EFNIR: Pelikan Edelstein Moonstone

[LizEF]

Extra Fine Nib Ink Review: Pelikan Edelstein Moonstone

This is review #163 in my series.  Here's the YouTube video:

Post-recording notes: Cleaning was very quick and easy. The ink is harder to see in the video / images than in real life. This is a rather pale grey, nearing the limits of paleness for this nib size. Alone, it looks cool, but compared to most of my other greys, it looks rather warm. That might make it neutral... The color "temperature" of the images seems fairly close. The copy paper side of the absorbent paper image has the text a little too dark. The zoom is pretty accurate. The scan is strange - the darker top portion is a little too dark and the paler light portion is a little too light, but it does correctly reveal that the color faded a little as I wrote - seems the ink isn't as wet as I initially thought. The screen capture is pretty accurate as to what my eyes see.

Errata: "Afte" should be "After"

See video for important safety information!

And here is a screen of the final result, for those not interested in the video:

Scan of Completed Review:

Zoomed in photo:

Absorbent Paper Closeup (top is puzzle paper like thick newsprint, bottom is old 20lb copy paper):

Images also available on Instagram: @zilxodarap

Previous Review: Diamine Grey.

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Hope you enjoy.  Comments appreciated!

[yazeh]

Ouch! What we don't do our eyes for the pleasure of reading Makhabesh's diaries.... ....

Great job, for an ink that doesn't deserve a proper review

 

[lapis]

11 minutes ago, yazeh said:

Great job, for an ink that doesn't deserve a proper review

 

Ahh, c'mon, yazeh... you know the old saying... "No ink is completely worthless, you can always use it as a bad example!"

[LizEF]

41 minutes ago, yazeh said:

Ouch! What we don't do our eyes for the pleasure of reading Makhabesh's diaries.... ....

  (Backstory: My flurry of January de-junking discovered safety glasses in the garage, and as I pondered what to do with them....)

 

42 minutes ago, yazeh said:

Great job, for an ink that doesn't deserve a proper review

Thanks!  It is slightly easier to read than the Emperor's New Ink..

[yazeh]

1 hour ago, lapis said:

Ahh, c'mon, yazeh... you know the old saying... "No ink is completely worthless, you can always use it as a bad example!"

 

38 minutes ago, LizEF said:

  (Backstory: My flurry of January de-junking discovered safety glasses in the garage, and as I pondered what to do with them....)

 

38 minutes ago, LizEF said:

Thanks!  It is slightly easier to read than the Emperor's New Ink..

Haha! 

 

[mizgeorge]

Thank you @LizEF - I know now never to put this one in a fine dry nib!

 

I really like Moonstone, and use it a lot. It is a bit dry, but in the right pen, with a broad or flex nib and on the right paper, it's a gorgeously complex ink, with all sort of interesting things going on behind the scenes. It's actually one of the very few Edelstein inks I enjoy, and it's fantastic for ink washes. Very satisfying in big splodges too! 

[LizEF]

9 minutes ago, mizgeorge said:

Thank you @LizEF - I know now never to put this one in a fine dry nib!

You're welcome.  Happy to rule this combo out for you!

 

10 minutes ago, mizgeorge said:

I really like Moonstone, and use it a lot. It is a bit dry, but in the right pen, with a broad or flex nib and on the right paper, it's a gorgeously complex ink, with all sort of interesting things going on behind the scenes. It's actually one of the very few Edelstein inks I enjoy, and it's fantastic for ink washes. Very satisfying in big splodges too! 

Thanks for sharing experience of where this ink works.  My images make it seem harder to read than it is, but still, it's one of those inks for fat, wet nibs and paint brushes.  Blotches sound good, too.

[InesF]

Hi @LizEF, thank you for the ink review.

Owning 13 P.Edelstein inks, but not this one for a reason: I don't like to wear safety googles ... 😉

 

While I agree with @lapis, I'm also done with bad examples.

 

I saw the video first and will read the story at your homepage. Did those googles had a night vision function built in so that you could see the letters?

 

 

PS: I recommend safety googles also for lunch and dinner - so many accidents with cutlery could be avoided! 🤓

[AmandaW]

I do like the colour of the ink, but it's still interviewing pens.

[LizEF]

3 hours ago, InesF said:

Hi @LizEF, thank you for the ink review.

You're very welcome!

 

3 hours ago, InesF said:

Owning 13 P.Edelstein inks, but not this one for a reason: I don't like to wear safety googles ... 😉

 

3 hours ago, InesF said:

While I agree with @lapis, I'm also done with bad examples.

 

I saw the video first and will read the story at your homepage. Did those googles had a night vision function built in so that you could see the letters?

I wish.  But yesterday, when I inked up after recording another review, I confirmed that the ink isn't as bad (in my ink log) as the camera makes it look.  For whatever reason, the camera seems to filter out some things, and in this ink, that equated to making it look slightly paler than it is.

 

3 hours ago, InesF said:

PS: I recommend safety googles also for lunch and dinner - so many accidents with cutlery could be avoided! 🤓

Agreed!  In fact, if one wants to have fun in a restaurant, one should make a show of donning safety goggles just as the food arrives.

[LizEF]

3 hours ago, AmandaW said:

I do like the colour of the ink, but it's still interviewing pens.

It's looking for the one with a nice wet nib, so it can show off what little dye it was born with...

[JulieParadise]

Aww, poor Moonstone! This ink belongs to those inks that should be marketed differently. Going into it with the prospect of getting a serious and usable ink in a medium wet pen, one has to be disappointed for sure. But yeah, stating on the bottle that the ink inside is a demanding diva, yet beautiful and entertaining when served well, would probably not result in high sales outside of our circle of enthusiasts. 

 

The samples I got did well in wet nibs and produced some beautiful shading, and had I not about 10 litres of ink, I'd certainly buy it.

[LizEF]

37 minutes ago, JulieParadise said:

Aww, poor Moonstone!

  It is definitely taking a beating.  Perhaps it and Colorverse Anti-Matter could get together to complain about the existence of EF nibs...

[Detman101]

Ooof...I know from my experience with "Colorverse - Chesapeake Bay" that this won't work for me.

 

[LizEF]

5 hours ago, Detman101 said:

Ooof...I know from my experience with "Colorverse - Chesapeake Bay" that this won't work for me.

 

Yeah, it and Anti-Matter might be good for mixing into your Diamine whatever it was, but probably not gonna work otherwise.

[Misfit]

Here is Pelikan Edelstein Moonstone in the namesake pen with a broad nib. 
Written in a Clairefontaine notebook. 

 

[LizEF]

5 hours ago, Misfit said:

Here is Pelikan Edelstein Moonstone in the namesake pen with a broad nib. 
Written in a Clairefontaine notebook. 

 

There we go!  That's the love this poor ink needs.   Thanks for the addition!

[Misfit]

Aw, @LizEF, you always know how to make people feel good or laugh. That’s a talent.  I do like the ink, and am partial to grays. 

[LizEF]

1 hour ago, Misfit said:

Aw, @LizEF, you always know how to make people feel good or laugh. That’s a talent.  I do like the ink, and am partial to grays. 

Thank you!

[namrehsnoom]

Great review of an ink that’s not meant to be used in fine nibs. I personally like Moonstone for its pencil-like colour - but this is an ink to use in wet pens with broader nibs. With the increased saturation it looks much better, and exhibits quite some lovely shading. With fine nibs, there’s too much eye-squinting needed to make out what’s written on the paper…