10 Inks And A Long Soak

[distaffcreations]

I tested the following inks for water-fastness:

Noodler's Squeteague

Noodler's Turquoise

Diamine Teal

Iroshizuki Shin-Kai

Private Reserve Sherwood Green

Sheaffer Blue-Black (cartridge)

Organics Studio Emerald City

DeAtramentis Black Edition-Blue

Noodler's Purple Wampum

Brown ink*

 

Paper used was from a wide-ruled Norcom Basic Notebook, made in Mexico.

 

 

After 1 hour I took a photo:

 

After 24 hours I removed the test half, dried it, and scanned it along with the control.

 

The most waterproof inks are Iroshizuki Shin-Kai, Sheaffer Blue-Black, DeAtramentis Black Ed. Blue, and Noodler's Purple Wampum. Still legible, but rather faded are Noodler's Squeteague and Turquoise, and Diamine Teal. The Organics Studio Emerald City is somewhere between faded and vanished. Private Reserve Sherwood Green and the brown ink washed away completely.

 

*set of cartridges received for successfully completing the kid's scavenger hunt at the Raleigh pen show in Spring 2014, I think Private Reserve that got too dried out for sale?

 

 

 

[visvamitra]

Cool comparison, Thank you.

[The Good Captain]

I do like to see these kind of comparisons. Thanks for the effort.

[migla9]

Very nice - thanks for the test! It's also interesting that almost all the change is already apparent in the first hour.

[inkstainedruth]

I just tried my sample of Shin-kai. Pleased to know how well it held up to water torture (lost the black element, but the blue is still perfectly legible). Yet another reason to like the ink (I've been very happy with the color and behavior of the ink -- just hate the high price).

Thanks for the comparisons.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[jmccarty3]

Shin-kai!

[distaffcreations]

I've tested 10 more inks for waterfastness.

Edelstein Jade

Noodler's Burgundy

Pilot Varsity Blue

Quill Lines Green (sold in short international cartridges)

Pilot Petit Black

Pilot Varsity Purple

Diamine Eclipse

Platinum Preppy Blueblack

Pilot Varsity Black

Noodler's Blue Ghost

 

The order is random, as I wrote them down as I found the pen in my household. The ink was allowed to dry on the page for more than 24 hours, then the test half soaked for 24 hours before being removed and dried.

 

 

THe Blue Ghost is really there!

 

I don't consider any of these to be truly waterfast; but some ink remains of Pilot Petit black, Pilot Varsity purple, Diamine Eclipse, Platinum Preppy blueblack, and Pilot Varsity black.

[amberleadavis]

I adore these sort of tests. Thank you for sharing.

[pyramidValley]

These are awesome! I like the idea. Once my cat spilled a cup of water on my textbook and it soaked into the pages overnight, similar to this kind of torture test. I didn't have FP's then, so only the notes I made with my sharpie stayed. I learned a lesson that day.

[AlejoPlay]

Wow! Amazed at Shin-Kai which is one of my current favorites right now.

 

I also learned Kon-Peki holds up really well to water.

 

(will be spending lots of time in the woods this summer so I am trying to favor inks that are water resistant as I'll be in damp, dewey conditions as well as hanging out by brooks . . . and sudden downpours are very possible).