Noodler's Recreant Rhinoceros (RINO)

[yazeh]

Noodler's Recreant Rhinoceros (RINO)

 

I was attracted to this ink because it is quite a chameleon. I like inks that transform.  This one writes from black and then dries to a Green/ Teal, depending paper. 

The name of this ink is intended to provoke.  A marketing gimmick: pity as the ink is complex enough, to stand on its own.  

But we’re not here, to debate politics, but enjoy the creativity and diversity of inks

 

 

Just check the chroma:

 

And the water test. 

 

Check the back of the paper:

 

 

I don’t have any ink, to can compare it with. Ink writes a grey black and dries to a variety of colours depending on your paper.

 

Now some visuals on different papers: 

Midori

 

Stalogy:

Classic Tomoe River (Photo)

 

Tomoe River 68gr:

Hillroy absorbent Paper (front and back)

 

and Peter Pauper - Thick absorbent Paper:

 

 

 

 

·  Pen used: Noodler’s Ahab / Lamy Safari Broad/ Reverse

·  Ghosting: Possible on cheap/ thin papers. There's ghosting on Stalogy, for ex. but that can be modulated by less pressure or a different nib. 

·  Bleed through: Same as above.

·  Flow Rate: Wet

·  Lubrication: Good.

·  Nib Dry-out: Not noticed.

·  Start-up: None

·  Saturation:  Complex

·  Shading Yes.

·  Sheen: No 

·  Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: See for yourself

·  Nib Creep /  A bit on Ahab… 

·  Staining (pen):  One of the easiest inks to clean.

·  Clogging: None.

·  Water resistance: Water resistant. 

·  Availability: Only in bottle 90 ml bottles.

[PithyProlix]

What??? I am a decided non-Noodler's fan (not due to politics) and, now, two Noodler's inks in a row that I am now interested in acquiring? 

 

What a nice color! Looks like a complex mix of dyes. 

 

Thanks again for another great review. I love seeing these inks that I've never seen before ... nor even heard of!

[random_display_name]

Mental note to self:  Try Air Corps Blue Black again.

 

The resultant color in the subject ink reminds me of reviews of Noodler's Polar Green I've seen...

 

This ink has too much Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line to be of practical use for me, but could be a fun experimental or art ink.  Not that I do much of this.

 

I delight in your sketch and to the text I say, "Right on!"

[namrehsnoom]

Another ink I like! Thank’s for showing it to us. Love the rhino drawing, and the colours that the ink shows there - really nice.

[PithyProlix]

41 minutes ago, christina_k said:

This ink has too much Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line to be of practical use for me

 

This is a good point. The feathering seems to be tamed on pages with the rhinoceros declarations, for instance, when it seems like you are using a particular pen. Is the feathering particular to certain pens, papers, combination pen/paper, or ... ?

[yazeh]

1 hour ago, PithyProlix said:

What??? I am a decided non-Noodler's fan (not due to politics) and, now, two Noodler's inks in a row that I am now interested in acquiring? 

It was not intentional. Believe me

 

1 hour ago, PithyProlix said:

 

What a nice color! Looks like a complex mix of dyes. 

 

Thanks again for another great review. I love seeing these inks that I've never seen before ... nor even heard of!

It is. Indeed. 

1 hour ago, christina_k said:

Mental note to self:  Try Air Corps Blue Black again.

Good idea to avoid temptation.

 

1 hour ago, christina_k said:

 

The resultant color in the subject ink reminds me of reviews of Noodler's Polar Green I've seen...

It's nowhere close to Polar Green. The inks are diametrically opposite. Polar Green can stain pens. It is vicious, this one This one doesn't. It's very easy to clean. I would say it's closer in behaviour to General of the Armies

 

1 hour ago, christina_k said:

 

This ink has too much Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line to be of practical use for me, but could be a fun experimental or art ink.  Not that I do much of this.

Don't forget I'm using a full flexed Ahab with a wet ink. With finer/drier pens this could be mitigated

1 hour ago, christina_k said:

 

I delight in your sketch and to the text I say, "Right on!"

Thanks a lot. 

57 minutes ago, namrehsnoom said:

Another ink I like! Thank’s for showing it to us. Love the rhino drawing, and the colours that the ink shows there - really nice.

Thank you. I had inkling that you would like it

 

43 minutes ago, PithyProlix said:

 

This is a good point. The feathering seems to be tamed on pages with the rhinoceros declarations, for instance, when it seems like you are using a particular pen. Is the feathering particular to certain pens, papers, combination pen/paper, or ... ?

Exactly!

[LizEF]

Thanks for the review, @yazeh!  The ink looks delightfully complex.   And I, too, love your rhinoceros sketch!

[yazeh]

 

1 hour ago, LizEF said:

Thanks for the review, @yazeh!  The ink looks delightfully complex.   And I, too, love your rhinoceros sketch!

[mizgeorge]

I wish I could bring myself to buy this one - I think it's just lovely in terms of colour and complexity, and @yazeh 's review just enhances that.

 

But I can't. The message behind this ink is just too much for me to deal with.

 

I know I've said this before, but why can't ink just be about ink?

[yazeh]

5 minutes ago, mizgeorge said:

I wish I could bring myself to buy this one - I think it's just lovely in terms of colour and complexity, and @yazeh 's review just enhances that.

 

But I can't. The message behind this ink is just too much for me to deal with.

 

I know I've said this before, but why can't ink just be about ink?

Quite understandable   

 

 

[lapis]

Thanks a lot for this review! Chameleon looks like the best adjective. That word alone provokes me to get it... now. Feathering, spreading etc is secondary. Sure, it ain't bad at all if an ink is practical but sometimes for me it's just the colour that counts.

[yazeh]

17 hours ago, lapis said:

Thanks a lot for this review! Chameleon looks like the best adjective. That word alone provokes me to get it... now. Feathering, spreading etc is secondary. Sure, it ain't bad at all if an ink is practical but sometimes for me it's just the colour that counts.

Most welcome lapis. It sure is... if I like the colour I accommodate the idiosyncrasies of the ink

[Tas]

The embodiment of murk. Lovely. Thanks for sharing your findings 🥰

[yazeh]

4 minutes ago, Tas said:

The embodiment of murk. Lovely. Thanks for sharing your findings 🥰

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[amberleadavis]

It reminds me of the Noodler's inks for the Australian Market.  I'll have to hunt down those inks. Thank you for sharing.

[yazeh]

2 hours ago, amberleadavis said:

It reminds me of the Noodler's inks for the Australian Market.  I'll have to hunt down those inks. Thank you for sharing.

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