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Hey guys! I was pondering whether or not to order a full bottle of KWZ Azure #1 and I made this to help me decide. It didn't look extremely ugly so I decided to share, maybe it can be useful or something

Rohrer & Klingner- China Blue (Taiwan limited edition, 2014) http://blog-imgs-84-origin.fc2.com/c/h/i/chingdamosaic/RK02.jpg http://blog-imgs-84-origin.fc2.com/c/h/i/chingdamosaic/RK03.jpg http://blog-imgs-84-origin.fc2.com/c/h/i/chingdamosaic/RK14.jpg bottle design- compared with RK Scabiosa http://blog-imgs-84-origin.fc2.com/c/h/i/chingdamosaic/RK13.jpg http://blog-imgs-84-origin.fc2.com/c/h/i/chingdamosaic/RK12.jpg Dip pen "Blue Pumpkin" on ROSSI paper: http://blog-imgs-84-origin.fc2.com/c/h/i/chingdamosaic/RK04.jpg Not waterproof. http://blog-imgs-84-origin.fc2.com/c/h/i/chingdamosaic/RK09.jpg http://blog-imgs-84-origin.fc2.com/c/h/i/chingdamosaic/RK06.jpg Comparison: with Blue Pumpkin/ glass dip pen/ Platinum 3776 14K EF nib R&K on Moleskine with Blue Pumpkin and red watercolor: http://blog-imgs-84-origin.fc2.com/c/h/i/chingdamosaic/RK10.jpg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you read Chinese, here's a more detailed review on my blog: http://chingdamosaic.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-51.html Thanks:)

1. Rohrer & Klingner- China Blue (Taiwan limited edition, 2014) Dip pen "Blue Pumpkin" on ROSSI paper: http://blog-imgs-84-origin.fc2.com/c/h/i/chingdamosaic/RK04.jpg 2. Diamine- China Blue Also with Blue Pumpkin on ROSSI: http://blog-imgs-84-origin.fc2.com/c/h/i/chingdamosaic/RK05.jpg Shades of Diamine China Blue on calculating paper: http://blog-imgs-60-origin.fc2.com/c/h/i/chingdamosaic/jiahsin5.jpg Diamine China Blue fades REALLY FAST. This is how it's supposed to look when it's still wet: http://blog-imgs-84-origin.fc2.com/c/h/i/chingdamosaic/RK07.jpg Compared with R&K: http://blog-imgs-84-origin.fc2.com/c/h/i/chingdamosaic/RK08_20151102020452d92.jpg Diamine acquires a slightly greenish hue when it dries. And neither of the two inks is water resistant: http://blog-imgs-84-origin.fc2.com/c/h/i/chingdamosaic/RK09.jpg http://blog-imgs-84-origin.fc2.com/c/h/i/chingdamosaic/RK06.jpg Comparison: with Blue Pumpkin/ glass dip pen/ Platinum 3776 14K EF nib R&K on Moleskine with Blue Pumpkin and red watercolor: http://blog-imgs-84-origin.fc2.com/c/h/i/chingdamosaic/RK10.jpg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you read Chinese, here's a more detailed review on my blog: http://chingdamosaic.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-51.html Thanks:)

Diamine China Blue: a really nice, light but characterful blue. I'm not a big user of blue, and this one won't make for a day to day ink owing to the light colour and poor contrast. Should be good for cards, though. It needs a wet pen, or even better a flex pen like my Noodler's Ahab. It looks slightly violet in the scan but on the page there's no hint of violet. The ink is notable for changing colour over 24 hours as it dries (bottom swab is just applied, top has had a day to sit, middle has had about 9 hours). Appears to even have a smidge of water resistance... http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rjp1zlfNyV4/UrXIxhHbayI/AAAAAAAABQ0/HXSfPoW561o/s1600/chinablue.jpg Also on my blog.