Nine bottles of ink from Pendemonium!

[Phthalo]

My long-awaited inks arrived today - nine bottles worth!

 

- Diamine Umber

- Noodler's Russian Chekhov, Noodler's Russian Dostoyevsky, Noodler's Russian Pushkin

- Noodler's Apache Sunset, Noodler's Golden Brown

- Private Reserve Burgundy Mist

- Rohrer & Klingner Morinda, Rohrer & Klingner Fernambuk

 

(The colours in the below photo are quite accurate on my screen, but maybe a tad strong. The hardcopy looks slightly subdued in comparison. Cotton swabs on Canon Super White SW-201 Paper.)

 

Note: More photos posted a few messages down.

 

http://www.ciar-roisin.net/photos/2007Inks-01.jpg

 

Diamine Umber

Not at all what I expected. Where is the grey? Just a forest green to me. I may have to add Black Quink to it.

 

Noodler's Russian Chekhov

Very nice! Take the palest hue from Apache Sunset, tone down the saturation, and you have Chekhov. A soft and pretty golden autumn shade. Minimal variation. Suits a wet nib on super-bright white paper, also good to mix with.

 

Noodler's Russian Dostoyevsky

Not as I expected. Like a slightly desaturated Turquoise Skrip. I expected a more muted turquoise with stronger grey tones. May add some Black Quick to this one too.

 

Noodler's Russian Pushkin

Very nice! Unmistakably green with very strong grey undertone. Minimal variation.

 

Noodler's Apache Sunset

Very nice! Range of variation is incredible - from pale yellow-orange to a very deep red-orange.

 

Noodler's Golden Brown

Very nice! Excellent variation here too - pale golden brown can co-exist beside a deep golden brown hue with red overtones.

 

Private Reserve Burgundy Mist

Very nice! Rich and vibrant with cooler purple overtones.

 

Rohrer & Klingner Morinda

Very nice! Similar to Levenger Fireball, but lacking the zing and orange overtone. Slightly dusty, redder and darker.

 

Rohrer & Klingner Fernambuk

Very nice! Brighter than Levenger Fireball, complete with the zing but with strong pink-red overtones.

 

I'm very pleased with all the above-mentioned inks except for Noodler's Dostoyevsky and Diamine Umber.

 

Also, the Russian inks have a curious characteristic - they dried almost instantly on contact with the paper, putting me in mind of those Japanese poster-paint markers which evaporate on the page before your eyes: in the split-second you see them evaporate; the colour simultaneously fades and lightens.

 

Sorry the comments are so short and bland - these are my first impressions only. I hope to add further comments and photos after actual use!

Edited January 25, 2007 by Phthalo

[umenohana]

Thanks for the great review-- your variation rating really helps. I may have to get that Apache Sunset. Such a happy, expressive color!

 

-Hana

[southpaw]

Wonderful review! Wow, that's a lot of ink that you got. Enjoy playing around with all your new colors.

[handlebar]

What a delightful review!!!! Thanks for the colour swatches.The Pushkin really looks more grey than mine!!!

I really like that Golden brown.Thats next on my list.

 

JD

[johnr55]

Thank you for taking the time and effort to share this with us. Is it expensive to get ink shipped from over here, and is there any problem with customs/security?

[chupie]

What a delightful review!!!! Thanks for the colour swatches.The Pushkin really looks more grey than mine!!!

I really like that Golden brown.Thats next on my list.

 

JD

And the Dostoevsky looks more blue than mine!

[lefty928]

Thanks, Pthalo, for your scan and very helpful comments. Now I've added more inks to my buy list.. <_<

The question is, El Lawrence or Pushkin? El Lawrence or Pushkin? But then, Dostoevsky was on the list (loved Chupie's scans) and now that I've seen the swatch from your bottle, it's off. So maybe I could get both. And your Noodler's Golden Brown swatch is the prettiest scan of it I've seen, and Burgundy Mist looks very nice, hmmm...

 

Love my Apache Sunset (and my orange Pelikano), and it looks like your scan.

[maryannemoll]

the dostoyevsky looks a lot like waterman south sea blue. however, i am intrigued by the pushkin here. it is an unminstakable gray, while handlebar's scans are of a seafoam green, as handlebar himself said.

 

what to make of this, i wonder?

[handlebar]

the dostoyevsky looks a lot like waterman south sea blue. however, i am intrigued by the pushkin here. it is an unminstakable gray, while handlebar's scans are of a seafoam green, as handlebar himself said.

 

what to make of this, i wonder?

I'm still wondering!!

 

Every time i write with it i look closely at the lines for traces of that olive/grey colour.Still nothing.

 

Oh well.Welcome to the world of inks.

 

JD

[bob393]

Thanks for the review, Good info!

[chupie]

the dostoyevsky looks a lot like waterman south sea blue. however, i am intrigued by the pushkin here. it is an unminstakable gray, while handlebar's scans are of a seafoam green, as handlebar himself said.

 

what to make of this, i wonder?

I have the Dostoevsky and it matches my Core lysium with a finer nib and in my Teal Pelikan go with a medium nib, it matches that very well too. It's no where near blue.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...6&hl=dostoevsky

[KCat]

Diamine Umber

Not at all what I expected.  Where is the grey?  Just a forest green to me.  I may have to add Black Quink to it.

always in the eye of the beholder, isn't it.

 

To me it's quite grey. But your scan looks bluer than it does to me IRL.

 

Very nice review and some interesting colors.

 

edit: (said "greener", meant "bluer")

Edited January 25, 2007 by KCat

[Phthalo]

I have some more comments and have made some further photos of the ink samples. I have made these on three different types of paper, and have included a couple of 'control' colours. The three papers used are: 80gsm Cream Archival Copy Paper, 140gsm White Drawing/Cartridge Paper and Cheap Spiral Notebook Paper, respectively. Interpret the images as you will. I can give people the RAW files if they are that bored…

 

The first three images are about ~150K each, the fourth is a composite of the all three and is about ~500K.

 

http://www.ciar-roisin.net/photos/2007Inks-t04a.jpg http://www.ciar-roisin.net/photos/2007Inks-t04b.jpg http://www.ciar-roisin.net/photos/2007Inks-t04c.jpg http://www.ciar-roisin.net/photos/2007Inks-t05.jpg

 

Comments:

 

Pushkin is appearing greyer on my photos. If you are thinking of buying this ink, please see JD's review images also. I believe my photos are too grey, and JD's are too green. Imagine something in the middle, and you'll have it. I find Pushkin feathers a fair bit, which is disappointing. Chekhov and Dostoyevsky feather less than Pushkin.

 

Dostoyevsky is slightly less vivid, and slightly paler than Sheaffer Skrip Turquoise. It is nothing like the Lysiam shade on a Core, which I have right here. It is nothing like chupie's colour sample and that makes me mad. It is blue, blue, blue. Are we seeing batch discrepancies?

 

Umber is just dark green. It is identical to the Derwent Artist Pencil colour, “Bottle Green 4300”.

 

I'll mail people paper samples if they are interested enough. Bear in mind it will take about two weeks from AU. We need more Dostoyevsky user input too, so if you have it, post a sample and describe the colour yourself.

 

http://www.ciar-roisin.net/photos/2007Inks-03.jpg

 

Nothing else to report for now. I'm expecting a couple more Pilot 78G's in the mail soon, and I'll ink them up with Dostoyevsky, Golden Brown and Umber, as these are the only inks I haven't got in pens yet.

 

My favourite would have to be R&K Morinda. It's just a nice, subdued red, and it has a slight bit of that 'aged edge' thing that I love R&K inks for. I got a bit of 100% silicon grease in the order too, and with its help, I've stopped my Sailor Eyedropper from leaking around the point-section - it's now filled with Burgundy Mist and I'm very happy.

 

johnr55: It is expensive to get ink shipped, yes. But with no other place to buy it from, I suck it up and pay the postage. This order was the second largest I have made. The largest was 18 bottles for me and a friend. Postage was around ~$40-$50 for both. I've been buying online for four years and have never had anything picked up by Customs, I think our duty limit is a bit higher than some countries though, it was $300 last time I checked.

 

Ok, going off to play with all these exciting colours.

Edited January 25, 2007 by Phthalo

[handlebar]

Great review Laura!!!!You have done a splendid job of displaying the inks.And on different papers.Thanks for the effort.

Now the fun begins!!!!You get to play with them!

 

regards,

 

JD

[chupie]

How odd. My Dost definitely is NOT blue and very much matches my Lysium. I mean like perfectly. Sounds like the batch is definitely different.

[Viseguy]

I may have to get that Apache Sunset. Such a happy, expressive color!

I hope you do, Hana -- and if you do, be sure and post some scans here! The color variations in Apache Sunset are amazing with a flexy nib, and with your artistry you could make the most of it.

[Viseguy]

Neat review, Phtalo -- great scans of an interesting variety of colors. Thanks for posting it!

[maryannemoll]

Nathan Tardif did explain color discrepancies among batches. It's here: http://www.pendemonium.com/ink_noodler_info.htm it's the last article on the page.

 

I suppose there is an added excitement to not knowing exactly what shade of a color you are going to get. And then it will be much more fun to post scans, to compare who has the greenest one or the reddest one, and so on and so forth, and then decide to trade.

Edited January 25, 2007 by maryannemoll

[umenohana]

I hope you do, Hana -- and if you do, be sure and post some scans here! The color variations in Apache Sunset are amazing with a flexy nib, and with your artistry you could make the most of it.

Thank you very much for your kind words!

 

I just ordered samples of Apache Sunset, Private Reserve Foam Green, J. Herbin Bouquet D'Antan, & Lie de The from Pear Tree Pen.

 

-Hana

[Phthalo]

maryannemoll: Thanks for the link about the batches, granted there is added excitement, but there is also annoyance. :/

 

Is anyone interested in my Dostoyevsky? I'll never use it up in a hundred years. Blue isn't my thing.

Edited January 25, 2007 by Phthalo