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I present to test the ink Graf von Faber-Castell Stone Grey with a very nice gray color. Ink writes very well, nice flowing pen on paper. Drying also at a good level. If I had to choose among gray colors, this would take first place. Therefore, I sincerely recommend!



Manufacturer: Graf von Faber-Castell


Series, colour: Stone Grey


Pen: Waterman Hemisphere, nib "F"


Paper: Image Volume (80 g / m2)



Specifications:


Flow rate: good


Lubrication: good


Bleed through: unnoticeable


Shading: noticeable


Feathering: unnoticeable


Saturation: very good




A drop of ink smeared with a nib



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The ink smudged with a cotton pad



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Lines



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Water Resistance



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Ink drying time



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Ink drops on a handkerchief



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Chromatography



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Sample text



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Sample text in an Oxford notebook A5 (90 g / m2)



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Sample letters in a Rhodia notebook No 16 (90 g / m2)



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We can exchange a color sample.

 

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I like greys, but this one is not a favorite. It just seems uninspired. Too clean, too cold. Blah.

 

Nice review, though.

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Lovely review. Thank you.

 

I tried my hand at greys, PR Gray Flannel, Diamine Grey, CdA Infinite Grey, 150th Silver Fox and to me they have all under delivered.

 

I must say I've had my eye on this one after seeing so many of Attika89's beautiful sketches but this looks likely to disappoint too.

 

My fave by far is Noodler's Lexington. I think I'll park my grey search there. :)

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I like greys, but this one is not a favorite. It just seems uninspired. Too clean, too cold. Blah.

 

Nice review, though.

 

Out of curiosity, what are your favorite unclean warm greys?

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Out of curiosity, what are your favorite unclean warm greys?

 

My very favorite is Herbin's Cacao du Bresil, which is only "grey" in some pens. It's complex like that.

 

A distant second would be Iroshizuku Kiri-same, which is beautiful but somewhat disappointingly demands premium paper and won't dip.

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My very favorite is Herbin's Cacao du Bresil, which is only "grey" in some pens. It's complex like that.

 

 

. . . alas I don't own any pen in which this happens :mellow:

 

It still is my fave J Herbin ink though.

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. . . alas I don't own any pen in which this happens :mellow:

 

It still is my fave J Herbin ink though.

 

I know you've seen this, but I'll post it again with trepidation of hijacking this thread. Notice how in the written name, Cacao appears "brown" from my Lamy 2000 (top) and distinctly "grey" from my Conklin (bottom). The color wash falls somewhere between, in that brown/grey/lavender area that is Nirvana to me.

 

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I know you've seen this, but I'll post it again with trepidation of hijacking this thread. Notice how in the written name, Cacao appears "brown" from my Lamy 2000 (top) and distinctly "grey" from my Conklin (bottom). The color wash falls somewhere between, in that brown/grey/lavender area that is Nirvana to me.

 

http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac209/jasonchickerson/Screen%20Shot%202015-10-20%20at%2012.57.43%20PM.jpg

 

You're right. I have seen this, but don't recall the difference. That really is incredible. THANK YOU. I'm going to load some into an empty pen tonight and play . . . :)

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My very favorite is Herbin's Cacao du Bresil, which is only "grey" in some pens. It's complex like that.

 

A distant second would be Iroshizuku Kiri-same, which is beautiful but somewhat disappointingly demands premium paper and won't dip.

 

Ah, yes. Thank you for the samples! I wish Kiri-same were a smidge darker, but I love it.

 

ETA: it has some similarities to one of my favorite watercolors, Daniel Smith's Shadow Violet. http://www.danielsmith.com/Item--i-284-600-188

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One commentator above wrote that Stone Grey was, "... uninspired. Too clean, too cold." But that's the essence of a true mid-toned gray.

 

When looking for a gray I don't want any green or purple undertones -- I want gray. I feel the same way with black -- I want black, not gray/blue/brown. And with a medium blue I want blue, not green and not purple.

 

The bottom line is that Stone Grey is not confused, it knows what color it's trying to be. So I like it very much (even though it runs dry I my Kaweco Liliput with the 1.1 nib).

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I find that this ink is a neutral gray. If we had set the grey color, I would show this ink.

 

In comparison:

1. Montblanc 90th grey has Brown shades.

2. Noodler's Lexington even gray color as the 90th Montblanc.

3. Montblanc Oyster grey, light and silvery grey.

4. GFVC Stone grey, the perfect grey. No brown, green, blue, or silver shade in this ink.

http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/948107gray1.jpg

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I find that this ink is a neutral gray. If we had set the grey color, I would show this ink.

 

In comparison:

1. Montblanc 90th grey has Brown shades.

2. Noodler's Lexington even gray color as the 90th Montblanc.

3. Montblanc Oyster grey, light and silvery grey.

4. GFVC Stone grey, the perfect grey. No brown, green, blue, or silver shade in this ink.

http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/513244gray2.jpg

 

Lovely.

Helpful too.

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+1 for Noodler's Lexington Grey

an even darker grey is Levenger's Greystoke, another excellent performing grey color ink.

Be Happy, work at it. Namaste

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Very impressive review... Not sure if I like the grey but thanks..... More of this please

 

I Like the colour of the Herbin Cacoa too.... Only hting is the ink is as dry as a camel's bottom aftr a desert stroll

Das leben ist wie ein Perpetuum Mobile mit ein Mangel..... Immer im Bewegung jedoch nicht unendlich. (life is like a troubled Perpetuum Mobile ever moving but not for ever)

Tricked throughout the centuries...

For centuries people had been tricked by kings & "religion-alism"

In the 20th century people got tricked by communism

Today people get tricked by (neo)capitalism :)

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Very impressive review... Not sure if I like the grey but thanks..... More of this please

 

I Like the colour of the Herbin Cacoa too.... Only hting is the ink is as dry as a camel's bottom aftr a desert stroll

 

 

I wouldn't go that far Morbus Curiosities. I'd say it's as dry as a camel's bottom after he'd had a nice bath and towelled down . . . :)

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I wouldn't go that far Morbus Curiosities. I'd say it's as dry as a camel's bottom after he'd had a nice bath and towelled down . . . :)

 

 

 

:-) hi Tas a bit late but a letter with some samples is on its way

Das leben ist wie ein Perpetuum Mobile mit ein Mangel..... Immer im Bewegung jedoch nicht unendlich. (life is like a troubled Perpetuum Mobile ever moving but not for ever)

Tricked throughout the centuries...

For centuries people had been tricked by kings & "religion-alism"

In the 20th century people got tricked by communism

Today people get tricked by (neo)capitalism :)

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Thank you for the excellent review.

 

However, I'm not generally a fan of grey ink. The one I use when I want grey is Montblanc Albert Einstein

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