Jump to content

EFNIR: Noodler's FPN Van Gogh Starry Night Blue

LizEF

By LizEF
in Ink Reviews

 Share

Recommended Posts

LizEF Museum Piece

LizEF

Posted
Posted

Extra Fine Nib Ink Review: Noodler's FPN Van Gogh Starry Night Blue


This is review #74 in my series.  Here's the YouTube video:


Post-recording notes: Couldn't really get the color right in the zoom - the ink photographs as black, basically, except the smear.  Cleaning was fairly easy, but the black component (the part that appears to be water-resistant) tried to cling to the inside of the section.  Pen flush or a cotton swab or similar may be needed to fully remove this component (or the next ink you use might wash it through unnoticed).


And here is a screen of the final result, for those not interested in the video:
large.NoodlersFPNVanGoghStarryNightBlue.jpg.890339b4143a83080f4f5161885d97ea.jpg


Scan of Completed Review:
large.NoodlersFPNVanGoghStarryNightBlueS.jpg.100361b401a477ab9b488caa24db2a21.jpg


Zoomed in photo:
large.NoodlersFPNVanGoghStarryNightBlueZ.jpg.6d8cb19130834742688aa9eab0f959d2.jpg


Absorbent Paper Closeup (top is puzzle paper like thick newsprint, bottom is old 20lb copy paper):
large.NoodlersFPNVanGoghStarryNightBlueAP.jpg.711b900de2ef82b5ce89e8e445b20cae.jpg


Screenshots also available on Instagram: @zilxodarap


Previous Review: Kobe #28 Lily of the Valley Green.


Want to influence the inky sequence?  Take the "next ink" poll.


Hope you enjoy.  Comments appreciated!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Replies 17
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • LizEF

    9

  • Sailor Kenshin

    1

  • PithyProlix

    1

  • namrehsnoom

    1

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

yazeh Antique

yazeh

Posted
Posted

Wonderful review as usual. 

 

This looks like truly a delightful beautiful colour and the name reminds of Don McLean's lyrical song, which gives it even more gravitas. :)

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
GardenWeasel Collectors Item

GardenWeasel

Posted
Posted

Great review!  I’ll comment that this ink I consider one of my best inks.  Works well in a variety of pens, and is the yardstick I measure other inks against. For my needs, it’s a near perfect ink. Thanks!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
LizEF Museum Piece

LizEF

Posted
  • Author
Posted
2 hours ago, yazeh said:

Wonderful review as usual. 

 

This looks like truly a delightful beautiful colour and the name reminds of Don McLean's lyrical song, which gives it even more gravitas. :)

 

:) Thank you! 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
LizEF Museum Piece

LizEF

Posted
  • Author
Posted
1 hour ago, GardenWeasel said:

Great review!  I’ll comment that this ink I consider one of my best inks.  Works well in a variety of pens, and is the yardstick I measure other inks against. For my needs, it’s a near perfect ink. Thanks!

Thank you. I agree, this is a good one. I hope FPN are able to restock their inks.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
LizEF Museum Piece

LizEF

Posted
  • Author
Posted
4 hours ago, mizgeorge said:

Lovely review - thank you (as always). I'm still not tempted by Noodlers inks though!

Thank you. :)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
LizEF Museum Piece

LizEF

Posted
  • Author
Posted
3 hours ago, RJS said:

FPN commissioned some inks? I missed that announcement....

Seems they did that a long time ago.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
inkstainedruth Ancient Artifact

inkstainedruth

Posted
Posted

It was several years ago.  I think there were three different Noodler's exclusive colors -- this one, a brown and I forget what the last one was, something pink or magenta, IIRC.  I was still fairly new to FPN so I didn't get around to trying to order this one or the brown (which was called something or other Manuscript Brown).  And of course am kicking myself now.

They were sold as a fundraiser to help support the site.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

Link to comment
Share on other sites
PithyProlix Antique

PithyProlix

Posted
Posted
12 hours ago, RJS said:

FPN commissioned some inks? I missed that announcement....

 

9 hours ago, LizEF said:

Seems they did that a long time ago.

 

Here you go. https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/store/category/12-fpn-inks/

Don't get excited - all say 'out of stock'.

My pens for sale: https://www.facebook.com/jaiyen.pens  

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Sailor Kenshin Museum Piece

Sailor Kenshin

Posted
Posted

Beautiful color, and you know I love your reviews, but long dry times rule this out for a southpaw overwriter.  I have enough trouble with 'normal' inks on TR paper!  

My latest ebook.   And not just for Halloween!
 

My other pen is a Montblanc.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
LizEF Museum Piece

LizEF

Posted
  • Author
Posted
1 hour ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

Beautiful color, and you know I love your reviews, but long dry times rule this out for a southpaw overwriter.  I have enough trouble with 'normal' inks on TR paper!  

I found it had really fast dry time on my HP 24lb Laser paper, but on Rhodia and TR, yeah, awful. Anyhoo, it's a moot point since the inks ain't coming back soon.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
LizEF Museum Piece

LizEF

Posted
  • Author
Posted
1 hour ago, namrehsnoom said:

Nice one. Unobtainium, so the only place to get a feel for it is in a review like yours. So, double thank you!

:)  You're most welcome.   I was fortunate to receive a sample of this as a gift from another FPNer.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
white_lotus Collectors Item

white_lotus

Posted
Posted

This ink and the Dumas' Tulipe Noire are great. I'm fortunate to have a bottle of each.

 

I don't think we'll ever see them again. I say that because they haven't been available for several years now.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
LizEF Museum Piece

LizEF

Posted
  • Author
Posted
5 hours ago, white_lotus said:

This ink and the Dumas' Tulipe Noire are great.

I've got Tulipe Noire, too, so I guess that'll be another torture video at some point. :D

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 1 year later...
LizEF Museum Piece

LizEF

Posted
  • Author
Posted

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 290µm.

 

large.NoodlersFPNVanGoghStarryNightBlueLW.jpg.79f5a8cfdcfc2a0eb8eabe503659a9fd.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Most Contributions

    1. amberleadavis
      amberleadavis
      43844
    2. PAKMAN
      PAKMAN
      33553
    3. Ghost Plane
      Ghost Plane
      28220
    4. inkstainedruth
      inkstainedruth
      26724
    5. jar
      jar
      26101

  • Upcoming Events

  • Blog Comments

    • Shanghai Knife Dude
      Links to web pages or articles about Chinese typesetting, signwriting, etc.

      By Shanghai Knife Dude · Posted

      I have the Sailor Naginata and some fancy blade nibs coming after 2022 by a number of new workshop from China.  With all my respect, IMHO, they are all (bleep) in doing chinese characters.  Go use a bush, or at least a bush pen. 
    • A Smug Dill
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By A Smug Dill · Posted

      It is the reason why I'm so keen on the idea of a personal library — of pens, nibs, inks, paper products, etc. — and spent so much money, as well as time and effort, to “build” it for myself (because I can't simply remember everything, especially as I'm getting older fast) and my wife, so that we can “know”; and, instead of just disposing of what displeased us, or even just not good enough to be “given the time of day” against competition from >500 other pens and >500 other inks for our at
    • adamselene
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By adamselene · Posted

      Agreed.  And I think it’s good to be aware of this early on and think about at the point of buying rather than rationalizing a purchase..
    • A Smug Dill
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By A Smug Dill · Posted

      Alas, one cannot know “good” without some idea of “bad” against which to contrast; and, as one of my former bosses (back when I was in my twenties) used to say, “on the scale of good to bad…”, it's a spectrum, not a dichotomy. Whereas subjectively acceptable (or tolerable) and unacceptable may well be a dichotomy to someone, and finding whether the threshold or cusp between them lies takes experiencing many degrees of less-than-ideal, especially if the decision is somehow influenced by factors o
    • adamselene
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By adamselene · Posted

      I got my first real fountain pen on my 60th birthday and many hundreds of pens later I’ve often thought of what I should’ve known in the beginning. I have many pens, the majority of which have some objectionable feature. If they are too delicate, or can’t be posted, or they are too precious to face losing , still they are users, but only in very limited environments..  I have a big disliking for pens that have the cap jump into the air and fly off. I object to Pens that dry out, or leave blobs o

  • Chatbox

    You don't have permission to chat.
    Load More

  • Files






×
×
  • Create New...