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Extra Fine Nib Ink Review: De Atramentis Archive Ink


This is review #219 in my series. Here's the YouTube video:


Post-recording notes: I had a feeling this would stain (didn't want to come out of the pipette or off the walls at the bottom of the sample vial), so I put it in my Penmanship and a cartridge (one with a metal agitator ball).  Cleaning wasn't as bad as it could have been.  Nothing stained, but once the ink dries, it has to be scraped or rubbed off (e.g. from around the lip of the cartridge and off the shoulders of the nib).


It's a warm black, but from this nib, it just looks black.


According to the De Atramentis website, this ink has a lightfastness rating of 8 (the highest) and "is produced according to the requirements of ISO 12757-2".


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Scan of Completed Review
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Absorbent Paper Close-up (top is puzzle paper like thick newsprint, bottom is old 20lb copy paper)
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Line width (One of the lines used for dry time. Magnification is 100x. The grid is 100x100µm. The scale is 330µm, with eleven divisions of 30µm each. The line width for this ink is roughly 283µm. With 219 inks measured, the average line width is 295µm.)
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Microscope image (100x. Taken with cell phone to show the underlying brownish color.)
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Water Test Results
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Previous Review: Colorverse Ham #65 Glistening.


Images also available on Instagram: @zilxodarap.


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Hope you enjoy. Comments appreciated!

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Thank you @LizEF for the ink review and for the story part.

In my imagination, I see Makhabesh breathing in, holding the air, and .... more in the next episode. 😊

 

Recently, I learned to love a certain black ink and can now follow the reasons why to use such a colourless B) ink. Nevertheless, black archival inks are not on my "must have" list, thankfully. This deAtramentis ink seems to be among the more civilised.

 

 

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48 minutes ago, InesF said:

Thank you @LizEF for the ink review and for the story part.

:) You are very welcome!

 

49 minutes ago, InesF said:

In my imagination, I see Makhabesh breathing in, holding the air, and .... more in the next episode. 😊

:lol:  (This makes me absurdly happy.  And I don't even remember what happens in the next episode at the moment!)

 

50 minutes ago, InesF said:

Recently, I learned to love a certain black ink and can now follow the reasons why to use such a colourless B) ink. Nevertheless, black archival inks are not on my "must have" list, thankfully. This deAtramentis ink seems to be among the more civilised.

:D  Waterman Intense Black was rather pleasant to me - in my Laureat.  Sailor Black (regular, not Kiwaguro) had a nice velvety feel.  And yes, as a permanent black, this one is quite nice.  But none have yet convinced me to buy a bottle. :)

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Crisp line, I'm a fan of blacks, but this particular one is not for me.  Scraping?  Such a frightening word when used in conjunction with fountain pens!  😜

 

Thanks as always, @LizEF, for the serial, the review, and Happy Silkworm Tears.

 

Today I'm emulating Gojira.  More is probably best left unsaid.  

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My other pen is a Montblanc.

 

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Great review @LizEF, love where the the story line  is heading :thumbup:

This seems like a great archival ink. It has all the qualities desired: super fast dry time, warm black, despite all the the twiddling ;)  Looking forward to your future reviews.....  I had a chuckle reading Essri's last line, :D

 

 

 

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1 hour ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

Crisp line, I'm a fan of blacks, but this particular one is not for me.  Scraping?  Such a frightening word when used in conjunction with fountain pens!  😜

:lol:  With a fingernail...  It wasn't that bad!

 

1 hour ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

Thanks as always, @LizEF, for the serial, the review, and Happy Silkworm Tears.

:)  You're very welcome!

 

1 hour ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

Today I'm emulating Gojira.  More is probably best left unsaid.  

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33 minutes ago, yazeh said:

Great review @LizEF,

:) Thank you!

 

34 minutes ago, yazeh said:

love where the the story line  is heading :thumbup:

:D  Thank you! ;)

 

34 minutes ago, yazeh said:

This seems like a great archival ink. It has all the qualities desired: super fast dry time, warm black, despite all the the twiddling ;)

:)  Well, it *mostly* dried fast, but little tiny bits still smudged after the 2 minute mark.  But I agree - this seems like a great archival black ink.

 

36 minutes ago, yazeh said:

Looking forward to your future reviews.....

Thank you!

 

36 minutes ago, yazeh said:

 I had a chuckle reading Essri's last line, :D

:D :D So happy!

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