Rohrer & Klingner Frieda

[vojtahlad]

SketchINK is a new line of inks introduced by the Rohrer & Klingner several months ago. They are pigmented, waterproof, lightproof and suitable for fountain pens. I like regular R&K inks in general so I decided to try some SketchINK. Frieda is a medium saturated, medium dark blue-black (blue-grey is more accurate description).

 

The colour is very similar to Pelikan 4001 Blue-Black or Diamine Prussian Blue. Frieda is a bit darker and a bit more green but it is really close. The ink behaves well. There is no sheen, some shading and some tendency to feather and bleedthrough on lower-quality papers. Nothing serious but definitely above average.

 

I tested the water resistance with great success - 30 seconds of submerging did not influence the written text at all. The ink seems to be really waterproof.

 

Do I like it to be darker and more saturated? Definitely. But regarding the features, I consider this a successful entry to the SketchINK line.

 

Some pictures (click to enlarge, original gallery):

 

Edited September 2, 2018 by vojtahlad

[lapis]

Thanks for this nice review. The R&K SketchINKs seem to be somewhat understated these days. Sure, they're relatively new but by now almost one year old. Their water and light proofness are of course important and this colour is "okay" although it hits me being as you say rather (too) greyish. I.e too light for general writing but for sketching it still looks good,

[RoyalBlueNotebooks]

Other reviews of these SketchINKs are highly appreciated, thank you!

[truthpil]

I got a sample of this a couple months ago and I completely agree with this review. The color is nice but definitely too "chalky" for regular writing.

[Tas]

Ooo, this looks like DA Fog Grey doppleganger
Nearly bought a bottle a the London Pen Show and is still on the list.

 

Thank you for such a clear review.

[Honeybadgers]

I didn't realize these were FP friendly. What little I'd read didn't describe what they could e used in, so I just assumed they were for dip pens.

 

Will probably pick up a few bottles. I like a few of them quite a lot.