Does A Lubricated Ink Feather More?

[New_Falcon]

I recently inked up a pen with Camel Black. The ink has a really lubricated feel about it and the nib really glides.

 

When I receive mail, I normally open the mail and write any action that has to be taken on the mail on the envelope and throw it into my inbox. Hence I have no control over the paper quality of the envelopes.

 

I've noticed that Waterman Blue is fairly consistent over the different envelopes. Camel Black though can suddenly act as if it was written with a BB instead of the medium nib it was written with.

 

Any idea what makes an ink act like this? Is it down to an ink being extremely lubricated causing the line to bloat so much?

[amberleadavis]

No, I don't think it's the glide or lubrication, but some inks do feather. Did you try adding drop of water to the ink in your converter? It makes the ink a little dryer to write with and it dries a little faster.

[tryphon]

Yes. Free flowing inks do feather more.

[haruka337]

In my experience, "lubricating" inks do not feather, but it's possible. However, I've never had it happen.

 

What paper are you using? Many inks feather on low quality paper--keep that in mind.

[lgsoltek]

Sailor inks are lubricated but I don't find them more prone to feather. J. Herbin Bleu ocean and Gris orage are very wet and feather a ton (especially the grey), but they do not feel lubricated. Being wet and being lubricated seem to be two different things.