I'm done. This swatch also shows shading and any sheen the ink exhibits.

 

Miscellaneous Comments: This ink in a workhorse, steady, reliable, always pulling in the traces. It's got some shading, too, along with a bronze sheen, just to jazz things up a bit.

 

[CaptainBA]

Sinistral1 has been very gracious in accepting my little bit of help. So I'm back with some more color corrections!

 

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[meiers]

My favorite ink!!

[inkstainedruth]

Nice. But my understanding from other threads is that this is no longer available (i.e., it is no longer an IG formulation). Is that right?

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Sinistral1]

It is still available outside the US.

[The Good Captain]

It is still available outside the US.

I'm sure it's been discontinued right across the board. Pelikan 4001 Blue-Black is one that isn't available in the US and a lot of people are convinced that it has a modicum of iron gall in it - somewhere.

[Tas]

An incredible ink. I'm lucky to have a bottle and a half of it left. I save it for special sketching sessions.

 

I did however recently buy the new formulation and despite people having a good old moan, it's a lovely lovely ink.

[Sinistral1]

I thought that people outside the US had said they could still get it. As I think of it, though, it really doesn't make sense that they would maintain two formulas. I stand corrected.