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Franklin Christoph Dark Chocolate

 

I recently received samples of all the current Franklin Christoph inks. First generation inks including Black Magic, Dark Denim and Syrah, Syrah (which have all been favorably reviewed here) have been discontinued. Current FC inks include:

 

Classic Black

Blue 72

Red 187

Brown 732

Emerald 357

Noir et Bleu

Dark Chocolate

Midnight Emerald.

 

The numbers following the colors indicate their Pantone number.

 

Midnight Emerald, Red 187 and Emerald 357 have already been reviewed. Today I'll be reviewing Dark Chocolate.

 

Dark Chocolate is a very well behaved, well saturated ink with very nice shading. It is dark enough to be appropriate for professional use. It cleaned easily out of the pens I used. Specifics of this review can be read below. The first two pages were written on Rhodia paper. The third page is Franklin Christoph notebook paper. The last page was written on Canson Tracing Paper.

 

Enjoy and thanks for dropping by.

 

BTW, if you're a fan of FC Black Magic or Dark Denim please note that they have been discontinued but there are still limited supplies available.

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BTW...the splotch on the bottom doodle picture is because I dropped the Diamine Sepia swab on the doodling. I'm ashamed to say I was too lazy to do a do-over.

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That was another nice review & I am happy to have seen it as I think I could like this ink. It is certainly what it's name implies & I have several dark browns but I might just have to "add" this one if the new Panther comes into existence!

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Thanks BarkingPig. It really is a wonderful ink. I like it a lot and plan to pick some up myself.

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Thanks Vis. I knew I'd eventually come across one you liked.

More FC ink reviews to come. This is a lot harder than I would have imagined. I have immense respect for you.

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Suddenly, I'm interested in Franklin Christoph ink. Do you know where I can buy it, or at least window shop and pretend I have money? All I can find is their official site, which doesn't seem to have it for sale.

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I do not think I have ever ordered "online" for anything from Franklin Christoph. BUT if you go to their website (HOME PAGE)

There is a banner across the top & underneath is a listing for "INK" which has a "drop down" that offers: 1) Refills & 2) INK CELLAR

 

The inks are listed & described from that location (the INK CELLAR.) I just looked @ the site to make sure & indeed there is a "box" on the left side of each ink's listing that offers "add to cart"option so apparently that should lead to an order for ink.

 

I have always telephoned an order for a pen, case or nib because I usually wanted to ask a question. I have ordered my ink during those phone calls. They are always extremely nice & helpful so you should be able to do either. Enjoy!

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The inks are listed & described from that location (the INK CELLAR.) I just looked @ the site to make sure & indeed there is a "box" on the left side of each ink's listing that offers "add to cart"option so apparently that should lead to an order for ink.

 

Oh, thanks! For me it's above all of the inks rather than next to each ink for some reason, so it really confused me.

 

I can't really justify buying it right now, but it is definitely going on my list next to another 4-5 browns that I want to try. I might have a problem, but if I do, I don't want the cure!

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This is the first review I've seen with a color chart. Well done review. Thank you.

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BTW...the splotch on the bottom doodle picture is because I dropped the Diamine Sepia swab on the doodling. I'm ashamed to say I was too lazy to do a do-over.

 

 

No need to ever do over. Great review. Thank you for sharing.

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