Inky Gradient: Susemai Too Blue Cashmere 16% To Distilled Water

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An Inky Gradient

Depicted in order:

Line	Ratio	Concentration
1	10:0	16.00%
2	10:1	14.55%
3	10:2	13.33%
4	10:3	12.31%
5	10:4	11.43%
6	10:5	10.67%
7	10:6	10.00%
8	10:7	9.41%
9	10:8	8.89%
10	10:9	8.42%
11	10:10	8.00%
12	10:10	8.00%
13	10:10	8.00%
14	9:10	7.58%
15	8:10	7.11%
16	7:10	6.59%
17	6:10	6.00%
18	5:10	5.33%
19	4:10	4.57%
20	3:10	3.69%
21	2:10	2.67%
22	1:10	1.45%

Strathmore Writing (25% cotton, natural white, wove, 24lb):

Georgia Pacific Multipurpose Paper (20 lb, bright white, Walmart):

Southworth Diamond White (25% cotton, white, 20lb):

Why I did it:
Because I thought it would be valuable as part of the Susemai Ink Testing https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/268798-do-you-want-to-be-an-ink-tester/. Susemai instructs dilution to a 2% to 8% concentration, this lets you see the implications of the percentage you choose.

Why you might recreate any of these mixes:
This ink became available for sale and you are mixing it up.

Remarks:

• I think the over concentrated (>8%) forms of this ink do it a disservice, as it appears flatter and more grey in those concentrations.
• Especially at the higher concentrations, this ink should be considered a blue-grey.
• I the lower concentrations (even down to 1.45%) the best because it comes across as most blue with the grey-flatness less pronounced.
• Overall, there is surprisingly little color variation when diluting this ink.
• This ink has a crazy amount of shading which I think might be its downfall. At recommended concentrations the color might not be that bad for a business-y color, but all the much color variation makes it unsuitable for such situations.
• I wish it started out like twice as dark as it is at 16% and diluted to the same point, then it might be a nice dark denim color.
• These papers are not particularly prone to sheen, but no sheen is seen with this one.

 

I am waiving my general disclaimer about mixing with water, because this ink is intended to be mixed up with water for most of the posted dilution range.

[amberleadavis]

Sorry this one was not as fun as the others. Thank you for doing these great tests.