Some Ink Tests

[Penguincollector]

56 minutes ago, USG said:

 

 

 

Here's a quick comparison between Edelstein Sapphire that's been in a Momento Zero for a while.  There's about 1/4 of a converter left.  It's darker than the out of the bottle dip pen examples I just made.

 

 

   I have started leaving pens full for awhile, because I like the way ink looks after it’s been in there for a month or two.

[USG]

On 1/15/2025 at 11:13 PM, inkstainedruth said:

WOW!  That's AMAZING!

I don't think I've ever gotten sheen out of Kon-peki!   

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

Hi ISR

Kon-Peki is a good sheener on the right paper.  Here is a pic from last year on Iroful paper...

[USG]

2 hours ago, Penguincollector said:

   I have started leaving pens full for awhile, because I like the way ink looks after it’s been in there for a month or two.

 

Sometimes it doesn't have to be that long....  Sometimes the ink settles in, within a day or two....

[USG]

Some Close Ups from this page:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[USG]

On 1/15/2025 at 7:58 AM, Lithium466 said:

I thought Sailor Manyo Konagi would be it but it's bluer, and doesn't "glow" under fluorescent light.

 

Under fluorescent light. Slight glow.  Not as pronounced as under my LED light.  But then Konagi is not really a sheening ink it has a pinkish glow around the letters.

[USG]

Comparison of Platinum Blue Black to Sailor Ink Studio #743

 

 

 

 

Shin-Kai and Platinum BB  w/ Reverse writing

(many of the Jinhao X159s have very smooth reverse writing nibs)

[Lithium466]

On 1/16/2025 at 5:41 PM, Penguincollector said:

   Mine is mixed with Golden Lapis, because there was so much shimmer left in the feed, it seemed a shame to waste it. The two colors together are a bit warmer than just the Sapphire on its own. I am happy to send you a sample of the Sapphire so that you can revisit it without regret. 
 

  

    It’s wonderful paper, but it’s also the most expensive I have tried in awhile. It comes in a 30 sheet package, as opposed to the 50 most papers come in. It may be a better buy in a notebook. 

In searching for blue inks that wouldn't dry completely matte, I found some old writing with Edelstein Sapphire...eh. Maybe in a very concentrated form, but straight from the tap isn't for me

But your mix with Golden Lapis sounds interesting 🤔 

 

19 hours ago, Penguincollector said:

  I can check my blue swatches and see if I find any inks that are shiny. What inks do you consider light/medium blue, so I can compare hues? 

 

I found Monteverde Capri blue and Horizon blue really nice too, I added these two to my purchase list (you had sent me samples, thank you!)

Medium blue...well that's very vague, actually anything from lightish blue to Waterman Serenity blue darkness (a very poor choice for demonstrating darkness of an ink!). I would like to find the same effect as some black inks, but with blue...it seems blue inks are either matte, or give into sheening?

[USG]

2 hours ago, Lithium466 said:

In searching for blue inks that wouldn't dry completely matte, I found some old writing with Edelstein Sapphire...eh. Maybe in a very concentrated form, but straight from the tap isn't for me

But your mix with Golden Lapis sounds interesting 🤔 

 

 

I found Monteverde Capri blue and Horizon blue really nice too, I added these two to my purchase list (you had sent me samples, thank you!)

Medium blue...well that's very vague, actually anything from lightish blue to Waterman Serenity blue darkness (a very poor choice for demonstrating darkness of an ink!). I would like to find the same effect as some black inks, but with blue...it seems blue inks are either matte, or give into sheening?

 

I'm having some difficulty understanding Matte inks vs. Shiny.  What would be an example of an ink that dries shiny in a way that's not a sheen?

 

My comment on Horizon Blue is that Horizon blue is a wet version of Waterman Blue.

 

What was wrong with the Sailor #743 you told me about?  It's a nice medium blue. 

 

IIRC, Waterman Blue, Asa-Gao, Edelstein Sapphire, Aurora Blue and many others, all look the same after being in the pen for a few days.

 

A Blue ink in that didn't seem to darken as much  as the others was Diamine Sapphire Blue, if you can stand the moldy smell.

 

As long as I'm talking about olfactory disappointments, I thought Noodler's Liberty's Elysium was a great shading ink with a light blue color, until I opened the bottle.  I put it in the 629Au and Wow , every time I take the cap off, this strong chemical smell wafts up to greet me..... I don't know what they put in that ink...

 

Here's A Question:  How do you guys hold your average pen.  It seems I have my index finger on in the middle of the section and my thumb on the area between the threads and the step down (or step up) or on the threads like with a Wing Sung 630, with the pen resting between the tip and the knuckle of my middle finger, (closer to the knuckle).

 

 

[USG]

Some examples of reverse writing:  3rd Row

[Penguincollector]

5 hours ago, USG said:

Here's A Question:  How do you guys hold your average pen.

 

  It’s weird, but it works for me. The usual grip hurts.

[Penguincollector]

@Lithium466, what did you think of Sailor Wonder Blue? Have you had a chance to try it yet? 

[USG]

15 minutes ago, Penguincollector said:

 

  It’s weird, but it works for me. The usual grip hurts.

 

I've seen your grip before PGC, it is unusual.  I tried it and can write that way but I don't have the control I have with my standard grip.

 

 

[USG]

6 minutes ago, Penguincollector said:

@Lithium466, what did you think of Sailor Wonder Blue? Have you had a chance to try it yet? 

 

What's Sailor Wonder Blue?

[Penguincollector]

Just now, USG said:

 

What's Sailor Wonder Blue?

  It’s the ink that came with my 🐧 pen. It was made especially for that pen by Sailor. Happy to send you a sample if you’d like to try it. It’s a royal blue. 

[USG]

1 hour ago, Penguincollector said:

  It’s the ink that came with my 🐧 pen. It was made especially for that pen by Sailor. Happy to send you a sample if you’d like to try it. It’s a royal blue. 

 

Which pen was that?

How about a pic of the ink bottle?

 

Edit:

Now that I'm thinking about it, I remember seeing a box with a sailor pen & ink in it....

Edit 2: I remember now, its the one with the strange shaped ink bottle.... I have a translation of the text on the bottle somewhere...

Edit 3:  I found the pic.... hahaha

[Penguincollector]

That’s it! Here’s the pen and a badly lit writing sample:

 

[Lithium466]

8 hours ago, Penguincollector said:

@Lithium466, what did you think of Sailor Wonder Blue? Have you had a chance to try it yet? 

I have! I've been using it all week in a dry Wing Sung, which was a good match. It's like a lighter version of regular Sailor blue. Quite an interesting ink, that's the one that prompted my interrogation about possibly not matte drying blue inks. Then it's unobtainium so 😭
(more on that later, I need to experiment some more)

[Penguincollector]

3 hours ago, Lithium466 said:

I have! I've been using it all week in a dry Wing Sung, which was a good match. It's like a lighter version of regular Sailor blue. Quite an interesting ink, that's the one that prompted my interrogation about possibly not matte drying blue inks. Then it's unobtainium so 😭
(more on that later, I need to experiment some more)

 I’ll see if there’s anything close in my swatch book, either in color or behavior.

[USG]

11 hours ago, Penguincollector said:

That’s it! Here’s the pen and a badly lit writing sample:

 

That’s a beautiful pen ! 👍😀 But you’re killing me with all the different paper…🤪   I can’t keep up.  😱.  
I just ordered Yu Sari loose leaf paper.  It looks very promising .  30 pages of A5.  Perfect for a ring notebook. 😀

[Penguincollector]

  

45 minutes ago, USG said:

That’s a beautiful pen ! 👍😀 But you’re killing me with all the different paper…🤪   I can’t keep up.  😱.  
I just ordered Yu Sari loose leaf paper.  It looks very promising .  30 pages of A5.  Perfect for a ring notebook. 😀

 

  I don’t know how wise trying to keep up is, I go pretty hard on hobby shopping.

Daolin paper is pretty good and rather inexpensive, but it’s no Cosmo or TR.  I got it in Sanrio licensed stationery for the Chinese market. It’s not as coated as the Japanese made Sanrio paper.