Inks With A "sheen"

[AndrewC]

R&K Alt-Goldgrun, PR Copperburst, Levenger Cobalt(IIRC),Noodlers Golden Brown,Diamine Majestic...Those are few I can remember as possessing some sheen.

[shaylenwilliams]

Here are some shots of Iroshizuku Ku-Jaku. The Staples Bagasse pad I tried to use is newer, and the paper feels a bit different from older bagasse, so I'm REALLY hoping they didn't change their process/formulation. It is not as FP friendly, and doesn't show sheen .

Anyway, these were taken on Rhodia Dotpad. The pen used is a Noodler's Ahab.

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[kahhoewan]

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Sailor Jentle Grenade ink as the ink has a greenish sheen that is only visible when the line is laid on wet. Unfortunately not all paper get this effect but it does on G. Lalos Verge De France. Here is a close up of what I mean.

 

Its also versatile ink. The color goes from hot pink to dark burgundy depending on paper and how wet the line is.

[swanjun]

Sailor Jentle Grenade ink as the ink has a greenish sheen that is only visible when the line is laid on wet. Unfortunately not all paper get this effect but it does on G. Lalos Verge De France. Here is a close up of what I mean.

 

I've noticed a very similar greenish sheen with Diamine Wild Strawberry.

[shaylenwilliams]

Sailor Jentle Grenade ink as the ink has a greenish sheen that is only visible when the line is laid on wet. Unfortunately not all paper get this effect but it does on G. Lalos Verge De France. Here is a close up of what I mean.

 

I've noticed a very similar greenish sheen with Diamine Wild Strawberry.

 

I just had Wild Strawberry inked up, and I wondered about it, but apparently I didn't have it in a wet enough pen to catch it. I'll try and set it for sheening next time I ink it.

Edited November 27, 2011 by shaylenwilliams

[swanjun]

I just had Wild Strawberry inked up, and I wondered about it, but apparently I didn't have it in a wet enough pen to catch it. I'll try and set it for sheening next time I ink it.

 

Mine's in a Noodler's flex pen at present, so very wet indeed.

[shaylenwilliams]

I just had Wild Strawberry inked up, and I wondered about it, but apparently I didn't have it in a wet enough pen to catch it. I'll try and set it for sheening next time I ink it.

 

Mine's in a Noodler's flex pen at present, so very wet indeed.

 

Ah. I'll have to try that. Thanks for the heads-up! If you can manage to take pictures, feel free to add them here!

[stevesurf]

Great thread; here's a few shots from a few inks you may not have done yet:

 

 

Appears that Iroshizuku Chiku-Rin (middle) has some sheen:

 

Sheen from (Left to Right) Edelstein Aventurine, Jade, Topaz

 

Sheen from (Left to Right) Edelstein Topaz, Mandarin, Iroshizuku Ajisai

 

Colors in this test (check out the transparency of the inks)

Edited December 4, 2011 by stevesurf

[XiaoMG]

Most of my inks have a sheen, though it's rare that they come out in any spectacular way on paper. However, there is a pretty easy way to get a hypothetical view of what the sheen color is.

 

I think the real-world testing that Shaylen and others have been doing is much more useful if you want these sheens to show up in real life, but if you're curious about what the ink COULD produce, use a thin glass surface with a black backing. Use a cotton swab to lightly rub the ink on the glass surface and dry quickly (do not use dollops...just a smear from a slightly wetted swab). Photograph using a white wall or surface as a reflector (picks up colors while leaving the black fairly black). Neither lighting angle nor shooting angle should be very oblique.

 

I apologize that I don't have time to set it up to be pretty at the moment, but here's a quick and dirty snap from my dusty coffee table with a few ink smears.

 

Addendum: another benefit of doing this if you're curious is that it uses quite little ink (you can probably just get your swab sample from under the cap). Oh, and it's very easy to clean.

Edited December 4, 2011 by XiaoMG

[shaylenwilliams]

Most of my inks have a sheen, though it's rare that they come out in any spectacular way on paper. However, there is a pretty easy way to get a hypothetical view of what the sheen color is.

 

I think the real-world testing that Shaylen and others have been doing is much more useful if you want these sheens to show up in real life, but if you're curious about what the ink COULD produce, use a thin glass surface with a black backing. Use a cotton swab to lightly rub the ink on the glass surface and dry quickly (do not use dollops...just a smear from a slightly wetted swab). Photograph using a white wall or surface as a reflector (picks up colors while leaving the black fairly black). Neither lighting angle nor shooting angle should be very oblique.

 

I apologize that I don't have time to set it up to be pretty at the moment, but here's a quick and dirty snap from my dusty coffee table with a few ink smears.

 

Addendum: another benefit of doing this if you're curious is that it uses quite little ink (you can probably just get your swab sample from under the cap). Oh, and it's very easy to clean.

 

Amazing! Thanks so much for this!

[XiaoMG]

Amazing! Thanks so much for this!

It's a good excuse to smear ink all over an iPad screen.

[shaylenwilliams]

Amazing! Thanks so much for this!

It's a good excuse to smear ink all over an iPad screen.

 

:roflmho: That's what technology gets for being all uppity and whatnot!

[stevesurf]

Amazing! Thanks so much for this!

It's a good excuse to smear ink all over an iPad screen.

 

Watch you don't trip the moisture sensors on the iPad

 

There's one in the headphone jack and one in the dock!

[saintsimon]

Damine Bilberry on Clairefontaine notebook -> possible sheen. I wrote with a Lamy EF steel nib.

[shaylenwilliams]

Montblanc Lavender Purple (from a cartridge, to be specific), Pelikan P58 Style B nib, Staples Bagasse.

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[shaylenwilliams]

Diamine Wild Strawberry on Rhodia. Pen used was a defunct Ahab. (I tried to white-balance, but it made matters worse.)

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u48/luuuckyclover/PICT0271.jpg

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Edited December 19, 2011 by shaylenwilliams

[PaulT00]

So...I had to try the Shin-ryoku (green color) that I had, and pleasantly discovered that there is a red sheen to that one as well! Having a sheen makes the shading stand out so much more than other inks.

 

I hadn't read this, but was pleasantly surprised when I wrote my Christmas cards in Shin-Ryoku. I used a very wet-writing full-flex Eversharp Skyline, onto some not hugely absorbent cards. When the ink dried - which did take a while - it came out a very deep dark green, but with a purple sheen reminiscent of that which has been reported from Penman Emerald. Maybe the sheen colour is dependent on exactly how wet a writer is used?

[PENitent]

I have heard that sheen called brassing with calligraphy inks. Beautiful but random.

[coffer]

TWD Majestic Blue Edited December 21, 2011 by coffer

[BeautyInRestraint]

Never knew about sheens, this is quite amazing! I know I'll be getting PR Tanzanite soon.

 

TWD Majestic Blue

 

This is quite a contrast in colors. What does TWD stand for, by the way?