EFNIR: Robert Oster Blue Sea

[LizEF]

Extra Fine Nib Ink Review: Robert Oster Blue Sea

This is review #64 in my series.  Here's the YouTube video:

Post-recording notes: Quick and easy cleaning with plain water.

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: Robert Oster Blue Denim.

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Hope you enjoy.  Comments appreciated!

[LizEF]

Phew!  All caught up.  Next post will be on Friday.

[I-am-not-really-here]

Thank you for the review. If you hadn't posted the video showing it was written with a fountain pen I'd have questioned why you were showing ballpoint ink...

 

Yet another blue to skip.  

[TSherbs]

I appreciate your posting these over here. I especially value the close-up photos because I never use EF nibs, so the photos give a bit of sense of what the ink might look like in a larger nib (I know that that is not entirely true). 

[LizEF]

8 hours ago, I-am-not-really-here said:

Thank you for the review. If you hadn't posted the video showing it was written with a fountain pen I'd have questioned why you were showing ballpoint ink...

 

Yet another blue to skip.  

 

You're welcome!   As the zoom shows, it's not quite as bad as ballpoint ink, especially in that it shades beautifully like so many Robert Oster inks.  But yes, it is just a bit too ordinary.  I won't be getting a bottle when the sample's gone.

[LizEF]

3 hours ago, Quentin said:

I appreciate your posting these over here. I especially value the close-up photos because I never use EF nibs, so the photos give a bit of sense of what the ink might look like in a larger nib (I know that that is not entirely true). 

 

  Happy to be posting here again!  The swatches at the start of the video probably give a better idea what the ink will look like in a larger nib.  I've found that a general rule of thumb is that unless the ink from an EF looks so dark you can't see the color, it will either look the same or a bit darker from a larger nib.  If the ink is so dark from an EF that you can't see the color, it will likely show the color from a larger nib.  But its a gamble trying to compare.   Regardless, thanks for viewing / reading and commenting.

[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 310µm.