De Atramentis - Artist ink - Dark Red

[yazeh]

Artist inks are made with nanoparticles fountain pens, brushes etc.  to paint and draw. Inks are lightfast and waterproof. However, when I contacted De Atramentis they told me that Document ink is more lightfast than Artist line. 

The Artist Dark Red ink looks especially nice on white paper. 

TR 68gr paper - Photo in direct sunlight - Fude nib.

same text scan (text is famous French renaissance poem/ pavane by Thoinot Arbeau, you can listen to the music here)

Hammermill paper - 90 - Medium nib

 

HP 32

Rhodia - Medium nib and  Ahab flex

Dry time on TR 68gr paper is very long, as you can see. But it is acceptable on Rhodia (45 seconds). If the paper is absorbent it's almost immediate. 

Unlike cellulose reactive inks, this one preforms fairly good on cheep/ thin paper. However, cellulose reactive inks dry much faster. 

 

 

 

The bottles are different from the typical De Atramentis bottles (photo curtesy of Jane Blundell)

 

 

When I was preparing my swatches, I thought both Document and Artist inks are the same, as you can see below.

 

But in practice they are dissimilar in colour and behavior. Document Dark Red is lighter and surprisingly drier. 

However, Document and Artist inks can be mixed interchangeably ( I asked from the folks at De Atramentis)

Comparison on Midori.

 

 

Water resistance: (right side was held under water)- Paper Mnemosyne

 

 

 

 

 

·  Pens used: Jinaho 450, Fude/ Medium, Ahab flex

·  Shading: Yes. Depending pen paper combo. But more visible on screen than to the naked eye

·  Ghosting:  None

·  Bleed through: On rare instances. 

·  Flow Rate: Good

·  Lubrication: Decent

·  Nib Dry-out: Not noticed

·  Start-up: Not noticed

·  Saturation:  Dark red

·  Shading Potential: Depending Paper.

·  Sheen: None

·  Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Not noticed on paper.  With heavy application there might be some. 

·  Nib Creep / “Crud”: No

·  Staining (pen): Time will say. 

·  Clogging: Only time will say. But none so far. 

·  Water resistance: Excellent

·  Availability: 50 ml bottles 

 

[InkyColors]

Thanks for posting this. I have wondered about the difference between the Document line and the Artist inks.  Good info.

[txomsy]

Nice review. Makes one long for it.

[LizEF]

3 hours ago, yazeh said:

Document ink is more lightfast than Artist line.

That's interesting, and the opposite of what I would have expected.  I suppose it's to do with the standards for the document line as opposed to artists' wishes for the Artist line.  Thanks for doing the research on this!

 

3 hours ago, yazeh said:

However, Document and Artist inks can be mixed interchangeably ( I asked from the folks at De Atramentis)

  More good research!

 

Thanks for a thorough review, @yazeh!  I imagine this will answer questions for a lot of folks curious about the artist inks (I wasn't sure if they were for FPs or only dip pens, etc.).  Great job.

 

ETA: Forgot to mention, I like the color on this one. May have to try it one year...

[Karmachanic]

Purchased a sample based on the name.  Quite like it, even tho' it's not dark red.  MB 149P, B CI

[yazeh]

8 hours ago, InkyColors said:

Thanks for posting this. I have wondered about the difference between the Document line and the Artist inks.  Good info.

Most welcome

 

7 hours ago, txomsy said:

Nice review. Makes one long for it.

Thanks. I prefer it to the document ink. 

6 hours ago, Karmachanic said:

Purchased a sample based on the name.  Quite like it, even tho' it's not dark red.  MB 149P, B CI

Lol!

[yazeh]

7 hours ago, LizEF said:

That's interesting, and the opposite of what I would have expected.  I suppose it's to do with the standards for the document line as opposed to artists' wishes for the Artist line.  Thanks for doing the research on this!

A pleasure

 

7 hours ago, LizEF said:

 

  More good research!

 

Thanks for a thorough review, @yazeh!  I imagine this will answer questions for a lot of folks curious about the artist inks (I wasn't sure if they were for FPs or only dip pens, etc.).  Great job.

 

🙏No they work for almost everything. Ink is viscous like most nano inks. 

7 hours ago, LizEF said:

 

ETA: Forgot to mention, I like the color on this one. May have to try it one year...

That's a first

 

[amberleadavis]

Thank you for sharing this great review.

[lapis]

Great review which harvests great replies! I knew that the artist line is less "sturdy" than the doc series (and, interestingly, each line has 19 representatives), but didn't know that one line was mixable with the other.

I love this colour itself, as it reminds me of corals (like there used to be in the Great Barrier Reef), red bricks, and blood. No, I don't see any other connection(s) between those three items.