Fpn Dumas Tulipe Noire

[musicman123]

This ink is an FPN exclusive ink made by Noodler's Ink. It can (should) be found in the FPN Shop and Support section on the top toolbar. A fellow FPNer, ScienceChick, was generous enough to send a hefty sample of this for me to play with.

 

This review will follow my normal standard format for reviews, with pictures following a small blurb. The pictures were taken with an iPhone 6, back camera, in artificial lighting. Effort has been made to show the true color, but your milage may vary depending on your monitor. If you would like to see all my ink images, you are free to go to http://inkyreviews.tk/

 

Here is a preview of the ink. It is a dark red ink that leans a bit towards purple.

 

http://www.inkyreviews.tk/Noodlers/Dumas%20Tulipe%20Noire/Ink.jpg

 

The review was written with my favorite, the Nemosine Singularity Demonstrator, in a TWSBI B nib. The TWSBI B is slightly finer than the Nemosine B, but not by much. It's only a hairline difference.

 

http://www.inkyreviews.tk/Noodlers/Dumas%20Tulipe%20Noire/Nib.jpg

 

The review was written on HP 32lb Premium Laser Paper, which can be found at Staples for the whooping price of $19.99, or on Amazon for $15.39. This is my new "standard" paper I will be using for all my reviews, writing, and comparisons. I still have a bit of HP 28lb, which is now discontinued, but I am going to be moving to this one now, as it is much better, IMO.

 

http://www.inkyreviews.tk/Noodlers/Dumas%20Tulipe%20Noire/Paper.jpg

 

Here is the swab of the ink. It was pulled from my latest project, a crowd-sourced ink swab database found here http://inkymadness.tk/. This is my own swab that I am using here, but many other people's swabs of lots of inks can be found there! You are free to contribute your swabs as well by emailing them to me at admin@inkymadness.tk.

 

http://inkymadness.tk/Noodlers/Dumas%20Tulipe%20Noire%20(FPN).jpg

 

The ink is a dark red ink that leans towards a purple hue. The ink is quite wet coming out of this nib, and has a high amount of lubrication. There is only some shading in the ink, from a medium hue to dark shade. On this paper, there is no noticeable spread, feathering, show through, or bleed through. There is a bit of feathering on cheaper papers however. The ink is highly saturated but exhibited no problems with clogs or staining.

 

http://www.inkyreviews.tk/Noodlers/Dumas%20Tulipe%20Noire/Characteristics.jpg

 

http://www.inkyreviews.tk/Noodlers/Dumas%20Tulipe%20Noire/Characteristics%202.jpg

 

The ink takes longer to dry than other inks at roughly 21 seconds.

 

http://www.inkyreviews.tk/Noodlers/Dumas%20Tulipe%20Noire/Dry%20Time.jpg

 

Here is a poorly drawn ghost to show how the ink looks with sketching, and coloring.

 

http://www.inkyreviews.tk/Noodlers/Dumas%20Tulipe%20Noire/Ghost.jpg

 

I left the comparison section blank on the review form, but I will be showing swabs of similar inks here. This is a my new format that I am trying out for the comparisons. Tell me what you think. The swabs used here are from my latest project, a crowd-sourced ink swab database found here [http://inkymadness.tk/]. This is my own swab that I am using here, but many other people's swabs of lots of inks can be found there! You are free to contribute your swabs as well by emailing them to me at admin@inkymadness.tk.

Left to right. The images were stretched to fit in one row. Color was not altered.

1. Noodler's FPN Dumas Tulipe Noire

2. Private Reserve Arabian Rose

3. Diamine Oxblood

4. Noodler's Burgundy [scanned]

 

http://www.inkyreviews.tk/Noodlers/Dumas%20Tulipe%20Noire/Comparison.jpg

 

Here is a water test. The top grid had drops of water placed for 10 seconds, then vigorously wiped downwards. The bottom text did not receive any drops of water and was only wiped with in the same motion as the grid. This ink performed averagely on this test. There was definitely some lifting of the grid, but the lines were still present. There also was a good amount of wet smear, but nothing too major.

 

http://www.inkyreviews.tk/Noodlers/Dumas%20Tulipe%20Noire/Water.jpg

 

http://www.inkyreviews.tk/Noodlers/Dumas%20Tulipe%20Noire/Water%20After.jpg

 

Lastly, here is a scan of the review. Use the scan to read the rest of the review. I did not intend for it to show color accuracy. The pictures are the most accurate representation of the color.

 

http://www.inkyreviews.tk/Noodlers/Dumas%20Tulipe%20Noire/Scan.jpg

 

That's all folks! I would give this ink a 8/10. If you liked this review, stay tuned for more to come!

[visvamitra]

Great job!

[EbonitePen]

Thanks for the review. Helped.

[amberleadavis]

We miss you Musicman!