Three New Inks

[noahpictures]

I have been enjoying Noodler's Black Swan Australian Roses and Air Corp Blue-Black and wanted to try different brands and colors of ink. Here are the three that arrived yesterday from Jetpens (free shipping on orders of twenty five and over).

1. Diamine Red Dragon: the ink is a bit darker than pictured. Very little shading. EDIT: this is my first Diamine ink and wow, it flows so easily and evenly. Very impressed! The characteristics (smooth even flow, almost no shading) of this ink make it ideal for calligraphy. Again the ink is darker than pictured.

2. Rohrer and Klingner Cassia: a vibrant purple with some shading. EDIT: After writing with this ink I am impressed. It has the same characteristics as Noodler's Air Corp Blue-Black. The ink flows easily; the color is beautiful and brightens up the day.

3. Rohrer and Klingner Alt-Goldgrun (gold/green): something wild with lots of shading. EDIT: This ink is more gold (lighter shade) in a 1.5mm nib and a medium green in a fine nib. I filled my Cross Century II medium nib with it and I get both gold and green. I am sure this ink can be great for sketching.

 

[Dave258]

Looks good, thanks for sharing. That gold green is interesting.

 

[maxman]

Ooh that Cassia ink looks mighty nice.

 

[nemo]

Nice stuff you got there! I love the variety.

Interesting how the blot on the right slightly separated the green and gold.

 

[Groat]

This is a little off topic, but is the plunger in your TWSBI pulled all the way back in the first photograph?

 

[the_edski]

I agree with Doug, the gold/green is fascinating. I like how you showed the blots, gives a good understanding of what colors make up the ink.

 

[noahpictures]

Nice stuff you got there! I love the variety.

Interesting how the blot on the right slightly separated the green and gold.

I agree with Doug, the gold/green is fascinating. I like how you showed the blots, gives a good understanding of what colors make up the ink.

Yep. It looks more green (and darker) with a fine nib and more gold with shades of green with the 1.5 mm

This is a little off topic, but is the plunger in your TWSBI pulled all the way back in the first photograph?

You are right the plunger wasn't pulled all the back; I didn't want to fill the pen too much.

 

[noahpictures]

Ooh that Cassia ink looks mighty nice.

Yep, it is the most vibrant purple I could find.

 

[Groat]

You are right the plunger wasn't pulled all the back; I didn't want to fill the pen too much.

Ah. I just got a TWSBI this past weekend and was impressed with just how much ink the darn thing can hold.

 

[celestino]

Wow, that Diamine and the purple Cassia are fantastic! Enjoy.

 

[Isaac]

The purple really stands out. Lovely color ink.

 

[chuckr9]

Thanks for posting this - the Rohrer and Klingner Cassia is now on my wish list.

 

[noahpictures]

Thanks for posting this - the Rohrer and Klingner Cassia is now on my wish list.

I updated my original post. I am very happy with the ink.

 

[SmoovD]

R&K have some very nice inks and you found some winners. The Cassia might be a bit too vibrant for me but it is a nice purple. The Alt-Goldgrun is unique and it shades well.

 

[oc_in_fw]

I am liking that gold green. Damn.