Kwz Ink Blue Black

[lgsoltek]

KWZI Blue Black (regular non-iron-gall) is a rather neutral blue black that doesn't lean too teal (Tsuki-yo), too purple (Pilot Blue Black) or too faded grey (R&K Salix, Sailor Shimoyo). It has excellent flow and smoothness. Even though blue blacks are not my kind of colour, it is a pleasure to write with. It has some water resistance.

 

Splash

Writing samples

(Pilot Elabo/Falcon SF, Platinum 3776 Music)

(Rhodia)

(Tomoe River)

Comparison

(In finer nibs it could look quite close to J. Herbin Bleu des Profondeurs. In swabs or broader nibs, the JH seems to be brighter, more "blue".)

[Tas]

Mmm . . .

[Tom Kellie]

~ Lgsoltek:

 

Thank you for including the Platinum 3776 Music nib images.

They bring out the character of this ink.

Tom K.

[ENewton]

It looks very nice. Thank you for including all the comparison swabs.

[Intensity]

Very interesting that you chose to compare this ink with Bleu des Profoundeurs, as that was my immediate reaction to your first photographs of the ink samples too: "this looks a lot like my Herbin Bleu des Profoundeurs." The Herbin ink has a similar degree of water resistance, with the same dark gray line left behind. Thanks for the review!

[DrDebG]

Very nice review. Thank you for taking time to do this.

[sansenri]

thank you for showing this, I like KWZ Azure #5 and this looks like a very netral blue black.

 

Thank you for the comparison swabs, very useful, and very true to the actual colours, even on screen. It happens rarely in other reviews, where most blues look all alike, without showing the purple or the teal shades.

[inkstainedruth]

I had not tried this one (although I'm really fond of their IG Blue-Black). How does it look compared to that, and also to IG Blue #3?

Thanks for the review. And, well, not.... (Muttering "don't need more ink, don't need more ink don't need more ink....")

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[lgsoltek]

thank you for showing this, I like KWZ Azure #5 and this looks like a very netral blue black.

 

Thank you for the comparison swabs, very useful, and very true to the actual colours, even on screen. It happens rarely in other reviews, where most blues look all alike, without showing the purple or the teal shades.

 

Thank you! I just take the photos with my iPhone. Sometimes I'm not very happy about the photo quality because it can look quite different from what I see with my eyes. Anyway I use a grey card to set the white balance, so perhaps that helps.

[LeakyInk]

I really like this blue-black. Great review as well. Thanks

[gmax]

Thank you for this review. I have a bottle on the way

[arellano81366]

Thanks for this review. I am hoarding blue inks. All shades that I can and I will keep an eye on this but to me does not seems as interesting as for instance CUlt Pens Dark Blue. Your reviews set the bar! thanks again!