Diamine Deep Dark Green (Cult Pens Uk)

[white_lotus]

My guess is that Cult Pens has quite a cult following in the UK. They apparently stock nearly everything they can get their hands on in the way of pens of all kinds, many inks. I have a feeling that if I spent much time on their website I'd end up with a fairly expensive cart of booty. Well they have Cult Pens ink made by Diamine. These are the "Deep Dark" inks, and they are not rebranded standard Diamine inks. The Deep Dark Brown has been rated by those in the know as the closest to the long-discontinued Parker Penman Mocha. But I personally could never justify to myself to order just a couple bottles of ink given the exchange rate, and added shipping costs.

 

Thankfully an FPN friend sent out some samples of a couple of these inks. This is the Deep Dark Green. And I will tell you that at $1.23/£1 an 80 ml bottle of Diamine retails for £4.92, about $6, compared to nearly $15 in the US. I'm not sure there'll be nearly $9/bottle of shipping charges. So some bargains may be had for the adventuresome inky pirate.

 

The green here is not a murky green per se, not like the KWZ ones, for even F-C. This is a fairly pur dark color. It reminds me of viridian or perhaps phthalo green watercolor. It's quite bluish, no leaning towards yellow. Much darker than F-C Loden. Perhaps not quite as dark as Sailor Miruai. No way of mistaking the color as green.

 

Pen: Pelikan M400 (14kt-F)

Papers: MvL=Mohawk via Linen, TR=Tomoe River, Hij=Hammermill 28 lb inkjet

There is considerable red sheen wherever the ink pools, in punctuation, loops. Quite pronounced.

A bit of water-resistance when washed over, less so when blotted.

[MsRedpen]

Thank you for the review. I like CP Deep Dark green, blue and red when I need a more conservative business writing colours. With fine nib it is "seriously" dark. And I can still keep my three tone notes.

[lapis]

Thanks for this review and the note that the prices have started to fall after they coughed out of th EU. They are great inks. I got 'em all and I love 'em all! (although I bought them all when the prices were high... but... their prices for the "normal" Diamines were and remain low).

 

Mike

[Jim7310]

Looks. Like a really nice deep dark green. Unfortunately it looks like the dry time may be too slow for left handed use on quality paper

[da vinci]

Thanks for another good review.

 

I like the colour, yet bizarrely am also a little disappointed by it. I was hoping it would be darker. It would be interesting to see a comparison with Diamine Green-Black.

[white_lotus]

Thanks for the comments. Perhaps someone has Diamine Green-Black.

[chromantic]

Thanks, lotus; you make it look good, especially the Eliot page.

[lapis]

Thanks for the comments. Perhaps someone has Diamine Green-Black.

Sure do!

Here's a Herbin glass dip pen and swab on Rhodia 80g white.

http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/peli46/CP_Deep_Dark_Green%20vs%20D_Green_Black.jpg

 

The similarity is even more than I had expected. The above scan is quite close to the real McCoy. The Diamine Green/Black (to the right) is in fact "greener" than the Cult Pens Deep Dark Green (to the left). The latter is -- if at all -- only a tick darker than the Green/Black but also has a tick of grey and blue. I can't say off hand which one I like better....

 

Mike

[da vinci]

Sure do!

Here's a Herbin glass dip pen and swab on Rhodia 80g white.

http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/peli46/CP_Deep_Dark_Green%20vs%20D_Green_Black.jpg

 

The similarity is even more than I had expected. The above scan is quite close to the real McCoy. The Diamine Green/Black (to the right) is in fact "greener" than the Cult Pens Deep Dark Green (to the left). The latter is -- if at all -- only a tick darker than the Green/Black but also has a tick of grey and blue. I can't say off hand which one I like better....

 

Mike

Thank you - that is really helpful

[inkstainedruth]

Hmmm. Both inks seem to be slightly blue leaning. So I think I can pass on both Deep Dark Green and Green Black.

Thanks for the review and for the side by side.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Chrissy]

Thanks for the comments. Perhaps someone has Diamine Green-Black.

 

I also have Diamine Green/Black and until now I never realised how similar it was to Deep Dark Green

[The Good Captain]

Another great ink.

[amberleadavis]

Sure do!

Here's a Herbin glass dip pen and swab on Rhodia 80g white.

http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu264/peli46/CP_Deep_Dark_Green%20vs%20D_Green_Black.jpg

 

The similarity is even more than I had expected. The above scan is quite close to the real McCoy. The Diamine Green/Black (to the right) is in fact "greener" than the Cult Pens Deep Dark Green (to the left). The latter is -- if at all -- only a tick darker than the Green/Black but also has a tick of grey and blue. I can't say off hand which one I like better....

 

Mike

 

 

You should add that to the Doppelganger's thread.

 

White Lotus, thank you for all your reviews.