(Diamine) Sbre Brown

[lgsoltek]

After a very long (> 2 months) wait my bottle of SBRE Brown from La Couronne du Comte finally arrived.

It's an ink from the blogger SBRE Brown, made by Diamine. It's only available on LCdC, but it seems to have sold out now. (?)

 

Bottle

A decent and sturdy bottle. Not fancy, but quite practical.

 

Splash

(Left: photo. Right: scan.)

 

 

Writing sample

It looks nice. It's a yellow/orange kind of brown, which I like more than red-leaning ones. It writes quite smooth, and is not water resistant.

 

 

 

Comparison

1. SBRE Brown

2. Diamine Terracotta

3. Diamine Brandy Dazzle w/o particles

4. Diamine Brandy Dazzle w/ particles (the scan failed to show them)

 

It's really similar to Terracotta. Terracotta is slightly redder. The scan makes the difference more evident.

 

 

 

 

[visvamitra]

Not my color but it's pretty cool Steven has his own ink

[Jamerelbe]

I hesitated pulling the trigger on this ink... and I missed out. A shame, since Mr Brown (for the moment at least) isn't planning to commission a second batch - and it looks like a pretty cool colour. Thanks for sharing your review!

[Tas]

You make it look lovely. Not my colour but looks like a fab ink.

[lgsoltek]

Oops I'm afraid I made a mistake in the splash image. Both are the same scan... Here's the photo:

 

[Chrissy]

Thanks for the review. I really like it. Those little bottles are great. They are the ones that they sent containing the shimmer samples for testing.

[Jamerelbe]

Having just tested my new bottle of Diamine Brandy Dazzle (it arrived yesterday) - and seeing how comparable it is to SBRE Brown, plus the shimmer - I'm suddenly feeling a lot less disappointed that I missed out on this!

[Abner C. Kemp]

This is one of my favorite inks, the shading is absolutely incredible in the right nib.

[lgsoltek]

Thanks for the review. I really like it. Those little bottles are great. They are the ones that they sent containing the shimmer samples for testing.

That's lovely. I wish all my 30ml Diamine inks came in this bottle instead of the plastic ones.

[inkstainedruth]

Thanks for the review.
It's too bad that this is apparently a LE ink -- it's a very nice color, and I'm glad to see it side by side with Terracotta (an ink I like a whole lot). I wish I had known about this sooner, so I could have tried to get a bottle (it's enough different from Terracotta to make it worth having both inks).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Jamerelbe]

If we ask often enough, and loudly enough, maybe Stephen will reconsider and order another batch??

[Abner C. Kemp]

If we ask often enough, and loudly enough, maybe Stephen will reconsider and order another batch??

 

I would think so. If I remember correctly the inks sold out in less than a few days. If nothing else, it was certainly a decent moneymaker. I'm really hoping Diamine will release it as one of it's standard inks and offer some commission to Dr. Brown. I absolutely love this stuff and will be extremely sad when my bottle is gone.

[mmg122]

I was fortunate to get a bottle of Dr Brown's Ink from another member when I came up short pulling the trigger on this awesome ink. It is by far my favorite brown ink and I'm hopeful Steven wil consider continuing the line and expanding it. I imagine his plate is pretty full with his regular profession, but the man sure does know his ink and his first foray into the brewing process is a big winner!

[rudyhou]

oh i really like this. less red and a bit golden. perfect for cream colored paper.

[4lex]

I was fortunate to get a bottle of Dr Brown's Ink from another member when I came up short pulling the trigger on this awesome ink. It is by far my favorite brown ink and I'm hopeful Steven wil consider continuing the line and expanding it. I imagine his plate is pretty full with his regular profession, but the man sure does know his ink and his first foray into the brewing process is a big winner!

 

I think all the brewing was done by Diamine not Steven Brown. But I have nothing against cashing in on celebrity and I hope they release another batch of it.

[Cyber6]

Not my color but it's pretty cool Steven has his own ink

 

 

Don't you have your own ink Vis?? ..

 

I have lots of bottles of my "own" ink... mixes that are only exclusive to me...

 

 

 

C.

[amberleadavis]

 

 

Don't you have your own ink Vis?? ..

 

I have lots of bottles of my "own" ink... mixes that are only exclusive to me...

 

 

 

C.

 

I think Vis has his own inks and he's not telling us. Yours are of course, locked away in the ink safe.

[lgsoltek]

 

I think Vis has his own inks and he's not telling us. Yours are of course, locked away in the ink safe.

 

 

Maybe Vis can ask Konrad to make him a colour. Vis Brown or something. I'd love a Vis Red.

[Luma]

Vis Blue-Black.

 

It would be interesting to see what sort of blue-black he would come up with

[lgsoltek]

Vis Blue-Black.

 

It would be interesting to see what sort of blue-black he would come up with

 

 

Or better, a Vis Emerald.