Most Disappointing Ink Buy

[lreiley]

So far I'm unimpressed with Rouge Hematite. It's certainly a nice, bright red, and I needed that to mark up papers, but I see none of the celebrated shading.

[Cyber6]

So far I'm unimpressed with Rouge Hematite. It's certainly a nice, bright red, and I needed that to mark up papers, but I see none of the celebrated shading.

 

 

Really??? There is nothing I can do to prevent shading... and the sheen is everywhere.

 

Most my pens are Broad and Stubs, but even on my one M nib.. the shading and sheen is clearly visible.

 

Maybe is the paper you use.

 

 

C.

[mhosea]

So far I'm unimpressed with Rouge Hematite. It's certainly a nice, bright red, and I needed that to mark up papers, but I see none of the celebrated shading.

 

1. Shake the bottle before filling.

2. Use a wet-writing pen, preferably medium or broad.

3. Use high-quality paper that isn't very absorbent (like Rhodia or Clairefontaine).

 

If you still don't see it, try looking at the paper under standard fluorescent lights with the paper tilted a little. One time I used the ink while waiting for my wife in the cafeteria of a college, and under that lighting it was more brown than red (which I considered only annoying but which I gather some folks find very agreeable).

[doggonecarl]

Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Black - There was an excessive amount of bleed-through using this ink. I used it once and haven't used it since.

 

 

This has to be the paper you are using, or a fluke with the ink. Pelikan 4001, while maybe not an exceptional ink, is certainly above average and a consistent performer.

[The Good Captain]

Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Black - There was an excessive amount of bleed-through using this ink. I used it once and haven't used it since.

 

 

This has to be the paper you are using, or a fluke with the ink. Pelikan 4001, while maybe not an exceptional ink, is certainly above average and a consistent performer.

 

I agree. If Pelikan 4001 Blue-Black or Brilliant Black don't work on the paper you like, then stop writing on it and use it for something else. An uncharacteristic wave of political correctness, let alone politeness, prohibits me from suggesting additional uses for that paper!

[Cyber6]

An uncharacteristic wave of political correctness, let alone politeness, prohibits me from suggesting additional uses for that paper!

 

:ltcapd:

[Sailor Kenshin]

Herbin's Vert Empire was a favorite color and ink for a while UNTIL I discovered sediment in the bottle, a great glob of slimy stuff. Bought two more bottles and found the same thing. No more. The End.

Same here. I haz a sad.

 

Another ink sad: Neverflow True Spew. The ink so bad I have to give it a pseudonym.

[elderberry]

Probably just two:

Pelikan Edelstein amber (don't like the color and like the dry & finicky flow even less)

and Noodler's Dragon's Napalm (behaves well enough, but this color - a salmon crossed with a carrot? I really can't stand it.)

[tomkeb]

The first bottle of ink I ever bought was a disappointment: Diamine WES Kensington Blue. It looked pale, hazy, feathered and wasn't quite what I anticipated. On the other hand, I found all I was expecting from Kensington Blue in Sapphire Blue.

[Avalonia]

Noodler's Rome Burning. It's too light to use for most writing, and too meh to use as a highlighter. So it just sits, ignored, because I just don't know what to do with it.

 

Maybe if I mix it with a darker brown, I can get some use out of it.

[MarkTrain]

I would have to say Pelikan 4001 Red. I keep hoping they will reformulate it, but no.

[belfire]

El Lawrence by Noodlers. What is this colour? It looks like oil from a crankshaft. Or maybe that is the idea. T E Lawrence died on his motorbike.

[belfire]

So far I'm unimpressed with Rouge Hematite. It's certainly a nice, bright red, and I needed that to mark up papers, but I see none of the celebrated shading.

You mean the Herbin? It is fairly water resistant, if that counts as a plus in your book.

[elderberry]

Here's another one: Pelikan Edelstein Ruby. I've had that one for a few years but didn't enjoy the color. Dug it up recently to try it again but I still don't like it. Pale, watery red - it's offending what you can do to a good color! Glad there's lots of others. :-D

(To contradict the impression that I hate all Pelikan Edelstein inks, I quite like Topaz though the flow could be better).

[migo984]

Diamine Salamander. I love the colour - but where's the magical incendiary properties promised in mediaeval folklore? ;-)

[SeeksAdvice]

I agree. If Pelikan 4001 Blue-Black or Brilliant Black don't work on the paper you like, then stop writing on it and use it for something else. An uncharacteristic wave of political correctness, let alone politeness, prohibits me from suggesting additional uses for that paper!

 

Ah, but you see ... if the paper is that bad, would it also not perform poorly "elsewhere"? And, think of the paper cuts.

[SeeksAdvice]

Diamine Salamander. I love the colour - but where's the magical incendiary properties promised in mediaeval folklore? ;-)

 

Now you've done it. Now I'm going to have to go rummaging about for my old AD&D based computer RPG's and go find me some fire salamanders.

[FlyFast]

1. Noodler's Polar Green - ugly color combined with extreme feathering, bleed through, and nib creep.

2. Lamy Green - quite possibly the ugliest possible green but it is well behaved and I love Lamy bottles. Lamy Red is pretty bad too but the Blue is very functional.

[WirsPlm]

Noodler's Polar Brown - shades too much (I know, some people like shading), the color is nice but it's not enough to make up for the incredible levels of feathering and bleed through. Although it did provide the impetus and raw materials for ink experiments, and the pen was nice, so it wasn't a total loss (but I am never buying a bottle without checking out a sample again).

[PAKMAN]

My most recent disappointment was really my fault. I know that I won't be happy with any Orange ink but still thought I had to have one. Pelikan Edelstein Mandarin just doesn't do it for me.