EFNIR: Sheaffer Skrip Red

[LizEF]

Extra Fine Nib Ink Review: Sheaffer Skrip Red

This is review #291 in my series. Here's the YouTube video:

Post-recording notes: Bright, bold red without any pink. In the slide I see lots of orange and yellow, but this ink is definitely red.  It dries a little faster than average during pauses.

Since I've heard it can stain, I put it in the Penmanship body.  Cleaning was quick and easy with plain water - no sign of staining.  I put the cartridge into another Prera because I like this red enough not to waste any (originally came from a Sheaffer cartridge).  It may stain the softer plastic of the cartridge - don't know yet. Will add that info when I clean the cartridge.

Zoomed in photo (Too orange on one monitor, too red on the other...)

Screenshot (Fairly close, maybe needs more orange.)

Scan of Completed Review (Needs a little more orange, but very close.)

Absorbent Paper Close-up (top is puzzle paper like thick newsprint, bottom is old 20lb copy paper) (AP: What my eyes see is darker, flatter, and almost like dried blood; CP: Also not as dark or flat as how it looks in person.)

Line width (The "I" in "Ink:". 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 274µm. With 291 inks measured, the average line width is 296µm.)

Microscope image (400x. There was a lot more orange and yellow elsewhere on the slide.)

Doodle (Not sure it's complete, but here it is...)

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[yazeh]

Excellent review @LizEF 

I remember cleaning this ink was a nightmare in my experience. Probably I used a vintage pen and I regretted it  glad your experience was different. 

Love your sketch, poppy/rose. 😁. It's very soothing to the eye for such a bright red 😊

Looking forwrd to learnig more about the Duke of texture next week 😁

[LizEF]

18 minutes ago, yazeh said:

Excellent review @LizEF 

Thanks!

 

18 minutes ago, yazeh said:

I remember cleaning this ink was a nightmare in my experience. Probably I used a vintage pen and I regretted it  glad your experience was different. 

Me too!   (Sorry it was a bear for you, though.)

 

19 minutes ago, yazeh said:

Love your sketch, poppy/rose. 😁.

Thanks.  It's more of a copy and then doodle, though.  My original plan was to doodle in the petals, but the card was too small.  I should have done it on a 4"x6" card.  Oh well.  It's nice enough as-is...

 

20 minutes ago, yazeh said:

It's very soothing to the eye for such a bright red 😊

Yeah, it's a really nice red.  I can only find it for sale in cartridge packs of multiple colors, though.  I'm guessing these are old stock.  It seems like Sheaffer aren't making inks at the moment...   I might actually buy a bottle of this red if they were.

 

22 minutes ago, yazeh said:

Looking forwrd to learnig more about the Duke of texture next week 😁

[Sailor Kenshin]

For someone who's not a huge red ink lover, I sure have a lot of them: Corn Poppy, Monteverde Ruby and Valentine, Pelikan (yard sale bottle, free!), a few from InkVent, J Herbin, and Chesterfield, and this.

 

I don't recall having trouble cleaning it from pens, but then I tend to use cheapies like Preppies for red ink.

 

It's red.  Yup.  I appreciate the fast dry time.

 

A rusted city gone horribly wrong.  A crowd rushing to—-?  

 

@LizEF, I love the story and the sketch as well as your reviews, so thanks for making Tuesdays colorful!  💝

[I-am-not-really-here]

I thought Skrip Red had been replaced by Inferno Red. 

 

Thanks for the review.  I suggest KWZ Thief's Red as an alternate.

[lapis]

Nice review, nice ink. It had always been a "bench-top red" (for me, too). Until I replaced it with Diamine's Poppy and/or Wild Strawberry.

[LizEF]

47 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

For someone who's not a huge red ink lover, I sure have a lot of them: Corn Poppy, Monteverde Ruby and Valentine, Pelikan (yard sale bottle, free!), a few from InkVent, J Herbin, and Chesterfield, and this.

 

I don't recall having trouble cleaning it from pens, but then I tend to use cheapies like Preppies for red ink.

 

It's red.  Yup.  I appreciate the fast dry time.

I think it's quite sad that this ink isn't available - it has tons going for it!

 

48 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

A rusted city gone horribly wrong.  A crowd rushing to—-?  

 

48 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

@LizEF, I love the story and the sketch as well as your reviews, so thanks for making Tuesdays colorful!  💝

Thanks!  And you're most welcome!

[LizEF]

47 minutes ago, I-am-not-really-here said:

I thought Skrip Red had been replaced by Inferno Red. 

Heaven knows!  Neither is available right now.  The only things I could find are blue, black, and blue-black plus packs of cartridges with 5 colors (one of which is red).  I'm guessing these are just existing stock that hasn't sold off yet...

 

48 minutes ago, I-am-not-really-here said:

Thanks for the review.  I suggest KWZ Thief's Red as an alternate.

You're very welcome!  That's in my list of inks to try.

[LizEF]

34 minutes ago, lapis said:

Nice review, nice ink. It had always been a "bench-top red" (for me, too). Until I replaced it with Diamine's Poppy and/or Wild Strawberry.

Thanks, @lapis!  I agree.  Wild Strawberry is coming up soon.  I may have to get a sample of Diamine Poppy - in about 3 years....

[lapis]

Best thing to do here -- for you or me or anybody-- would be to compare  the two critters. I myself find the two almost identical.........................

[LizEF]

34 minutes ago, lapis said:

Best thing to do here -- for you or me or anybody-- would be to compare  the two critters. I myself find the two almost identical.........................

Well, it will have to wait until I get a sample of Poppy, but if I do, when I review it, it will get compared to all past reds...  (Part of me really wants to re-group my ink swatches by color, to speed up these comparisons, but there are some inks that fit in multiple color groupings... )

[Penguincollector]

  I have both the Diamine Corn Poppy and Skrip Red. I can look for writing samples and photograph them side by side, but I can’t do a direct comparison with fresh ink just yet- too many pens going and red lasts a long time as I don’t use it often. I’m currently cleaning my house as I have company coming to visit for the holiday, but when they go home I will update here. 

[inkstainedruth]

@LizEF Thanks as usual for the stellar review.  Too bad this ink isn't available, because it seems to be a nice color.

My go-to "red" red is Diamine Classic Red; and when I want a red that's a little more permanent it's Noodler's Park Red (but that leans a tiny bit pink).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[LizEF]

1 hour ago, Penguincollector said:

  I have both the Diamine Corn Poppy and Skrip Red. I can look for writing samples and photograph them side by side, but I can’t do a direct comparison with fresh ink just yet- too many pens going and red lasts a long time as I don’t use it often. I’m currently cleaning my house as I have company coming to visit for the holiday, but when they go home I will update here. 

Thank, @Penguincollector!  Enjoy the company (or, "may they leave quickly" - whichever you prefer )!

[LizEF]

1 hour ago, inkstainedruth said:

@LizEF Thanks as usual for the stellar review.

You're most welcome! And thanks!

 

1 hour ago, inkstainedruth said:

Too bad this ink isn't available, because it seems to be a nice color.

Agreed.  Maybe there's still hope it will return...

 

1 hour ago, inkstainedruth said:

My go-to "red" red is Diamine Classic Red; and when I want a red that's a little more permanent it's Noodler's Park Red (but that leans a tiny bit pink).

I'll have to look at the Diamine - in about three years...

[Penguincollector]

6 hours ago, LizEF said:

Thank, @Penguincollector!  Enjoy the company (or, "may they leave quickly" - whichever you prefer )!

 

  Thank you for the excellent review and the further adventures of your stalwarts- it’s such a highlight to read every week, like the Sunday funnies.  The company is my best friend of 33 years and her family, who are taking a rare flight to come spend time in the PNW for her birthday. They aren’t staying with me, so it should be great. We’re meeting up for outdoor activities and food. 

[LizEF]

58 minutes ago, Penguincollector said:

Thank you for the excellent review and the further adventures of your stalwarts- it’s such a highlight to read every week, like the Sunday funnies.

Thank you!

 

59 minutes ago, Penguincollector said:

The company is my best friend of 33 years and her family, who are taking a rare flight to come spend time in the PNW for her birthday. They aren’t staying with me, so it should be great. We’re meeting up for outdoor activities and food. 

Oh, that sounds a treat!  Really hope everyone has a very enjoyable time!

[InesF]

There is nothing to complain about the carnation (a beautiful drawing), neither about the microscopy image (WOW, liquid tree bark! ), nor about the story part (it feels like being in the centre of the hurricane) - and for sure not about this red ink. 👍

Thank you, @LizEF, for bringing it all together!  

 

I love neutral reds - maybe because they are sooo hard to get. The most neutral in my collection is Waterman Red, but now I set Scrip Red on the long wishlist ... oh, wait! 🤫😶 Unobtanium? (Other colours are available from European sellers, not the red one  )

 

However, it is Wednesday morning and I had the pleasure to start may day with reading a new story part! 

[LizEF]

8 hours ago, InesF said:

There is nothing to complain about the carnation (a beautiful drawing), neither about the microscopy image (WOW, liquid tree bark! ), nor about the story part (it feels like being in the centre of the hurricane) - and for sure not about this red ink. 👍

Thank you, @LizEF, for bringing it all together!  

You're very welcome!

 

8 hours ago, InesF said:

WOW, liquid tree bark! 

Right?  This was quite unique and very cool.

 

8 hours ago, InesF said:

love neutral reds - maybe because they are sooo hard to get. The most neutral in my collection is Waterman Red, but now I set Scrip Red on the long wishlist ... oh, wait! 🤫😶 Unobtanium? (Other colours are available from European sellers, not the red one  )

Yeah, bummer.  The only way I can find to get it is a rather expensive way to go:

 

23 hours ago, LizEF said:

The only things I could find are blue, black, and blue-black plus packs of cartridges with 5 colors (one of which is red).  I'm guessing these are just existing stock that hasn't sold off yet...

 

Perhaps we'll get lucky and whoever bought Sheaffer will bring it back...

 

8 hours ago, InesF said:

However, it is Wednesday morning and I had the pleasure to start may day with reading a new story part! 

Thank you!

[Penguincollector]

I went looking for a bottle of this red, since I only have the later cartridges; I was lucky enough to snag full packages of Skrip (Slovenia) Red, Green, Blue, Blue-Black, and Brown last year on clearance. I ended up buying a 16 oz(!) bottle of the US made Permanent Red. I can compare that one with the others, and am happy to share- that’s so much ink, and I don’t grade papers!