Battle Of The Inks - Doppelgänger Edition

[Jan2016]

I am Dutch, so Akkerman has a soft spot, but the similarities with Diamine are too much. I would love to do a chromo etc of Akkerman's inks, but I am not going to buy them.

Only their bottles...

They are very interesting and I like the concept!!!!

[amberleadavis]

I am Dutch, so Akkerman has a soft spot, but the similarities with Diamine are too much. I would love to do a chromo etc of Akkerman's inks, but I am not going to buy them.

Only their bottles...

They are very interesting and I like the concept!!!!

Visvamitra did chromo tests and they are posted here on FPN.

[Jan2016]

Found it, the example is also from his review.

It is a kitchen towel chromo, but I would say,

these are the same inks.

 

http://Found it, the example is also from his review. It is a kitchen towel chromo, but I would say, these are the same ink

[Jan2016]

@amberleadavis

and I found your post about the Diamine and Akkerman inks. Thanks for the tip!

Edited December 6, 2017 by Jan2016

[inkstainedruth]

 

 

Akkerman has never confirmed that they are using Diamine inks. The best we can say is that it is "likely".

 

 

C.

 

And I can PERSONALLY attest to the fact that -- at least for their IG ink Ijzer-Galnoten blauw-zwarz (sp?) -- that they are not *just* relabeled Diamine inks, the way the Chesterfield inks that xfountainpens used to sell were. Because Ijzer-Galnoten oxidized to almost black, whereas Diamine Registrars' (or at least the sample I had of it) oxidized to a washy blue grey (great shading, but that was about all you could say for it, IMO... ).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Jan2016]

Ijzer-galnoten Blauw Zwart

 

Iron-ink gall- blue-black

[migo984]

Here is Kaweco Ruby Red (reasonably widely available, mid-price) compared to two other dark pink-leaning reds:

 

Colorverse Red Shift (top end price, currently fairly limited availability), and

Caran D'Ache Sunset (from the discontinued Colors of the Earth series).

 

There are some slight discernable differences when viewed together, but they would be practicably indistinguishable when used separately.

 

Kaweco Ruby Red is very slightly lighter and is less saturated; the Caran d'ache is a drier ink; the Colorverse is the only one that sheens (small amount of gold) on this Clairefontaine 90gsm white veloute paper and is the one that is most saturated. All shade nicely using a broad nib James Finniss Serendipity dip pen. Kaweco feels closest to Colorverse when writing.

 

[Cyber6]

Thanks Migo.... I never liked Caran D'Ache Sunset, but it looks interesting here. I guess we all keep changing our hue predilection..

 

 

 

C.

[amberleadavis]

WOW Migo that is amazing.

[Chrissy]

The close relationship between Kaweco and Caran d'Ache inks has been previously discussed. It's closer that you might think, and in more colours. Here is something to read about it.

[ENewton]

I have no luck with photographs, but Birmingham Lilac Wind is very similar to Robert Oster Purple Rock, except that it is wetter and does not appear green, either initially or in the course of time, on coated papers.

[lgsoltek]

Found a doppelgänger of my grail ink Sailor Akane: Sailor Yodaki, which is now easier to find.

 

 

Top: Akane. Bottom: Yodaki. The second pen is wetter.

 

[Cyber6]

NO WAY!!... You found the doppelganger for AKANE !!!!!!!!!!!!

[Chrissy]

That's a really nice colour. I thought I was the only person who liked my browns to be reddish browns.

[amberleadavis]

Awesome find, LG!

[Intensity]

That's a really nice colour. I thought I was the only person who liked my browns to be reddish browns.

I’ve read in Lgsoltek’s review that it’s an intense red ink, not so much brown. That said, Colorverse Dark Energy is an awesome red-brown.

[sdbruder]

Addicted to this thread, saw all 21 pages in a row. wow. wow.

[AmandaW]

R&K SketchInks Jule and Emma vs Super 5 Australia and Dublin - all waterproof inks

 

[lgsoltek]

R&K SketchInks Jule and Emma vs Super 5 Australia and Dublin - all waterproof inks

 

sketchinks.jpg

 

The Super 5 inks are actually made by R&K, as it's written on the bottle.

 

Just as I suspected, R&K might have just rebottled the Super 5 inks, added a couple of new colours and renamed them with girls' names.

[lgsoltek]

NO WAY!!... You found the doppelganger for AKANE !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I bet you can't tell which is which:

 

 

(L: Yodaki. R: Akane.)