Inky T O D - Color Swatches - Ambers, Yellows And Golds - Please Post Your Pictures And Tell Us Your Thoughts

[amberleadavis]

LG just sent me a CRV with Sailor Honey. OOOOOOO it's pretty.

[lgsoltek]

LG just sent me a CRV with Sailor Honey. OOOOOOO it's pretty.

You've received it!

[amberleadavis]

http://www.sheismylawyer.com/2016-Ink/01-January/2016-01-12_04.jpghttp://www.sheismylawyer.com/2016-Ink/01-January/2016-01-12_04w.jpg

[amberleadavis]

http://www.sheismylawyer.com/2016-Ink/02-February/2016-02-17_01.jpg

[lgsoltek]

In love with all these!!!

[lgsoltek]

Someone do a comparison of R&K Helianthus and Montblanc Golden Yellow?

[amberleadavis]

Okay, here is a picture. More scans to follow tomorrow.

[amberleadavis]

http://www.sheismylawyer.com/2016-Ink/02-February/2016-02-17-15.jpg

[HalloweenHJB]

Okay, here is a picture. More scans to follow tomorrow.

 

 

Interesting. The Helianthus I've got is so much less orange, and deep, dark yellow. Must be normal variation in shade from batch to batch...

Edited February 18, 2016 by HalloweenHJB

[lgsoltek]

Great, thank you Amber! I see the MB one is much lighter and yellower!

[migo984]

Great, thank you Amber! I see the MB one is much lighter and yellower!

My Helianthus is a much lighter/brighter, and less orange than Amber's, and much closer to Mb Golden Yellow. See my bit of writing on the right side of Amber's pic in post #44 above.

 

Perhaps either batch variation or age of ink? The particular ink bottle I used above is less than a month old.

[lgsoltek]

My Helianthus is a much lighter/brighter, and less orange than Amber's, and much closer to Mb Golden Yellow. See my bit of writing on the right side of Amber's pic in post #44 above.

 

Perhaps either batch variation or age of ink? The particular ink bottle I used above is less than a month old.

Yes, Amber's Helianthus does seem more orange than mine too.

[amberleadavis]

Yes, Amber's Helianthus does seem more orange than mine too.

Hmm.... I'm going to have to see others. I'll write to you and Halloween with my Helianthus.

 

http://www.sheismylawyer.com/2016-Ink/01-January/2016-01-11_41.jpg

[HalloweenHJB]

Sounds good. I'll reply using the Helianthus I have, and the mix I call "Egg Yolk" —I have the feeling yours may be closer to my yolky concoction...

[HalloweenHJB]

Thanks be to webgeckos, the Astonishing! Samples of Sailor Honey-Hachimitsu and Sheaffer King's Gold arrived yesterday. Such nice vivid, cheery colors to brighten the later winter days!

 

The camera is making Honey a touch more orange than it looks to the eye, but the ink is such a beauty!

 

[lgsoltek]

King's Gold looks like muted in comparison.

[migo984]

I thought I wanted King's Gold but when I was sent a bottle I was really under-whelmed. Quite disappointing.

[Cyber6]

I thought I wanted King's Gold but when I was sent a bottle I was really under-whelmed. Quite disappointing.

 

 

Me too.. I am such a sucker for "gold" inks. My favorites being Kobe 22-Shinkaichi, KWZI Old Gold, and DeAtramentis Gold. In comparison King's Gold looks like flat yellow.

 

Is a nice yellow, but not what I called "Gold'..

 

 

 

C.

[HalloweenHJB]

Understood; this is not a top quality, expensive ink, and it certainly cannot compare to the inks we have now. The real appeal of this ink (at least for me) is mainly nostalgic —I remember the cheap cartridges from years ago, when there weren't a lot of color options, and this was such a stunningly different choice back then.

[Cyber6]

Understood; this is not a top quality, expensive ink, and it certainly cannot compare to the inks we have now. The real appeal of this ink (at least for me) is mainly nostalgic —I remember the cheap cartridges from years ago, when there weren't a lot of color options, and this was such a stunningly different choice back then.

 

 

For me it is still a stunning color and a great Yellow... just not really a "Gold" ink...

 

 

C.