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Akkerman Shocking Blue

14 Friday Feb 2014

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There are rumors that Diamine makes all of Akkerman’s inks, and debate within those rumors as to whether they are simply re-branded or slightly altered version of Diamine inks. Either way, this ink is very nice.

But it’s also VERY similar to Diamine Majestic Blue…

Akkerman Shocking Blue

Diamine China Blue

03 Monday Feb 2014

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LOVE this ink. It was the third bottle I ever bought. It softens on the page after a few days, as delicate as the name would suggest.

Diamine China Blue

Diamine Vermillion

31 Tuesday Dec 2013

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Diamine Vermillion is a bright yet surprisingly deep ink, and I like it.

Diamine Vermillion

The three major iron gall-based inks on the martket…

29 Sunday Dec 2013

Posted by Five Cat Penagerie in Diamine, Ink Comparison, Montblanc, Rohrer & Klingner, Various Pen Stuff, Writing Sample

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blue black, blue black ink, blue ink, crappy paper, dark blue ink, Diamine, diamine registrars blue black, ferric, ferric ink, gall, gall ink, iron, iron gall, iron gall ink, midnight blue, mont blanc, montblanc, montblanc midnight blue, registrars ink, rohrer & klingner, rohrer and klingner salix, salix

I found this while sorting through some old reviews that needed posting. The Montblanc sample was written with a very wet writing Waterman. though since Montblanc callously murdered the iron gall formulation of Midnight Blue I guess it doesn’t matter all that much. 😦

Iron Gall Comparison

Visual Ode to Sargasso Sea

07 Friday Jun 2013

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Pilot Parallel 2.4mm:

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Ambassador with 14k nib:

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Waterman 52½V with left oblique nib:

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Sheaffer Intensity with fine nib:

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Diamine Burnt Sienna’s Sheen

01 Saturday Jun 2013

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It’s interesting when a brownish ink has a silver sheen.

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Water Resistance Test

16 Saturday Mar 2013

Posted by Five Cat Penagerie in Diamine, Ink Comparison, Iroshizuku, J. Herbin, Noodler's, Rohrer & Klingner, Sailor, Waterman

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Various Soak Test 1

Diamine Beau Blue

05 Tuesday Feb 2013

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Here’s my review of Diamine Beau Blue, an ink which I’d not given a fair chance and had already made up my mind to hate. But fortunately those feelings changed when I saw that icy blue goodness being laid down on Rhodia. And also, as you might notice, I’ve made up a completely superfluous term to go along with my reviews to describe a VERY desirable (for me) trait of inks that I call…

Grotto…

Diamine Beau Blue (Medium)

And onto the new term: Grotto.

I first noticed this trait in Herbin inks. In fact, if you look at some of my previous reviews I make several references to the “‘Herbin’ look”. It’s the beautiful darker-on-the-edges look that many J. Herbin inks can achieve when they dry on quality paper, and is especially prominent in nibs that are wet, bold, or flexy. I’d never had a name for it, but when reviewing this ink I found this particular quality so striking that I felt I had to name it.

To me it is a very “wet” look, like coffee that’s dried on non-absorbent paper. But I couldn’t call it “wetness” because people would think it just never dries (and what I call a “wet” look may very well trigger something completely different when someone else see’s it). So I ran with the word “wet” without actually using it, and after some thinking I decided I shall call this ink characteristic—at least within the context of future reviews—”grotto”. Grottos are mysterious, often beautiful places that might be harboring secrets. Their walls are often wet, and the water that might come from a natural spring and form a pool in them is clear and cool, straight from nature.

So now that I’ve gotten all the poetic junk out of the way, that’s “grotto”. This ink has great grotto. Not that I expect anyone else to pick up the word (though I’ll be perfectly happy if they do); it’s just a word to describe something I’ve been trying to describe for a long time.

And here are some other inks that have great grotto.

DiamineBeauBlueGrotto

Waterman 52½V Super-Flex, Left Oblique Sample

07 Monday Jan 2013

Posted by Five Cat Penagerie in A Random Writing, Diamine, Various Pen Stuff, Waterman, Writing Sample

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Diamine Majestic Blue

17 Monday Dec 2012

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Baystate Blue, blue ink, China Blue, Diamine, diamine blue, diamine majestic blue, dip pen, Fine Nib, Flex Nib, Flex Pen, flexible nib, Fountain Pen, Fountain Pen Ink, Fountain Pen Ink Review, Fountain Pen Network, Ink, Ink Review, Nib, Nibs, Noodler's, Noodler's Flex, noodler's flex pen, Presidential Blue, Shading, sheen

Here’s a sheen-tastic, super-saturated blue offering from Diamine.

Diamine Majestic Blue (Medium)

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