It sometimes happens that you don't use fountain pens for a long time or you replace cartridges before they are emptied and think you can use the remaining ink again later (at least you think so, but you rarely do it, and if you do, you should do it quickly, as the test shows). My curiosity was piqued again and I thought it could be fun to measure how quickly ink in fountain pens (or cartridges and converters lying around) dries out.
Black isn’t that Black …
Today, I would like to introduce a few black inks. The following inks were tested: J. Herbin Perle Noire Montblanc Black (from 2019) and Mystery Black (2020) Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Black Cleo Black Cross Black General ApproachThis primarily describes the writing properties and appearance on paper, including aspects like shading and ink absorption on the... Continue Reading →
Purple Rain – some purple and pink-ish inks
Today, I want to share with you some impressions on purple inks from my collection. Purple is meant in a broader sense, reddish inks with some blue additions – or the other way round. Three inks of the nowadays occurring trend of inks named after gems, are included in this review. To my feeling it... Continue Reading →
Comparison of two burgundy red inks (Monteverde and Montblanc)
This is going to be a split ink-review. The conventional part of the description of the inks with the appraisal of its properties together with writing samples and its pros and cons you find in Part I (after the introduction). A further part deals with the examination of the subtle differences both inks show. I... Continue Reading →
Ink Capacities …
Ink capacity measurements of various fountain pens and converters.
Shimmering Inks …
Since may be 2-3 years shimmer inks became more visible in the fountain pen and ink "scene", I would say. I never had a huge like for these inks but I tested one exemplar. It was the J. Herbin ink 1670 Bleu Ocean, ca. two years ago. Actually, I was not satisfied at all... Continue Reading →
Orange Inks – an update …
Hi folks. When I last week uploaded the report about orange inks, I was already sure, that I have missed at least one orange ink. After a while it was clear, which ink it was: Diamine Blaze Orange. Verdammt, god verdomde, fy fæn, dammit – those were the words which came straight to my mind... Continue Reading →
Orange Inks (Part I)
OK, I admit it, I like orange and yellowish inks! They give me the feeling of summer and the sun, which I miss so much here up north where I use to live. Seriously! However, I don't use those inks very often, anyway ... Why? Because I have seen it enough after a while. And... Continue Reading →
Cleo Skribent Ebonite (Brown)
Dies ist die Kurzfassung des Beitrags.