3 Oysters Doldam

[Tas]

I loaded some of Lgsoltek's kind sample into my Visconti Homo Sapiens last night - pesky pen too fat to fit in the vial so I had to unscrew the nib and carefully syringe some into the body whilst operating the vacuum plunger. No mess. All good.

Oh my I've written a letter with it and am planning a sketch to Lgsoltek by way of thank you. The VHS loves this ink. It brings out its shading, it doesn't gush and it produces a dark enough line to read easily - a problem I've found with many greys.

http://www.taskyprianou.com/me_thanks.jpg

[lgsoltek]

I loaded some of Lgsoltek's kind sample into my Visconti Homo Sapiens last night - pesky pen too fat to fit in the vial so I had to unscrew the nib and carefully syringe some into the body whilst operating the vacuum plunger. No mess. All good.

 

Oh my I've written a letter with it and am planning a sketch to Lgsoltek by way of thank you. The VHS loves this ink. It brings out its shading, it doesn't gush and it produces a dark enough line to read easily - a problem I've found with many greys.

 

http://www.taskyprianou.com/me_thanks.jpg

 

I knew you'd love it!

[Tas]

 

I knew you'd love it!

 

[Intensity]

Oh I was all excited to order a bottle, but then followed the posts to some surprising revelations about the batch inconsistency. I wonder where I can get the ink as shown by Lgsoltek... The yellow-gray with blue outlining is very appealing to me and reminds me of my beloved grayed-brown Papier Plume Pecan that has green outlining.

[lgsoltek]

Oh I was all excited to order a bottle, but then followed the posts to some surprising revelations about the batch inconsistency. I wonder where I can get the ink as shown by Lgsoltek... The yellow-gray with blue outlining is very appealing to me and reminds me of my beloved grayed-brown Papier Plume Pecan that has green outlining.

 

Me too I plan to get a full bottle but now I need to find out 1) which is the easiest way to get it in Europe and 2) whether it is the same ink/sample I reviewed.

[SpecTP]

does anyone have the 3 Oysters Giwa roofing tile gray in comparison to this gray? From the color swabs, the OP's color sample looks more like Giwa than Doldam.

[Tas]

 

Me too I plan to get a full bottle but now I need to find out 1) which is the easiest way to get it in Europe and 2) whether it is the same ink/sample I reviewed.

 

Keep us posted

[Intensity]

 

Me too I plan to get a full bottle but now I need to find out 1) which is the easiest way to get it in Europe and 2) whether it is the same ink/sample I reviewed.

 

I've sent a question to the vendor I've found to show the same sample colors as in your review. If they confirm that their batch is more yellow-gray, I'll get a bottle from them and will post here. Most others show the lavender-gray on their samples.

 

I also wonder about concentration. Whether if you do a light wash, it looks lavender gray, and if you have higher concentration of it (say dehydrated a bit, or piled on a lot), then the yellow comes through, hence the possible difference in appearance. For example, your was from a sample which may have dried out a bit to result in higher dye concentration.

Edited January 15, 2019 by Intensity

[SpecTP]

Just ordered a bottle of Giwa and Doldam from Jetpens. Will try out a swab test when I get them in.

[SpecTP]

got the inks in. this batch is from Jetpens.

 

 

Edited January 20, 2019 by SpecTP

[bobje]

Tas,

When you compose that sketch for Lgsoltek, we hope you scan a copy into this discussion!

 

Here is a writing sample of giwa.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/341853-three-oysters-giwa/?hl=giwa

[Tas]

Tas,

When you compose that sketch for Lgsoltek, we hope you scan a copy into this discussion!

 

Here is a writing sample of giwa.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/341853-three-oysters-giwa/?hl=giwa

 

Absolutely. The sketch is nothing special, just a small thank you. I'll wait until Lgsoltek has received it and then I'll post it here. Wouldn't want to spoil the surprise. xx

[Tas]

Tas,

When you compose that sketch for Lgsoltek, we hope you scan a copy into this discussion!

 

Here is a writing sample of giwa.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/341853-three-oysters-giwa/?hl=giwa

Arghh. The Doldam sample I have looks an awful lot like Giwa

[lgsoltek]

got the inks in. this batch is from Jetpens.

 

 

 

 

 

The swab looks much bluer, but see those yellow parts, still quite similar to what I experienced. Strangely the writing sample looks quite correct to me, and the Giwa writing sample looks closer to the swab of Doldam?

[lgsoltek]

Arghh. The Doldam sample I have looks an awful lot like Giwa

Giwa looks quite green in Bob's review though:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/341853-three-oysters-giwa/?do=findComment&comment=4140266

[bobje]

Giwa is really bronze.

[Tas]

Giwa is really bronze.

 

Doldham is not bronze.

Giwa looks quite green in Bob's review though:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/341853-three-oysters-giwa/?do=findComment&comment=4140266

Yes but closer to that than the blue I reckon.

 

I've managed to persuade a friend to buy a bottle from the US by simply sending her a small sketch drawn with it. Will report back when I hear.

 

http://www.taskyprianou.com/fpn_magnolia_3oysters_doldam_e.jpeg

 

NB Only the fluffy parts of the buds were drawn in Doldham. The remainder is a 1 part KWZ Hunter Green / 1 part Noodler's Kiowa Pecan mix.

 

[SpecTP]

 

 

 

The swab looks much bluer, but see those yellow parts, still quite similar to what I experienced. Strangely the writing sample looks quite correct to me, and the Giwa writing sample looks closer to the swab of Doldam?

 

The Giwa had a more blueish grey when writing

 

The Doldam has hints of that bronze that you have, but my batch is much less prominent.

[lgsoltek]

Well I guess we'll wait till Tas gets his bottle, then he can compare it with my sample that I gave him.

[Tas]

Well I guess we'll wait till Tas gets his bottle, then he can compare it with my sample that I gave him.

I've not ordered one. A friend has. Highly impulsive. Before I could properly warn her of the possible confusion, she'd ordered the ink . . . we've canall sympathise right?