StandardGraph Elder Blue (Holunderblau)

[Luci]

Another in my series of reviews of StandardGraph inks. Others have reviewed this ink before, but not on a more recent review form, and only with image links not embedded images.

Like the other inks from StandardGraph, this is a nice colour that performs well and dries quickly. I use it a lot, but have recently realised that the colour is almost indistinguishable from my bottle of Waterman Purple. Admittedly the bottle is old and it is possible that the current Waterman line is a different colour, but if it isn't, it would be hard to justify seeking out the StandardGraph offering when Waterman is inexpensive, even in Australia. (It is being offered at $A8 to $A9 at a range of retailers including Amazon.com.au and Pulp Addiction.)

[lapis]

Nice review and thanks for your good images.

I too would say that this ink and Waterman's Purple are very similar, although my W Purple looks a bit darker (possibly a paper-to-screen effect).

AFAIK, the W Purple ink has remained the same, only the name has been changed (to Tender Purple). The only W ink itself which has been changed is their blue-black.

Whatever, if one is not all that  hot about purples (which I am ), then one might simply stick to W Purple, not because of price but because of the availability. Both cost (at least here in Krautland) about 0.15-2.0 Euros per ml (SG usually in 30-ml bottles, W in 50 ml), but W ink is available almost everywhere and SG isn't.

[carlos.q]

Looks like this ink has some water resistance.

[LizEF]

Thanks for another review!  Even if I'm not likely to buy it, I still enjoy seeing reviews - especially of brands that aren't so common (at least not to me).

[yazeh]

Thanks for the review

 

Reminds me of Herbin Violet Pensée and Noodler's North African violet... 

[Luci]

2 hours ago, yazeh said:

Reminds me of Herbin Violet Pensée and Noodler's North African violet...

I have some Herbin Violet Pensée cartridges somewhere so I’ll dig them out and do a comparison at some point. 

[Luci]

8 hours ago, carlos.q said:

Looks like this ink has some water resistance.

Yes, I think so. I am new to reviewing so maybe others do water test differently, but so far I’ve been putting a few drops of water on that bit of the paper until it’s wet and giving the ink a light rub. There is some smearing but less than some tests I’ve seen on this site. This has been a feature of all three StandardGraph inks I’ve reviewed so far, and might be related to their quick drying. 

[yazeh]

Thanks Luci, looking forward to it. 

By the way, what breed is that handsome cat of yours?

[Luci]

1 minute ago, yazeh said:

By the way, what breed is that handsome cat of yours?

She is a Modern Siamese. A delightful breed that unlike most cats, love cuddles all the time. Her brother is sitting on me as I type this.