Diamine Teal

[saintsimon]

I tried this in my Parker "45" with a fine italic nib - c1975, Made in England - and found the flow rate inconsistent. This pen has never seen anything but Quink cartridges, first time with a converter. Love the colour of the ink, need to try it in another pen. :hmm1:

 

Riaz

 

I have both.

Noodler's Navy is a darkish turquoise-blue. Diamine Teal is a grayish-blue-green without any hint of turquoise. They are clearly different.

[Arcias]

I too have been looking for a true teal ink, but haven't been able to find any. I'll give Diamine Teal a try, though I'm resigned to having to mix to get the shade I want.

 

The Diamine Teal isn't archival ink, is it? How does it stand up to water?

 

Thanks for the review!

[lovemy51]

this is probably the best looking teal i've ever seen!! thanx for the review.

[tnmike1]

First---I feel the Teal is very very close to Noodler Navy. Have both, did cutip swipes and loaded two Pelikan 400 with identical nibs and saw virtually no difference.

 

To water: I knew the Noodler's was water resistant but, it being Friday and Happy Hour, had a Seagram's VO and water on the desk, so wrote a few lines with the Teal, then put finger into cocktail and swiped the writings. The paper dissolved before the writing gave up. and the writing was still there even though the paper was shredding with wetness.

 

I mention this only because I would assume alcohol and water would be more aggressive chemically than just water. So quite happy to see that the teal stands up to wetness, be it water or a spilled cocktail.

 

O forgot to mention: paper used was a cheap 20# bond laser paper, a piece of Rhodia and a #32 custom designed letterhead paper. So tried in a few sheet sources and none let the writing fade or smear.

 

Maybe someone can do a more scientific follow up than my Happy Hour tests

Edited September 11, 2009 by tnmike1

[DanF]

That is a very attractive color!

 

Dan

[Ondina]

Diamine's Teal is not only a beautiful color, but an overall great ink.

[tnmike1]

Just tried a soak test on this ink because I really prefer its color over Noodler Navy but was concerned about colorfast qualities in rain. So wrote a few paragraphs in Teal, a few in Noodler's Aircorp Blue Black as a "control" and a few in Diamine's Blue Black.

 

The Teal was quite readable after a five minute soak; the Diamine was readable although rather faint; the control Blue Black had gone to total black but totally legible.

 

SO, for my purposes of using Teal as addressing envelopes or allowing a sheet to be exposed to the elements or waterdrops in a stream (I'm a flyfisherman and sometimes take notes in the middle of a stream) this ink performed quite well. Blue Black not so much, but still didn't totally disappear.

 

Sorry I don't have a scanner. Maybe someone with a scanner and Teal would give it a shot????

[GreenMountain]

Looks fabulous. Does this ink have any sheening or shading?

[titrisol]

It is a nice ink, even though teal elicits a violent response in some peopIe.

I liked the color but is not an evry day ink for me

 

In the Parker 45 it felt dry and dried quikly, but in a wetter pen it was fine.

[boilermaker1975]

@titrisol I have Diamine teal, but I haven't tried it yet. Maybe the next time I ink a pen I will give it a shot!

[bugsydog55]

It is not your standard teal to a lot of folks.  I personally like the darker color.  It may be good advice for those considering this ink to check out some swatches and reviews.  That darker color may not work for everybody.