Diamine Saddle Brown

[DanielCoffey]

INK : DIAMINE SADDLE BROWN

 

PAPER : RHODIA #16 A5 white lined

 

PEN : Onoto Magna 261 Medium nib tweaked for wet flow by John Sorowka (Oxonian).

 

http://www.dcoffey.co.uk/images/fountainpennetwork/ReviewSaddleBrown.jpg

 

 

Here is a close-up of the swab...

 

http://www.dcoffey.co.uk/images/fountainpennetwork/ReviewSaddleBrownSwab.jpg

 

 

And a close-up of the shading!

 

http://www.dcoffey.co.uk/images/fountainpennetwork/ReviewSaddleBrownShade.jpg

[777]

Another interesting ink. I just got a sample of Noodlers brown, and that'll be my first brown ink. This one looks rpett nice, but is a little light for me. Plus, I'm not a fan of red-browns...

 

Thank you for reviewing this!

[DanielCoffey]

I also found that this one was a little less red than Waterman Havana Brown. The reddish scale would go Saddle Brown, Havana Brown, small gap, Rustic Brown.

[Sandy1]

Hi,

 

Many thanks!

 

Nice shading on this one. Does it seem to need a wet nib + the Rhodia to generate shading? Or is shading a routine occurrence with DSB?

 

Mooooore Browns ...

 

Bye,

S1

[DanielCoffey]

Well I only have the one pen... but I would say yes, it needs a wet or broad nib as the shading on the Saddle Brown is moderate compared to the Rustic. It is not a "flat" brown and should shade in many pens but with a wet or broad nib it will sing.

 

As we said in your Waterman Havana review, Havana was the enabler that got me onto Saddle Brown (a bit less red) and Rustic Brown (a lot more red). The Golden Brown snuck in because I wanted a lighter, more summery colour.

[lovemy51]

beautiful brown! thx for the review!

[Inkwisitor]

Hello,

 

I do like brown inks but have not tried this one yet. Thanks to your review it may form part of a future Diamine order. I can see how this would work well on off-white and cream papers.

[DanielCoffey]

Glad you liked it - if you like I can send you some ink samples since you are pretty local to me.

 

I have Golden, Saddle and Rustic Brown, Amaranth and Syrah, China and Prussian Blue, Damson and Amazing Amethyst and Teal and Umber. PM me if you want to try any of them as I have vials.

[dizzypen]

This is one of my favorite browns. I just inked up a custom 823 with this ink, and it is absolutely singing in that pen! The shading if simply amazing.

Edited August 14, 2011 by dizzypen

[knitknitfrog]

Wonderful, this is my all time favorite brown in everything except a dry ef nib - then I go for noodlers walnut.

[liapuyat]

I have this ink, and in a Pelikan M200 M nib it's not necessarily as light as pictured - it really depends on the absorption factor of your paper. In my Clairefontaine notebook it's a little bit darker, and yes, not leaning towards green nor towards red, but a good earthy brown. I enjoy using it.

[DanielCoffey]

UPDATED SCANS : 08 SEPTEMBER 2011

 

Scanner : IT8-calibrated Epson V600 flatbed

Colour Space : Adobe RGB

Matte : 50% grey and 100% white

Post-process : Unsharp Mask

 

I think we will all agree that these are much better scans than the originals I had posted. I now have better equipment to redo all the Diamine Ink Reviews that I have posted.

[Bronte]

I just posted a comment on the Diamine green/black, and now feel obliged to do so for saddle brown: these were the two inks I ordered yesterday, so I'm delighted with what I've seen here by the two kind reviewers, and all those who have refined or commented on those reviews. As a new member I find this all a bit overwhelming at the moment, and am still trying to come to terms with the technical register (shading, dry/wet, etc. - though most of it is pretty obvious.) Is there anywhere on the forum that explains all these terms for a novice, and what the various criteria/tests involve?

[fourseamer]

I just posted a comment on the Diamine green/black, and now feel obliged to do so for saddle brown: these were the two inks I ordered yesterday, so I'm delighted with what I've seen here by the two kind reviewers, and all those who have refined or commented on those reviews. As a new member I find this all a bit overwhelming at the moment, and am still trying to come to terms with the technical register (shading, dry/wet, etc. - though most of it is pretty obvious.) Is there anywhere on the forum that explains all these terms for a novice, and what the various criteria/tests involve?

If there is, I'm not sure where it is, but I think this would be a fantastic addition (via a sticky thread) to the Inky Thoughts forum. Would really help guide folks as to what we're doing when we review inks. I'd volunteer but for a lack of time, and well, I've not submitted a review myself (yet).

[DanielCoffey]

It has been discussed and explained somewhere in Inky Thoughts I believe.

 

This was a partial glossary of a few ink terms : https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/198306-glossary-of-ink-terms/

 

Richard Binder's site has a bigger glossary of all pen-related terms. Drill down into the index to find what you need : https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/198306-glossary-of-ink-terms/

[Bronte]

It has been discussed and explained somewhere in Inky Thoughts I believe.

 

This was a partial glossary of a few ink terms : https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/198306-glossary-of-ink-terms/

 

Richard Binder's site has a bigger glossary of all pen-related terms. Drill down into the index to find what you need : https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/198306-glossary-of-ink-terms/

 

Thanks for these links; I'll take a look. They look to be just what I need.

[georges zaslavsky]

interesting color thanks for the review