Terracotta - Diamine

[visvamitra]

Thank you Tas for sending me the sample of Terracotta.

I have mixed feelings about Diamine inks - I like them but I find many of them risky (they tend to clog pens, cause nib creep / nib crud). The colors are pretty awesome though.

As many of you already know there are some new Diamine inks on the market. Tas has kindly sent me samples of two of them.

Terracotta is nice but not as nice as I expected it to be. I have some of it ion some cheap pen so I'll check in some time whether it causes any nib creep.

Stay tuned.

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Kitchen towel

 

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Chromatography:

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Software ID:

 

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Color range

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Cheap notebook - TWSBI 580, stub 1,1

 

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One day I'll draw proper ghost. For instance that's what I can manage

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Copy paper - TWSBI 580, stub 1,1

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Edited February 13, 2017 by lapis

[Tas]

Your reviews make any ink shine. Thank you.

 

Glad the samples arrived.

I love my Terracotta

[tinysnail]

I just bought this yesterday! Lovely colour. I'm super excited to try it.

[Ghost Plane]

Not only love the ink, but I want a lipstick this color.

[lgsoltek]

The writing samples look good, but the colour in the splash is meh, for me...

[Morbus Curiositas]

Not only love the ink, but I want a lipstick this color.

Mix it with shea butte... :-)

 

BTW the pathogenes went out

[J85909266]

That ghost is literally terrifying.

[amberleadavis]

Thanks Vis - I like the ghost!

[Jeff_H]

I have this ink on order as we speak. If the color I get is like yours, I will be very pleased as that is just what I am looking for, a nice clay colored red/brown ink. Very nice review.

[mmg122]

Excellent review. Plan on ordering this ink next round. Thanks, Vis, for introducing me to another fine ink. Is there a terra-cotta ink you would recommend instead of this one?

[visvamitra]

Well, the one I enjoy a lot is Maruzen Renga but it's difficult to get and expensive. The same goes for Nagasawa-kobe 39. I think that when we look at widely available inks Terracota and Franklin-Christoph Terra Firma may be considered decent choices

[Uncial]

Inca Sol (I think it's from Califolio) is a terracotta ink and it's very nice - at least, I thought it was.

[mmg122]

Thanks so much, Vis and Uncial. Appreciate your recommendations.