De Atramentis Document Inks Brown And Green

[cybaea]

These inks are super WET. I think they are the most amazing mixing inks.

 

Mixing with others, or mixing the Document inks? I tried to mix the red and blue hoping for some purple but only got a grey mush. OK, should probably have thought CMYK rather than RGB, but still....

[Morbus Curiositas]

Mixing with others, or mixing the Document inks? I tried to mix the red and blue hoping for some purple but only got a grey mush. OK, should probably have thought CMYK rather than RGB, but still....

Hello Cybaea,

 

I am back fro holiday. Too bad to read about the grey mush. have mixed a bright orange wich i will send wiht your sample of the Document yellow.I will try to mixa purple.... Will let you know ASAP if I survive the experiment haha

[Morbus Curiositas]

 

Mixing with others, or mixing the Document inks? I tried to mix the red and blue hoping for some purple but only got a grey mush. OK, should probably have thought CMYK rather than RGB, but still....

Dear Cybaea,

 

I tried mixing the red and the blue too...The Grey was so depressive that i ate a whole box of prozac

 

But then I mixed Fuchsia (Magenta) and turquoise(cyan) with a drop of yellow... This is the result

 

http://i1286.photobucket.com/albums/a617/Morbus_Curiositas/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20141027_170921_zps4a6gs1n_edit_1414426489680_zpsplpstlzf.jpg

 

Sorry for the photo quality... Took it outside at 5.00 pm. Will pot a better one tomorrow.

 

But hey you will recieice the original wiht the samples I promised you.

 

 

It was just a first quick test but the purple looks nice to me.... Well you can try as you receive the yellow

 

regards

 

Peter

[cybaea]

Dear Cybaea,

 

I tried mixing the red and the blue too...The Grey was so depressive that i ate a whole box of prozac

 

But then I mixed Fuchsia (Magenta) and turquoise(cyan) with a drop of yellow... This is the result

[...]

 

It was just a first quick test but the purple looks nice to me.... Well you can try as you receive the yellow

 

regards

 

Peter

 

Ah, yes. Better! I knew I should have been thinking CMYK..... Thanks!

[Morbus Curiositas]

your welcome cybaea,

 

the only silly thing is that you are the one who explained me about the difference between RGB a d CMYK

[Morbus Curiositas]

 

Ah, yes. Better! I knew I should have been thinking CMYK..... Thanks!

 

 

your welcome cybaea,

 

the only silly thing is that you are the one who explained me about the difference between RGB a d CMYK

Do you have all CMYK coulours?

 

 

If no please tell me ... I will sen you some

[amberleadavis]

The CYMK inks are not on the website. Well, specifically, YELLOW is not on the website. Where can we acquire yellow?

[RGH]

Hi - I've just tested a sample of the document. Green. I really quite like the colour and having just had an accident with a water bottle and a notebook (written with GvF-C moss green, which is supposed to be waterproof) I am becoming a bit obsessive in my search for a waterproof green ink,

 

BUT, BUT, BUT it feathers and broadens far too much, and even in fine nibs it practically bleeds through. On Clairfontaine ... and Rhodia ... and Habanas. Oddly the best performing paper is some fairly thin Muji stuff.

 

Please Please, would you ask Dr. Jansen to work on this aspect of the green.

I tried adding distilled water (contra-indicated I know), to minimize the feathering, and it helped a little, but I really don't think I can use this as my primary note-taking colour as I'd like to.

 

 

EDIT : There seem to be two differing reports on the feathering. Mine was a sample from the Goulets. I have no idea how old it is.

 

Do you think that he changed the formulation at some point and there are two different lots out there? One with lots of feathering, and one with none (as your test shows)

Edited December 8, 2014 by RGH

[amberleadavis]

RGH, mix the Doc Green with another green ink (like Moss). Then do a test, you'll be thrilled.

[amberleadavis]

Cybea, sorry about the gray. I know red and blue don't really make purple, despite what I learned in kindergarten.

 

So, this mix was left over blues with Document Magenta....

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Inked_Today/20141106_112444.jpg

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/2014-Inklings/2014-Ink_2057.jpg

[RGH]

Thanks for the quick reply!

 

My problem with the Moss was that my paper wicked up the water from my bag, and it was the non soluble part doing its chromatography thing that was the problem, as much as anything else.

 

Nonetheless, I will still try it - thanks for the tip (especially if I only need to add a little).

 

Robert

[amberleadavis]

After a serious wash...

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Inked_Today/20141115_215224.jpg

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/2014-Inklings/2014-Ink_2057w.jpg

[amberleadavis]

As you can see, the magenta made the blue ink actually stay put. The Noodler's blue was still legible, the Diamine / Chesterfield orange is GONE as is the Montblanc Corn Poppy Red.

[amberleadavis]

Here is another mix (again with Magenta)

 

[RGH]

Here are a couple of pictures.

 

 

 

This is Clairefontaine 90gsm paper!

[dragondazd]

First I want to say, it's awesome to have this selection of waterproof colors.

 

I tried samples of the Green and Fuchsia.

 

I like the Fuchsia. It behaved well and I personally liked the color.

 

The green? Ugh.

It's REALLY WET. I don't mind some nib creep, but this stuff just drips and I fear for my Safari's safety as it drips into the cap and smudges on the grip section. I don't want a permanent ink having this kind of scary behavior and getting on my fingers and other stuff.

It's also wet on the paper and makes a blehish thick line.

And I personally dislike the color. I'd prefer less blue in an ink referred to as the green one. Or just add a bit more blue and name it blue-green or something (i'd love a permanent DA Edgar Allen Poe).

 

Merlot sounds like a GREAT color to add to the lineup. I'd also like a warm green, a warm purple, a dark orange, and a purple-tinged blue. See, the colors that I see so far seem to be all cool-leaning. They go well together, but I'd like a wider range.

[Elle Dechene]

Hello, I've been looking for inks with little bleed through and am sad to see that the De Atramentis Green may not be at all what I'm looking for. They appear to be great for mixing custom colors, as Jane Blundell demonstrates. This is just one of a few of her recent posts, http://janeblundellart.blogspot.com/2014/11/mixing-document-inks.html

 

She achieves a range of greens by mixing the yellow and the two blues. I've been tempted by her results to order a bunch of the De Atramentis Document inks. Is bleed through a problem in general, or just with the green?

[amberleadavis]

These inks are REALLY wet and they seem to be prone to bad behaviors. However, if you add a touch of the DeA ink to another ink, the DeA improves the water fastness of the original ink.

 

Also, water fast inks in my experience are more likely to bleed.