Saturated Inks

[rh968]

I am a bit of a newbie about inks. Could someone please advise me about what is meant by a heavily saturated ink? Does this just mean it has a very bright colour? Does Waterman Serenity count as a saturated ink? And what about Diamine inks?

[Paddler]

To an ink geek, "saturation" does not refer to the brightness or vibrance of the color. The term is used in the chemical sense of how much dye is dissolved in the ink. A highly saturated ink can precipitate dye crystals on the nib or in the feed if allowed to dry for a short time. Thus, the pen requires more maintenance (you have to flush it oftener) than one used with an ink of low saturation. Inks with low saturation usually show more color variation as one writes.

[torstar]

I am a bit of a newbie about inks. Could someone please advise me about what is meant by a heavily saturated ink? Does this just mean it has a very bright colour? Does Waterman Serenity count as a saturated ink? And what about Diamine inks?

 

This might help...

 

http://richardspens.com/?page=ref/care/inks.htm

[rh968]

Would a washable ink like Parker Quink washable blue be very low in the saturated ratings?

[SujiCorp12345]

Would a washable ink like Parker Quink washable blue be very low in the saturated ratings?

Indeed it would.

[rh968]

Would that be a very smooth ink like Waterman Serenity blue - I really like that ink.

[Chrissy]

Would a washable ink like Parker Quink washable blue be very low in the saturated ratings?

yes it would be low in the saturated ratings

[Chrissy]

Would that be a very smooth ink like Waterman Serenity blue - I really like that ink.

Waterman Serenity Blue is also low as far as saturated ratings go

[torstar]

Would a washable ink like Parker Quink washable blue be very low in the saturated ratings?

 

 

I can't think of a less saturated ink that I've used, of over 100, than Quink.

[Sandy1]

Would that be a very smooth ink like Waterman Serenity blue - I really like that ink.

 

Hi,

 

I use Waterman Serenity as a standard - a point from which to evaluate other inks.

 

Since the arrival of the 'boutique' inks that have a very high dye load, WS might now be considered 'low saturation' by some Members, but to me that is only a numeric shift - not a qualitative shift.

 

Oh, very smooth inks have a higher degree of lubricity, which is a separate quality than saturation, though it is not uncommon that inks with high lubricity also have high saturation.

 

Bye,

S1

[tmenyc]

S1 -- curious, since I'm currently out of Serenity -- do you think Waterman Black and Serenity are the same except for color?

 

Tim

[Sandy1]

S1 -- curious, since I'm currently out of Serenity -- do you think Waterman Black and Serenity are the same except for color?

 

Tim

 

Hi,

 

As I do not use Black FP ink, I cannot answer your question.

 

Off the cuff I reckon Waterman inks have a very similar house style. You may wish to look at the Ink Review Index for Waterman inks to see if any Members have contributed IRs of all Waterman inks.

 

Bye,

S1