EFNIR: KWZ Azure #5

[LizEF]

Extra Fine Nib Ink Review: KWZ Azure #5

This is review #331 in my series. Here's the YouTube video:

Post-recording notes: This ink was gifted to me by a generous FPGeek. Most of the online images are a lighter shade than this, which makes me wonder if it's suffered evaporation. On the other hand, some images, which I think may be newer (from "younger" vendors) look similar. I'm not sure what to make of it. Sampling recommended before getting a bottle!

I also had this ink back in ~2016 (also a gifted sample) and it was a bit more muted, maybe with a very slight lean toward teal. I had absolutely no other inks that came close to this in color, so the comparisons are the 2016 version and popular inks that might help someone place the color of this. It's a medium blue blue, dark where it sheens / shades.

The microscope smear wasn't terribly interesting. Cleaning was easy with plain water, but did take several extra flushes due to how concentrated the ink was.

Zoomed in photo (Pretty close.)

Screenshot (Text is a little under saturated.)

Scan of Completed Review (Very close to what I see.)

Absorbent Paper Close-up (top is puzzle paper like thick newsprint, bottom is old 20lb copy paper) (Both are close to what I see.)

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 321µm. With 331 inks measured, the average line width is 297µm.) (You can see a little of the red sheen.)

Previous Review: Stipula Dark Blue.

Images also available on Instagram: @zilxodarap.

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Hope you enjoy. Comments appreciated!

[yazeh]

Thanks for another fun and exciting review @LizEF 

This colour is definitely not for me, at least for writing purpose, though, I'm sure it would be fun to draw with  

I really loved the idea of a "cursed pen", really insightful. Often times, I wonder if some vintage items might bear the burden of the past/ or their owners.  🙀

 

Thanks for not shying away from your creativity and bringing light to this chilly spring day 🙏🙏🙏

 

[LizEF]

16 minutes ago, yazeh said:

Thanks for another fun and exciting review @LizEF 

You're most welcome!

 

17 minutes ago, yazeh said:

This colour is definitely not for me, at least for writing purpose, though, I'm sure it would be fun to draw with  

Yeah, it's not that exciting - too blue blue.   Would probably wash into a nice sky or water, though...

 

17 minutes ago, yazeh said:

I really loved the idea of a "cursed pen", really insightful. Often times, I wonder if some vintage items might bear the burden of the past/ or their owners.  🙀

Perhaps next time we return to the store, Yaz will tell us what he learned about this pen and whether he was able to find someone to remove the curse.

 

18 minutes ago, yazeh said:

Thanks for not shying away from your creativity and bringing light to this chilly spring day 🙏🙏🙏

You're most welcome!  (Chilly indeed - it's snowing! Spring is certainly volatile. )

[yazeh]

52 minutes ago, LizEF said:

Perhaps next time we return to the store, Yaz will tell us what he learned about this pen and whether he was able to find someone to remove the curse. 

Or maybe he was testing the heros to see if they are who he thinks they are and maybe when the time is opportun give them the scrolls of destiny

 

 

[LizEF]

1 hour ago, yazeh said:

Or maybe he was testing the heros to see if they are who he thinks they are and maybe when the time is opportun give them the scrolls of destiny

  A twist!  Love it!

[yazeh]

34 minutes ago, LizEF said:

  A twist!  Love it!

Anytime, Oliver  

[LizEF]

34 minutes ago, yazeh said:

Anytime, Oliver  

[Sailor Kenshin]

Azure? I'va always associated the name with a pale blue spring sky. Am I wrong? Maybe that's why the muted yowls.  🙀

Sheen, Like.  👍🏻 Long dry times? Not pour moi. Color? Like a lot of the blues I already have. Story? Well, that's the stuff! I loved it.  New pens, books, ink.  Yay.  🖌

@LizEF, today I'm late to the party.  ButTuesdays are always magically enthralling, thanks to you. 💝

 

 

[LizEF]

26 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

Azure? I'va always associated the name with a pale blue spring sky. Am I wrong? Maybe that's why the muted yowls.  🙀

  Nope, you're not wrong.  The color name doesn't make a lot of sense.  Maybe it's a layer of five azures on top of each other, hence darker...

 

28 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

Sheen, Like.  👍🏻 Long dry times? Not pour moi. Color? Like a lot of the blues I already have.

  Yeah, I'm afraid this one doesn't really stand out for me.

 

40 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

Story? Well, that's the stuff! I loved it.  New pens, books, ink.  Yay.  🖌

Thanks!

 

41 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

@LizEF, today I'm late to the party.  ButTuesdays are always magically enthralling, thanks to you. 💝

No worries!  You're most welcome!