Montblanc's Winter Glow

[Sandy1]

Hi,

 

Many thanks for the great Review!

 

I noticed from the scans that the paper has considerable effect on the amount of vibrancy & chroma; with the coated papers doing better than the more absorbent papers. From the ink-on-paper originals, would you say there is such a large difference that you would avoid the more absorbent papers?

 

I certainly have a tendency to use the LE inks on hard smooth coated papers, but with Red inks, I still like to use a paper that has a softer tactile feel when held by the reader.

 

Bye,

S1

Thanks for the good question! I actually don't see any big differences. At most, the harder the paper, the glossier the ink's sheen (IMO) in the sense that the more absorbent the paper, the more it looks like the ink was just blotted (doh). But... I still like a paper which has at least a certain amount of "texture". Is that what you mean by "tactile feel"? If IMO a paper has no or very little texture, I try to avoid using it with any ink colours. E.g. Clairefontaine.

 

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Hi,

 

When I use Red-centric inks for personal notes, I like to use a 'fuzzy' paper, one that is soft to the touch, such as the high rag content papers. Yet I find Red ink very often goes 'blah' - losing a lot of its lustre & vibrancy which papers like Clairefontaine Triomphe convey.

 

Perhaps I could try the Tamoe River paper that is lurking, or I could enrich the tactile experience by using paper reminiscent of bank notes - it may override the 'blah' appearance of the ink.

 

Bye,

S1

[Bhavna]

This is a sublime review of a beautiful colour! Thank you and ! I love the santa comic, it made me roar with laughter!

[georges zaslavsky]

nice ink review thanks for sharing

[Hetty]

I find Winter Glow and Ink of Love to be virtually the same. When similar pens ar inked with the two inks I find no discernible difference.

 

Happy Christmas to everyone.

 

Hetty