Noodler's Akhmatova

[amberleadavis]

Okay, I found two of the Australian inks.

Catalpa and Coral Sea Blue

 

 

[yazeh]

2 hours ago, amberleadavis said:

 

I edited the post and my reply.

Much appreciated....

[Maurizio]

On 7/15/2021 at 3:27 PM, yazeh said:

Noodler's Akhmatova

Named after the great the Russian poetess, Anna Akhmatova. Famous and beloved before the Revolution hounded after, until death of Stalin. 
On a trip to Paris, she befriended an unknown and impoverished Modigliani, who drew her several times.




She was famous for her signature shawl, even in the height of poverty, she managed to stay regal...

The ink harbours a deep melancholy, recalling that of coniferous forests in the deep of winter under a grey day. It reflects well Akhmatova's soul. 

For the sake of this review, I have cropped pages, to give a hint of the dynamic of this ink and not my musings....  
Chroma

Comparison:

This is one of the best, if not the best eternal ink I have ever tried. The ink is so will lubricated that beckons you not to force the nib but let the pen glide. I could buy this ink for the tactility of it, only. Ink is eternal/ bullet proof/ fluorescent. 
The shading is best experienced on white and bright paper. Dry time is super fast. Cleaning nothing was left. 
 

 

 

Just found this as I searched for any review of this ink. Thanks for the thorough and informative review.

 

I love Noodler’s Sequoia for the color and for sketching pine trees. I want an archival version of Sequoia and this ink is, it seems, the color closest to it. 

 

Can you, or anyone else inform me about whether this ink or Noodler’s Zhivago is the color closest to Sequioa? It seems to me - but computer screens don’t provide accurate color renderings -  that Sequoia sits in the middle between the values of Akhmatova and Zhivago, with Akhmatova being the lightest and Zhivago the darkest. 

[yazeh]

14 hours ago, Maurizio said:

 

Just found this as I searched for any review of this ink. Thanks for the thorough and informative review.

Most welcome!

14 hours ago, Maurizio said:

 

I love Noodler’s Sequoia for the color and for sketching pine trees. I want an archival version of Sequoia and this ink is, it seems, the color closest to it.

 

I don't have sequoia so, I can't comment on that!. 

14 hours ago, Maurizio said:

Can you, or anyone else inform me about whether this ink or Noodler’s Zhivago is the color closest to Sequioa? It seems to me - but computer screens don’t provide accurate color renderings -  that Sequoia sits in the middle between the values of Akhmatova and Zhivago, with Akhmatova being the lightest and Zhivago the darkest. 

Zhivago, in my memory write a very dark green black and unless you do a wash, you won't see the green.  And it's partially water resistant. 

I don't know what type of drawing you do, and if if lightfastness is important for you. 

Akhmatova is an excellent ink, but I would suggest you get a sample and the following (I prefer Vanness, because they are 4ml)

SketchINK Emma/ Lilly.  These are lightfast inks from Rohrer and Klingner. I haven't tested these two, but two others, which were viscous and need a well sealed pen. 

Kakimori Kurun - Murky pigment ink. Long dry times. But nice and wet

De Atramentis Document / Artist series. The good things about both lines is that you can mix and match them and make your own colour. I haven't tried their greens though.  I recently mixed an extremely dry Artist Sepia with a very wet,  Artist turquoise and created a pleasing Green  

OCTOPUS inks has a new series of waterproof inks, I haven't tried or tested them, so I can't say much about them. 

Kala inks - These are pigment inks but not 100 % waterproof. But they have very nice green/ greys for washes. You can find them at  Shigure inks. 

 

Hope it helps!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Maurizio]

Thanks yazeh. I think I’ll try the Akhmatova. If it’s not quite dark green enough for me, I’m hoping I can nudge the color a little with a few drops of Noodler’s Black. I assume that they will be compatible since they are both “bullet proof” inks. 

 

I’ve never heard of Kakimori Kuran inks. Are they Japanese? I see now. Kakimori is the brand, kuran is the green. 

 

Thanks again

 

maurizio

[yazeh]

@Maurizio yes they are

 

 

[Minok]

So can someone clarify what the fluorescent property of Ahkmatova is, as under my UV hand lamp it looks exactly as non fluorescing as my Bullet Proof Black, while my Blue Ghost and Luxury Blue I can definitely see the effect.

[TSherbs]

50 minutes ago, Minok said:

So can someone clarify what the fluorescent property of Ahkmatova is, as under my UV hand lamp it looks exactly as non fluorescing as my Bullet Proof Black, while my Blue Ghost and Luxury Blue I can definitely see the effect.

 

JetPens says this of this ink:

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Fluorescent: This ink glows under some UV lights.

 

Maybe that "some" is the key word...

[LizEF]

On 7/15/2021 at 1:55 PM, LizEF said:

but it sounds worth trying anyway.

Ink tried and reviewed:

 

[yazeh]

1 hour ago, LizEF said:

Ink tried and reviewed:

 

Thanks! Looking forward to it