Sailor Kobe #44

[saskia_madding]

Well, the sun finally cooperated and let me get some good ink review shots, so here's the first one.

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Sailor/Kobe/DSC00167_zpsfcf19bfa.jpg

 

 

I love blue-greens, but because I have so many, I'm also super picky. This ink is really great, and the hue is very nice, but in a stable with a lot of very nice blue-greens, this one is in the top 25%, but not on the top 5 list.

 

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Sailor/Kobe/DSC00168_zps357f90a9.jpg

 

 

There's nothing wrong with this ink at all. It's great on all papers ...

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Sailor/Kobe/DSC00171_zpsd175870b.jpg

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Sailor/Kobe/DSC00172_zpsa8539670.jpg

 

 

 

... changing colour effortlessly depending on the absorbency of the paper.

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Sailor/Kobe/DSC00173_zps046fdf0a.jpg

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Sailor/Kobe/DSC00174_zpsd8a2183e.jpg

 

 

 

It's a dark ink where it pools, with deep rich colours and incredible sheen.

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Sailor/Kobe/DSC00175_zpsb56482ce.jpg

 

 

Shading is also nice.

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Sailor/Kobe/DSC00179_zps88a3665c.jpg

 

 

However, at the end of the day, it just seemed a bit dull in the lighter areas of the shading to entirely thrill me. I like it, but I'm not in love.

 

More pictures in my Kobe album here.

[swanjun]

Great pictures. I have higher flatness tolerance, methinks, 'cos this looks gorgeous to me.

[chromantic]

I just got this and have to say I'm really disappointed. I was afraid it might be too green ("Seaside") and, happily, it's not but the color is a dull green-ish blue-grey, very similar to Diamine Teal or the much nicer GvFC Deep Sea Green. It also exhibited some feathering on my BnR notebook.