Rohrer & Klinger Salix

[bardiir]

These are my first ink reviews so I'd like to hear all suggestions how to improve them. I've got quite some inks in my collection already (most of them are samples but it's a start) and I will review some more in the future.

[A144]

Nice review! I'm quite surprised not even the swab of Salix bled through. I love the performance of both Salix and Scabiosa. I prefer the color of Scabiosa though.

[inkstainedruth]

Thanks for the review.

You can trust iron gall inks to be well behaved, even on bad paper, and to be pretty waterproof. I like Salix because it stays bluer than some of the IG blue-blacks.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[The Good Captain]

One of my favourite inks and a great review.

[whych]

Thanks for the review.

You can trust iron gall inks to be well behaved, even on bad paper, and to be pretty waterproof. I like Salix because it stays bluer than some of the IG blue-blacks.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

Give it a week or two and it will change colour. The ink will react to the paper and, depending on the paper, the ink will dry a different colour. The same goes for Scabiosa.

It is still a great ink and even with a wet pen gives minimal bleed and feathering on cheap papers,

Oh, and of course it won't disappear if you spill something on the page.

 

If you want a bluer ink, try the Platinum blue black. It is also water proof and stays a lot bluer than Salix when it 'cures'.

 

@bardiir

You should scan and post the page in a week or so so people can see the change in colour.

Edited July 18, 2014 by whych

[linuxid10t]

Give it a week or two and it will change colour. The ink will react to the paper and, depending on the paper, the ink will dry a different colour. The same goes for Scabiosa.

It is still a great ink and even with a wet pen gives minimal bleed and feathering on cheap papers,

Oh, and of course it won't disappear if you spill something on the page.

 

If you want a bluer ink, try the Platinum blue black. It is also water proof and stays a lot bluer than Salix when it 'cures'.

 

@bardiir

You should scan and post the page in a week or so so people can see the change in colour.

The effect isn't really pronounced with the iron gall inks from R&K, just from my experience. Organics Studio's Aristotle on the other hand I've seen go through a complete change of color. Goes from teal-grey to brown over a few weeks.

[bardiir]

Here's a proper scan of the page:

 

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