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  1. Noodler’s Black Swan in English Roses (redux) I did a complete review of this during a blind testing an experience which removes all expectations, prejudices one can have about a name or a brand. It’s only you and the ink and your impressions Thanks @JungleJim for the sample. I had already done an early review of it, but nothing as complete as this one. This is a gorgeous wine, shading monster ink. Not so surprisingly the shading happens with dryer pens. If you use a wet pen with this, you won’t see any shading. Longer dry times as usual, so not for lefty over writers. It’s very well behaved on copy paper. There was some bleed through, but the feed was oversaturated. Cleaning needs a bit of effort, as it's both pink and water resistant, but not so bad Best used on a white paper, Rhodia or preferably Tomoe River. Not so nice on Midori. Chroma: Writing Samples: Photo: Comparison: Water test: Left side 10 seconds under running water. Note that on absorbent paper, this ink is quite water resistant. Art Work: Some wine, S'il vous plaît (please) ? Paper is Talens pocket book Noodler's Lexington Gray, Black Swan in English Roses, Diamine Alexandrite and Montblanc Origins Coral · Pens used: Pilot Kakuno Ef, Lamy (EF/F/M/B), Waterman W2 flex · What I liked: Colour, shading up to B nibs. · What I did not like: I didn’t like it with the vintage flex (too dark) nor with the stub (too pale) · What some might not like: Long dry times on Rhodia, means very long dry times on Japanese paper. · Shading: Excellent, even some on copy paper. · Ghosting: Faint on cheap paper. · Bleed through: If you press hard with a very wet pen. · Flow Rate: Wet · Lubrication: Nice. · Nib Dry-out: Did not notice. · Start-up: Ok · Saturation: Rich wine colored · Shading Potential: Yoohoo! · Sheen: No. · Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Did not notice. · Nib Creep / “Crud”: Did not notice. · Staining (pen): No. · Clogging: Did not notice. · Cleaning: It’s a pink ink and it’s water resistant, so it’ll take some effort · Water resistance: Very good. · Availability: 90 ml bottles. Please don't hesitate to share your experience, writing samples or any other comments. The more the merrier
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    Black swan in English Roses

    Black swan in English Roses I love inks with a story. This is one of them. The quintessential English rose, the Rose of York, is a white rose. Obviously this is not it. However, Nathan’s inspiration of this ink is the memory of a British Lady who visited her mother’s garden when he was a child. And this ink is indeed a homage to her, the first British person he ever met. The lady avoided looking at the poppies, reminding her of the loss she endured during the great war and focused on the roses. One can say that Black Swan in English Roses is a poppy by extension, and the title and artwork englobe the ‘innocence” of prewar and the “coming of age” of post war. You can check this video This is an extremely well-behaved ink and ghosting and bleed through are non-existent even on Hillroy copy paper, which ghosts bic and pencil. Ink is quite water resistant: Sample text on Tome River 68gr Dry time is reasonable on non absorbent papers, though apparently in its earlier incarnations it was not. Note the 20s dry time is for a broad nib on TR.... Hammermill Hp 32 Comparaison • Pen used: Noodler’s Ahab, Lamy Safari broad • Shading: Yes • Ghosting: None • Bleed through: None. • Flow Rate: Wet • Lubrication: Nice • Nib Dry-out: Not noticed. • Start-up: No problem. • Saturation: Rich and dark. • Shading delightful • Sheen: None, thankfully • Spread: None seen. • Nib Creep None • Staining: No. • Clogging: Nope • Water resistance: Water resistant • Availability: Only in bottle 90 ml bottles.
  4. I have always liked reddish-brown inks. Maybe it is because I associate this color with Lloyd Reynolds who turned me to the Italic side. I like using them as everyday inks. This doesn't work if they are too brown, in my opinion. It certainly doesn't work if they are too red,although maybe that's true just in Western-European cultures. Having just received my first bottle of Akkerman Garuda Red, I did a comparison of it with the other reddish-brown inks I have on hand for my own edification. Although you cannot get a real feel for attributes like dryness from my worksheet, it does give a sense of the subtle gradation of color, I hope. Sheaffer Red was included to have a purer red with which to compare the other inks. Here is a closer look at the inks arranged in a spectrum: When first laid down and still wet, the Black Swan in English Roses is more red than Garuda Red, but it becomes more brown as it dries and, compared to Garuda Red, has more shading. Compared to both Garuda Red and Oxblood, BSinER is slightly more yellow. Oxblood also gets redder as it dries. But these three inks - Garuda Red, Black Swan in English roses and Oxblood - are quite similar in color. If I had arranged these three in order of dryness, they would be in the same order, with Garuda Red the driest, at least in the pens in which each was loaded. I have favorite pens for BSinER (a CS Belliver) and Beaver (a Nakaya Decapod). I haven't used the other inks enough to have paired them with preferred pens yet. I'm glad I did this comparison. I hope some others also find it helpful or, at least, of interest. Happy writing! David





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