Noodler's Ink - Nightshade

[AgentVenom]

* Originally posted on my Instagram page.

 

Ink Review: Noodler's Ink, Nightshade.

Grade: 62.50%.

Paper Tested On: Norcom Composition, Clairefontaine 85g, 20lb Staples brand).

 

Nightshade (NS) is a dark mauve, or burgundy, colored ink that reminds me a lot of Noodler's Black Swan in Australian Roses. On cheaper paper it sometimes has a brown quality to it that reminds me of rust, especially when just writing normally. When used in a flex pen, the shading is very subtle, which can be appealing depending on the desired application, but on very absorptive paper, the color becomes matte and the shading is almost non-existent.

 

NS is a very wet ink, that drys very quickly despite its saturated nature. Which I think makes this ink ideal for practicing calligraphy in a flex pen. The trade off, as you probably guessed, is that NS feathers and bleeds heavily, even on 85g Clairefontaine paper. When I did flex writing with NS on cheap office paper, some of the letters got a gray halo around them. It reminded of the separation you see in chromatography.

 

NS is not a permanent ink. You can see from my tests that water lifts the words right off the page. I've used NS in an ink wash and I really enjoyed the effects I got with NS. I was surprised that it held up so well to hand sanitizer and nail polish remover. Just don't expect it to be bulletproof like its Australian cousin.

 

If you're looking for a wet ink that isn't your every day purple, then you should check out Noodler's Nightshade.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Frank C]

Thanks for the review. I especially like the results with the Ahab pen.

[TheRealScubaSteve]

Cool review - I particularly like the circles of color you put onto the photographs. Sometimes it's difficult to see the true colors without seeing the paper in person.

[AgentVenom]

Thanks for the review. I especially like the results with the Ahab pen.

 

 

Thank you. I really appreciate it.

 

Cool review - I particularly like the circles of color you put onto the photographs. Sometimes it's difficult to see the true colors without seeing the paper in person.

Thank you, I agree. I used a color identification app that lets me pinpoint different shades.

 

I've been told these aren't international color codes by a friend who is a graphic artist, but I like that the app shows the sample and gives you something so you can try and find that particular shade later.

[visvamitra]

Nice review, thank you. I remember I once received the sample of this ink and I was hooked. It was dark but still more purple than brown. After some time I've bought a bottle and was dissapointed to see the color you show. It's not really bad, it;s just I wanted this other Nightshade from old sample

[eelldan]

Great review! I'm not a purple fan and I really like this one. I'm going to need to get a sample of this one to try.

[Sholom]

Color looks very accurate and much like my two bottles from several different years ago. Apparently only the very first batch Noodlers made had the more distinct purple/violet that shows in the oldest reviews. Since then Nightshade has been this brown-burgundy-purple color. A very stable and well-behaved ink.

[AgentVenom]

Nice review, thank you. I remember I once received the sample of this ink and I was hooked. It was dark but still more purple than brown. After some time I've bought a bottle and was dissapointed to see the color you show. It's not really bad, it;s just I wanted this other Nightshade from old sample

Great review! I'm not a purple fan and I really like this one. I'm going to need to get a sample of this one to try.

 

Thank you. I actually love this shade of purple. Unfortunately the mauve shade I like doesn't come out in finer lines. Edited July 2, 2015 by AgentVenom

[AgentVenom]

Color looks very accurate and much like my two bottles from several different years ago. Apparently only the very first batch Noodlers made had the more distinct purple/violet that shows in the oldest reviews. Since then Nightshade has been this brown-burgundy-purple color. A very stable and well-behaved ink.

Below are my first attempts at doing chromatography. The violet shows pretty nicely. Is that the shade you saw in what you tried?

 

Above the band of violet I see what looks like a gold or copper color.