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Extra Fine Nib Ink Review: Diamine Safari


This is review #149 in my series.  Here's the YouTube video:


Post-recording notes: Cleaning was quick and easy. The camera really wants to murkify this color by adding excess brownishness. This is a very yellow green, greener than I expected. It's sort of like a dark Rohrer & Klingner Alt-Goldgrün. The scan is too dull. The screen capture is too dark. Zoom is probably closest, but still too brown. The absorbent / copy paper image is also pretty close both as to color and darkness / lightness.


And here is a screen of the final result, for those not interested in the video:
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Scan of Completed Review:
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Zoomed in photo:
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Absorbent Paper Closeup (top is puzzle paper like thick newsprint, bottom is old 20lb copy paper):
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Images also available on Instagram: @zilxodarap


Previous Review: Van Dieman's Ink Eggplant.


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Hope you enjoy.  Comments appreciated!

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Diamine Safari looks like a wonderful shader and quick dry times are always a plus.  I do have Alt-GG, and also mixed a similar color I call 'Noodler's Murk.'

 

Quin and Makhabesh have taken a Harry Potter turn!  Fun adventure, and thanks as always for the review.

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My other pen is a Montblanc.

 

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14 minutes ago, yazeh said:

Great job Liz :thumbup:

:) Thanks!

 

14 minutes ago, yazeh said:

It seems I need to update Quin's attire... 

:D

 

14 minutes ago, yazeh said:

Oh and learned a new word: Scry...... :D

Weird-looking word, isn't it?  But, since we're in the realm of magic, it seemed implausible to me that these 5 powerful wizards wouldn't have some magical ability to track down their High Wizard, so I figured I'd better add it in.  Though why it failed remains a mystery... :unsure:🤔

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3 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

Diamine Safari looks like a wonderful shader and quick dry times are always a plus.  I do have Alt-GG, and also mixed a similar color I call 'Noodler's Murk.'

For whatever reason, cameras make it look a lot more murky than it is.  It's really more of a yellow green, not much, if any, murk.

 

4 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

Quin and Makhabesh have taken a Harry Potter turn!

Hmm.  I'm insufficiently familiar (consciously) to recognize this.  (I've only seen some of the movies, never read any of the books.)

 

5 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

Fun adventure, and thanks as always for the review.

:) Thanks!  And you're welcome.

 

PS: You will be particularly interested in this coming Friday's episode. ;)

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Aha! Another one that's high on my want list so yet another very useful review for me! Maybe it won't stay near the top but it will still stay on the list.

 

'Useful' is what I strive to be in my life and it's probably the highest compliment I can give. Thanks! 

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21 minutes ago, PithyProlix said:

Aha! Another one that's high on my want list so yet another very useful review for me! Maybe it won't stay near the top but it will still stay on the list.

 

'Useful' is what I strive to be in my life and it's probably the highest compliment I can give. Thanks! 

Thank you.  Glad it was useful for you! :)

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58 minutes ago, namrehsnoom said:

Great ink, this one. My favourite from the Diamine Anniversary collection. This really is my type of green.

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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 300µm, with ten divisions of 30µm each.  The line width for this ink is roughly 300µm.

 

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Lovely ink, and helpful review. I made a choice and ordered Classic Green first, but I think it's inevitable that Safari won't be too far behind.

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17 hours ago, WarrenB said:

Lovely ink, and helpful review. I made a choice and ordered Classic Green first, but I think it's inevitable that Safari won't be too far behind.

:D  Thank you!  And, you can't have too many greens - especially murkier greens. ;)

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