Rohrer & Klingner Alt-Goldgrün

01 Saturday Mar 2014

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Most of my favorite inks belong in the “useful” category, meaning that I can use them at work and people won’t say “Wow, why are you writing with mercurochrome?” (Thank you, Noodler’s Dragon’s Napalm) But, despite looking like you’re writing with a dilution of chlorophyll, Alt-Goldgrün is definitely one of my favorite inks.

On good paper it’s almost whimsical, like you’re writing with liquid forest.

Iroshizuku Syo-ro

19 Wednesday Feb 2014

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On the surface Syo-ro is very simlar to Ku-jaku, but Syo-ro is closer to a deep-yet-bright forest green. Though I prefer Ku-jake, I LOVE both.

*drooools”

🙂

Noodler’s Baystate Cranberry

17 Monday Feb 2014

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Not as well behaved as Baystate Blue, not as bright as other vibrant pinks. Bleedthrough problems, bleedout problems, and holy feathering, Batman! Skip this one—there are much better bright pinks out there.

Akkerman Shocking Blue

14 Friday Feb 2014

Posted by Five Cat Penagerie in Akkerman, Diamine, Ink Review

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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…