New Diamine 150Th Anniversary Ink: Purple Dream

[Chrissy]

This is a fairly quick review, so that I can get up some reviews of the 8 new Diamine inks for you to look at. I haven't tried them all on lot's of different papers yet, but that will come later.

 

Today I've been writing with them in my cheap Silvine Notepad. It's fairly absorbent paper, so dry times are quick. It's a white paper so I find it easier to get the ink colours accurate in Photoshop.

 

I noticed that all 8 of these new ink samples have wet flow, good lubrication, some shading, no sheen. They clean up very easily from skin and pens. I've had these inks in these various pens for at least 2 weeks now, and they all start up immediately with no problems.

 

Sorry, I haven't yet tested for water resistance, and I will do that soon.

 

These inks will be available from Diamine in the 150th Anniversary range bottles as well as packs of 20 cartridges. I don't yet have any bottles to show you.

 

[lapis]

Wow! Thank for this introduction and I'm tickled pink to see that thay have now extended the 150th number. Quite in contrast to their squeezing out of yet more shimmering things.

 

Mike

[Chrissy]

Wow! Thank for this introduction and I'm tickled pink to see that thay have now extended the 150th number. Quite in contrast to their squeezing out of yet more shimmering things.

 

Mike

 

You're welcome.

[Cyber6]

Wow! Thank for this introduction and I'm tickled pink to see that thay have now extended the 150th number. Quite in contrast to their squeezing out of yet more shimmering things.

 

Mike

 

It goes in cycles.. Shimmering - 150th - Classic - Shimmering - 150th (now) - next one will be some new colours for the Classic line

 

 

 

C.

[lgsoltek]

Thanks. Looking nice this one!

[Newjelan]

Thanks for the review and it looks like a nice ink. But, no more inks for me, for now.

[ManofKent]

Nice review. Thank you.

 

Purple Pazzazz without the gold?

[Ghost Plane]

Oh YUM!

[Chrissy]

Thanks. Looking nice this one!

 

 

Thanks for the review and it looks like a nice ink. But, no more inks for me, for now.

 

 

Nice review. Thank you.

 

Purple Pazzazz without the gold?

 

You're welcome.

 

Yes, maybe it does look very much like Purple Pazzazz without the gold.

[amberleadavis]

It reminds me of the MB Lavender.

[benbot517]

I quite like it. May get a bottle

[Chrissy]

It reminds me of the MB Lavender.

 

I think I have that one somewhere....

[inkstainedruth]

I have several inks roughly this shade of purple. So do I need another one? Probably....

Thanks for the review. And not....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Chrissy]

Here is the review form that I did today for this ink, with some comparisons on there. I have recently received a sample of Cult Pens Deep Dark Purple, and I almost forgot all about it :

 

Diamine 150th Anniversary Purple Dream

One of the 8 New 150th Anniversary colours available in special 40ml bottles

All 16 Anniversary Inks will be made available in standard short European cartridges packs of 20

• Flow Rate: Quite wet
• Lubrication: Really pleasant on several different papers.
• Nib Dry-out: Not noticed.
• Start-up: Immediate.
• Saturation: Good
• Shading Potential: Very good
• Sheen: Not seen
• Show-Through:
  • Tomoe River 52gsm.
  • Cheaper generic 80gsm printer papers & lined pads.
  • Field Notes
  • CiAK InTempo
• Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Seen on Field Notes.
• Nib Creep / “Crud”: Not seen, even after over 2 weeks in the pen
• Staining (pen): Not seen - easy clean-up
• Staining (hands): Not seen - easy clean-up
• Clogging: Not seen. Seems unlikely.
• Water resistance: Reasonably water resistant, but not sold as waterproof.
• Availability: Will be available from Diamine Inks web-site and other outlets.

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[ManofKent]

Thank you. I'm very tempted by this one.

[Chrissy]

Thank you. I'm very tempted by this one.

 

You're welcome.

[Scriptorium Pens]

Definitely on my "must have" list. Thank you for the review!

[Chrissy]

Definitely on my "must have" list. Thank you for the review!

 

You're welcome.

[Chrissy]

I just popped into this review thread to say that these inks have now been issued and are readily available from Diamine and other retailers.

[nameoftherose]

I'm wondering how this compares to GvFC Violet Blue?

 

I sometimes wish Diamine would do a mixed box of cartridges of their most recent inks to allow a bit of a test run before buying a bottle or two.

 

Here's hoping