Ink Drop Discussion ***spoilers Inside!*********

[Ambrose Bierce]

IF YOU DO NOT WANT THE SURPRISE OF THE INKS TO BE SPOILED DO NOT READ ANY FURTHER

 

 

 

Alright so I got all my ink drop inks today and I have to say I was super excited to the colors. All in all I think it is pretty good drop. The only thing I wish it would have is replaced De Atrimentis Sherlock Holmes with DA Fir, or another more vibrant green instead of just Zhivago. I am pretty excited to try out Yu-Yake as well. What do you all think of the drop?

[antfoolish]

I got mine yesterday. After I saw on here that this shipment was going to be two months worth instead of the normal one (because they didn't do one in November), I couldn't resist. I think it's a pretty fantastic assortment. And yes, yu-yake is pretty great.

 

Just in case anyone came into this thread looking for spoilers, here you go:

 

November - Autumn Leaves:

 

Caran d'Ache Infra-Red (very vibrant red, I look forward to trying this)

De Atramentis Sepia Brown (looking forward to trying this one, I haven't used a brown ink before)

Diamine Red Dragon (also one I had considered, but not pulled the trigger on)

Noodler's Operation Overlord Orange (not super crazy about this, mainly because of the next ink...)

Pilot Iroshizuku Yu-yake (I love this ink. This is my second sample of it, and I think I might get a full bottle some day, though I don't have many uses for orange ink.)

 

December - Write On:

 

De Atramentis Charles Dickens (not really sure what to think about this ink. It's like a grey with a slight hint of green. I'll have to try it and see)

De Atramentis Sherlock Holmes (looks like a decent blurple, again I'll have to try it and see)

De Atramentis Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (seems like a slightly muted red, where I might prefer something a little more vibrant like the infra-red from the November drop)

Noodler's Zhivago (unlike the OP, I'm excited to try this one. From the swab I did, comes out dark, dries a nice dark shade of green)

Waterman Inspired Blue (this ink has a great reputation for reliability, though it's a little close in color to Kon-Peki, which I have a full bottle of. Still, glad to have it.)

 

Overall, I think this was totally worth the $10, especially since they also waive the shipping fee. Whether I stick with ink drop when it goes back to the normal 5 samples per month, I'm not sure. I'll probably wait for spoilers next month before I place my order. The thing is, it's not really worth it price-wise, and at that point you're just paying for the curation and fun of receiving something unknown, which probably also has some value.

Edited December 11, 2014 by antfoolish

[Wheatflower]

The thing is, it's not really worth it price-wise, and at that point you're just paying for the curation and fun of receiving something unknown, which probably also has some value.

 

The curation and the fun are mostly what I get Ink Drop for. For $10 I get a totally unnecessary luxury picked out and sent to my door, which makes me happy and keeps me from buying other, more expensive luxuries.

 

I have mixed feelings about the Autumn Leaves part of the drop. I loathe orange and have little use for red (and yet I have three different red inks already), so it's at a disadvantage from the get-go. Still, I'll give them all a try eventually: Last summer I got a sample of Diamine Coral in an ink Drop and ended up buying a bottle. You never know, right?

[dragondazd]

well nice I've only got one of those

 

guess I gotta order the super5 samplers

[SallyLyn]

OP- suggest dilute some of the Zhivago. Brings out more of the green and still has nice flow.

[dragondazd]

Hah, I was wrong--I had the other Waterman blue so they were all new to me. Yay!

 

At first I really liked the Zhivago... then I realized that using my daily writer, I only saw the green on white paper. Won't do much good in my cream colored notebooks. Sigh!

[dragondazd]

Woah, holy shading sepia brown!

 

I own nothing like it and after the shock of the color I really like it. It's more like a muddy wine or burgundy. Using the goulet site it looks closest to PR black cherry and Diamine merlot. A tad more blue than Diamine rustic brown.

Edited December 14, 2014 by dragondazd

[Wheatflower]

I finally sat down tonight and used the pen I'd loaded with the De At Sherlock Holmes. I'm not wild about the color, but I really love its lubrication. The nib just skates across the paper! I'm now much more curious about the other De At samples in the Drop. (And yearning to ink up a pen with De At's Steel Blue.)

[dragondazd]

Charles Dickens.... I'm surprised I like this. "I'll most likely [hate] you in the morning."

[dragondazd]

I like red and grey...

 

DA Sepia framed by DA Charles Dickens with Noodler's Zhivago embellishments.

 

See that pretty sepia shading?!