Efnir: Rohrer & Klingner Solferino

[LizEF]

Extra Fine Nib Ink Review: Rohrer & Klingner Solferino

 

This is review #35 in my series. Here's the YouTube video:

 

Post-recording notes: Easy cleaning. My eyes should heal soon.

 

And here is a screen of the final result, for those not interested in the video:

Scan of Completed Review:

 

Zoomed in photo:

Absorbent Paper Closeup (puzzle paper like thick newsprint):

 

Screenshots also available on Instagram: @zilxodarap

 

Previous Review: Pilot Iroshizuku Asa-gao.

 

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Hope you enjoy. Comments appreciated!

[Tincansailor]

Where are my sunglasses?

[LizEF]

Where are my sunglasses?

[Sailor Kenshin]

Thanks for the review! I adore this color. Better start with a sample first, though. 😜

[LizEF]

Thanks for the review! I adore this color. Better start with a sample first, though.

"Please do not look into laser with remaining eye."

[yazeh]

For a lazy dog, he's quite enterprising

Fun review, though with that colour I need goggles, masks and host of other protective material

[LizEF]

For a lazy dog, he's quite enterprising

Fun review, though with that colour I need goggles, masks and host of other protective material

Just get yourself a welding mask, that'll cover all risks.

[ENewton]

Thank you for this review, and for the others in this series.

 

I often use Solferino in fine or extra-fine nibs. Most of my inks are dark purple and look close to black in the finest nibs, but Solferino shows its colors even when the line is extra fine. I don't like it enough to write page upon page with it--it is too bright for my taste--but I find it useful for contrast with the dark inks I prefer.

 

In fact, I acquired Solferino and Sepia at the same time, with the idea of using them together for illustrations in which Sepia would be the dominant color and Solferino the one used to highlight the focal point of a given illustration.

 

My experience of cleaning Solferino agrees with yours, to the extent that I have not hesitated to use it in vintage pens. In fact, of the five Rohrer & Klingner inks I have tried--Solferino, Verdigris, Sepia, Scabiosa, and Aubergine--all have been very easy to clean.

[I-am-not-really-here]

One of the first bottles purchased, along with Blue Mare. I do not find Solferino eye searing at all. However, for those who might, try it on cream/ivory paper instead of white.

[LizEF]

Thank you for this review, and for the others in this series.

 

I often use Solferino in fine or extra-fine nibs. Most of my inks are dark purple and look close to black in the finest nibs, but Solferino shows its colors even when the line is extra fine. I don't like it enough to write page upon page with it--it is too bright for my taste--but I find it useful for contrast with the dark inks I prefer.

Yes, I think it's a bit bright for a full page of writing (though better than really pale, yellow(ish) inks).

 

One of the first bottles purchased, along with Blue Mare. I do not find Solferino eye searing at all. However, for those who might, try it on cream/ivory paper instead of white.

I suspect we're all being hyperbolic about Solferino burning retinas, but it is very bright. I like it for notes on pre-printed agenda, editing, or similar work where there's little writing and I want it to stand out!

 

And yes, it's lovely on cream paper!

[LizEF]

Here's the line width measurement. The line is one of those used for dry time.  Magnification is 100x.  The grid is 100x100µm.  The scale is 330µm, with eleven divisions of 30µm each.  The line width for this ink is roughly 285µm.  (Interestingly, the color is completely different from what my eyes see, even through the eyepiece of the microscope.)