girlieg33k Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 (edited) Ink Book: Large Ruled Moleskine Cahier Notebook Fountain Pen: Omas Dama (with a medium cursive italic nib reground by Richard Binder) Color Category: Browns Waterman Havana Brown - Sheafffer Brown - Pelikan Brown - Stipula Sepia - Sailor RedBrown http://girlieg33k.googlepages.com/browns_mod.jpg Noodler's Seminole Sepia - Noodler's Kiowa Pecan http://girlieg33k.googlepages.com/browns2_mod.jpg Edited October 9, 2007 by girlieg33k Talking about fountain pens is like dancing about architecture. Link to post Share on other sites
Viseguy Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Havana and Kiowa Pecan are my two favorites there. Especially the Kiowa. Viseguy Link to post Share on other sites
lisa Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Sheaffer Brown is nice. Link to post Share on other sites
stubley5 Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 I agree with Viseguy, Havana and Kiowa Pecan are best looking. But, I tend to lean towards darker inks anyway. Nice test girlieg33k ! Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
Inkanthropist Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Thanks for all of the excellent scans that you've posted. The Stipula Sepia and the Noodler's Kiowa Pecan look extremely nice. Neil [FPN ACCOUNT ABANDONED. I AM NO LONGER ACTIVE HERE, BUT AM SADLY UNABLE TO CLOSE MY ACCOUNT AND DELETE MY POSTS.] Link to post Share on other sites
Ged Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Thanks for the scans! I'm always interested in brown inks. The kiowa pecan and havana brown look delicous. Link to post Share on other sites
handlebar Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Wonderful scans!!Now i MUST buy the Kiowa brown. JD Link to post Share on other sites
QM2 Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Has anybody tried Noodler's Eternal Brown and Grizzly? The first is through Pendemonium and the latter is, I believe, SwishMix. I wonder how those compare to these scans in terms of lightness and warmth. Link to post Share on other sites
jja Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 (edited) Has anybody tried Noodler's Eternal Brown and Grizzly? The first is through Pendemonium and the latter is, I believe, SwishMix. I wonder how those compare to these scans in terms of lightness and warmth. Going by memory and limited use, the Eternal Brown is closest to the Stipula Sepia in the examples above. Does that jive with everyone else's experience? I see from a different thread that you are looking for a darker brown, and I don't think the EB is as dark as the Kiowa Pecan. I do think, though, that EB is a very neutral brown, without too much red or black in the mix. Have you seen the samples of El Lawrence in the review by moostache? Looks like a good dark brown there. Edited April 24, 2007 by jja Link to post Share on other sites
Melnicki Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 it's hard to tell from these scans, but Eternal Brown looks a bit between the Seminole Sepia and the Stipula Sepia. It's a nice light tan color, not dark at all (though maybe there's a pen that will do it, just none I've seen). What I love about Eternal Brown is that it is tintable quite nicely; you can get a wide range of browns that way, and they'll have a bulletproof component! I have not seen El Lawrence in person, but I don't think it's brown. I think it's a mossy green-grey. Click for Ink Scans!! WTB: (Blemished OK)CdA Dunas // Stipulas! (esp w/ Titanio nib) // Edison Pearl Link to post Share on other sites
lefty928 Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 (edited) Thanks for posting all the images from your ink notebook, girlieg33k. I'm looking into browns and purples, so those have been particularly helpful to me . Stipula Sepia and Kiowa Pecan certainly go back on my list (and so does Verdigris -- various inks go on and off as I reread reviews here or my tastes evolve!). As I have some of the same inks you do, I can get a decent sense of how the ones I don't have look in real life. I am inspired to imitate the format of your book! My own book of ink samples has been added to piecemeal as I've acquired inks and filled different pens, so it's much less systematic (i.e., it's a mess, although helpful). Tan is exactly how I would describe my bottle of Eternal Brown. Ugly (to me) tan -- it didn't look like most of the scans I've seen here, but I did find one after the fact that looks like what came out of my bottle. Must. be. more. alert. I will try mixing it, as Matt suggests. And dark gray-green was my impression of El Lawrence also, from posts here on FPN. Edited April 25, 2007 by lefty928 http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/8703/letterminizk9.png Link to post Share on other sites
rroossinck Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 You know...last time I was in Fort Madison, Sam tried to talk me into Kiowa Pecan. Should have listened to her. That's beautiful! http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1118/726404937_328386ddc6_o.jpg Brassing Adds Character: Available by clicking on my signature. Link to post Share on other sites
Penache Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 I was wondering the other day how Havana Brown would look with a yellow undertone and Noodler's Kiowa Pecan fits the bill perfectly. Thanks for posting these comparisons, all of them. Makes ink selection so much easier. ~ Manisha "A traveller am I and a navigator, and everyday I discover a new region of my soul." ~ Kahlil Gibran Link to post Share on other sites
Taki Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 (edited) Thanks for the great samples! I sold my bottle of Kiowa pecan because it slightly stained my Pel M400 Honey, but I might need to get it again to use with other pens Edited April 26, 2007 by Taki Link to post Share on other sites
Melnicki Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 For what it's worth, Kiowa Pecan is my least-used ink. But I have no excuse as to why, as it is indeed a very nice color. Does anyone know why Havana Brown is named as such? Nice nice color. Anyone know how it compares to Noodler's Beaver? It seems like it's a browner version of Beaver. Click for Ink Scans!! WTB: (Blemished OK)CdA Dunas // Stipulas! (esp w/ Titanio nib) // Edison Pearl Link to post Share on other sites
mrjustice Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 My guess is that it is the color of a fine cuban cigar? Link to post Share on other sites
GregPQ Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Does anyone know why Havana Brown is named as such? Nice nice color. Anyone know how it compares to Noodler's Beaver? It seems like it's a browner version of Beaver. I've always assumed it was to suggest a tobacco shade of brown. It is pretty much my favorite ink of any color. If I could find a waterproof or water-resistant ink close to Havana Brown, I would be happy indeed! Greg Lamy Safari 1.1mm stubPilot VP w/Binder .6mm stubPelikan M200 FPelikan M215 ItalicWaterman Phileas Link to post Share on other sites
maryannemoll Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 I like the Stipula Sepia! It looks like a true sepia to me, more than the traditional brown. Thanks for sharing. Sensibilities Link to post Share on other sites
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