Rohrer & Klingner Verdigris

[Safari_Camo]

Sandy1, could you compare with Pelikan 4001 Blueblack?

 

Thanks

[The Good Captain]

Sandy1, could you compare with Pelikan 4001 Blueblack?

 

Thanks

But if I might intrude:

Hope you don't mind, Sandy!

 

 

[Aysedasi]

Now that's what I call a review!! Thanks - one of my favourite inks. I've not used it for a while - this reminds me to ink up with it again!

[Sleepyside]

Great review of one of my favorite inks. As a whole, I hate black or blue-black inks. But this has just that hint of green. This is my go to ink when I need something 'sober', though I use it regularly for other general writing and note taking.

[Sandy1]

Sandy1, could you compare with Pelikan 4001 Blueblack?

 

Thanks

 

Hi,

 

R&K Verdigris is a reliable companion, while Pelikan 4001 Blue-Black is one of my essentials: "When you're out of PBlBk, you're out of ink."

 

The PBlBk is a drier ink; is very reluctant to bleed-through 'lowest bidder' paper; has lower saturation & higher shading potential; water resistance is very impressive for a low maintenance safe ink; and is available in short & long cartridge formats.

 

Here's a sample of each of those inks from the slightly dry Platinum President Purist + [Asian] B nib on HPJ1124. Originals are 60x30mm.

 

Pelikan 4001 Blue-Black:

http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy116/Sandy1-1/FPN_2013/Comparison%20LBlBk%20NFPNVGSN%20Verdigris/INK934_zps28d92817.jpg

R&K Verdigris:

http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy116/Sandy1-1/FPN_2013/Comparison%20LBlBk%20NFPNVGSN%20Verdigris/INK933_zpsdcf82817.jpg

Pelikan 4001 Blue-Black: My Review

 

Bye,

S1

Edited January 30, 2013 by Sandy1

[Sandy1]

Sandy1, could you compare with Pelikan 4001 Blueblack?

 

Thanks

But if I might intrude:

Hope you don't mind, Sandy!

 

Hi,

 

Not at all! The more the merrier!!

 

Bye,

S1

[Sandy1]

Now that's what I call a review!! Thanks - one of my favourite inks. I've not used it for a while - this reminds me to ink up with it again!

Hi,

 

You're welcome! Glad you liked the Review.

 

I hope that after some time away from Verdigris it remains one of your favourites.

 

Bye,

S1

[Sandy1]

Great review of one of my favorite inks. As a whole, I hate black or blue-black inks. But this has just that hint of green. This is my go to ink when I need something 'sober', though I use it regularly for other general writing and note taking.

Hi,

 

Many thanks for your kind words!

 

Thanks also for sharing your experience and preferred uses.

 

Bye,

S1

[Sholom]

Sorry for the belated response, but Sandy1's usual great review. What I want to add is that I've seen the teal in Verdigris come and go depending on the pen and how recently the pen has been used. In a particular Osmiroid 65 that had Verdigris (that looked like Sandy's) in it for a long time, when I finally gave the pen a thorough cleaning, what came out in the washings at the end was noticeably greener than how it had written on the page. I think Verdigris is most interesting in a drier pen. I have it back in the aforementioned Osmiroid 65 (Rola M soft nib) and in a drier-writing Pilot Varsity. It's near black in the Osmiroid but definitely teal-black in the Varsity. Maybe I should be shaking the bottle before filling? In any case a nice ink as long as water resistance is not required.

 

And yes there is a close resemblance to Diamine Twilight (also a very nice ink), but Twilight is a bit lighter and more of a gray-blue in the pen (a different Osmiroid 65 with an italic medium nib) I tried a sample in. Both inks recommended.

[Sandy1]

Sorry for the belated response, but Sandy1's usual great review. What I want to add is that I've seen the teal in Verdigris come and go depending on the pen and how recently the pen has been used. In a particular Osmiroid 65 that had Verdigris (that looked like Sandy's) in it for a long time, when I finally gave the pen a thorough cleaning, what came out in the washings at the end was noticeably greener than how it had written on the page. I think Verdigris is most interesting in a drier pen. I have it back in the aforementioned Osmiroid 65 (Rola M soft nib) and in a drier-writing Pilot Varsity. It's near black in the Osmiroid but definitely teal-black in the Varsity. Maybe I should be shaking the bottle before filling? In any case a nice ink as long as water resistance is not required.

 

And yes there is a close resemblance to Diamine Twilight (also a very nice ink), but Twilight is a bit lighter and more of a gray-blue in the pen (a different Osmiroid 65 with an italic medium nib) I tried a sample in. Both inks recommended.

Hi,

 

I agree that when giving the pen a cleaning, the colour of the diluted ink in the wash water can be quite a revelation - hence my interest in diluting some of the interesting dark inks, including Verdigris. As you mention, running the ink from a dry pen can give much the same appearance as a diluted ink - the dye load on the paper is reduced.

 

I think that the difference in perceived colour that you notice between the Osmiroid and the Parker has to do with the difference in wetness (flow rate) of the pens. i.e. The hue is the same, but the value (light - dark) is different.

 

I encourage you to take a look at the dilution samples that I've posted HERE.

 

I don't think that shaking the bottle would make a difference in the colour. I've not found the need to shake any of the R&K inks. (The only inks that I shake as a matter of course are Noodler's 'bulletproof' inks.)

 

Thanks for mentioning the difference between Verdigris and Diamine Twilight. As often happens, when a person likes two inks that are quite close, both will be purchased - if only to enjoy the differences between them.

 

Bye,

S1