Rosetta Swab - 40 Blues In One Pic

[klundtasaur]

Here's just one more example of my obsessive nature: a picture of all the blue and turquoise ink swatches in my collection.

While Goulet's Swab Shop is incredibly useful in comparing inks between each other, it didn't help me compare new inks to inks I already had. I wanted a picture of a group of swabs under (fairly) uniform lighting, so that I could color match that picture on my monitor to the swabs I already had and see at least some of the differences. So, for others who are where I was at the very beginning of this hobby (though I’m still nowhere near as experienced as a lot of you folks), here’s that picture.

First pic is color corrected so that the lighter inks are more accurate (on my monitor); second pic is straight off the camera, white balanced to the flash of my Canon.

 

http://i.imgur.com/jx2ADCl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/eOHkPNh.jpg

 

For example, let's say you already have Iroshizuku Kon-peki, but you've had your eye on Sailor's Yama-dori. Well, pull out your swab and Gimp or Photoshop one of these pictures until your screen matches up. You should have some fairly (your-monitor-may-vary) accurate idea of the color difference between the two inks.

The Rosetta Swab; if you have one of the inks, you can compare them all.

Or, at least, that’s how I hope it works. I'm no graphic designer; I know next to nothing about whether or not this will be effective for anyone else.

Edited January 18, 2015 by klundtasaur

[klundtasaur]

Ugh. The HTML editor here is garbage. Here's a table that for some reason couldn't be formatted in the original post:

 

 

1	Rohrer & Klinger Salix	21	Noodler's Liberty's Elysium
2	Noodler's 54th Massachusetts	22	Sailor BungBox Sapphire
3	PR Ebony Blue	23	Sailor Jentle Sky Blue
4	Noodler's General of the Armies	24	Diamine Aqua Lagoon
5	Iroshizuku Tsuki-yo	25	Pelikan Edelstein Topaz
6	Diamine Teal	26	Kaweco Paradise Blue*
7	Diamine Eau de Nil	27	Diamine Marine*
8	Iroshizuku Syo-ro	28	Noodler's Lightning Blue
9	Iroshizuku Ku-jaku	29	Sailor BungBox Fuji Blue
10	Sailor Jentle Yama-dori	30	Caran de Ache Hypnotic Turquoise
11	Noodler's Navy	31	Noodler's American Eel Turquoise
12	Diamine Sargasso Sea	32	J. Herbin Vert Reseda
13	PR Electric DC Blue	33	Diamine Soft Mint
14	Iroshizuku Asa-gao	34	Pelikan Edelstein Jade
15	Diamine Majestic Blue	35	De Atramentis Herbs de Provence*
16	De Atramentis Indigo Blue	36	De Atramentis Petrol*
17	Noodler's Luxury Blue	37	Waterman Harmonious Green
18	Noodler's Baystate Blue	38	Diamine Steel Blue
19	Noodler's Turquoise	39	PR Blue Suede (original)
20	Iroshizuku Kon-peki	40	PR Blue Suede (new formula)

[sharmon202]

Wow, what a nice tool. Thanks

[Diderot]

Impressive.

 

Diderot

[amberleadavis]

WOW WOW WOW

 

That's wonderful! Did you post those reviews? You must! They are wonderful. I love how you displayed them.

 

Thank you.

[klundtasaur]

Haha, thank you, Amber. I don't know if my "reviews" are worth posting here; they're more like glorified swabs than anything else. They all look like this: http://i.imgur.com/K39IM2Y.jpg

 

That binder in the picture has about 100 pages all like that. But compared to visvamitra, i'm just a poseur.

 

http://i.imgur.com/K39IM2Y.jpg

[amberleadavis]

Compared to Vis, we are all posers.

 

We would love to see your reviews.

 

You can post them one at a time or scan them all for comparisons.

[Hallel]

I just made myself dizzy scrolling up and down to match all your swabs with their names. Lol. Good job, there are definitely some inks I need to check out after seeing that. Like 29. Sailor Bungbox Fuji blue and Iroshizuku syo-ro. Cheers!

[lgsoltek]

Wow, I'd love to see them scanned and posted here!

 

Haha, thank you, Amber. I don't know if my "reviews" are worth posting here; they're more like glorified swabs than anything else. They all look like this: http://i.imgur.com/K39IM2Y.jpg

 

That binder in the picture has about 100 pages all like that. But compared to visvamitra, i'm just a poseur.

 

http://i.imgur.com/K39IM2Y.jpg

[visvamitra]

12, 13 and 18 for me. Great stuff. I hope you decide to create some reviews based on this binder content

[Tas]

Compared to Vis, we are all posers.

 

We would love to see your reviews.

 

You can post them one at a time or scan them all for comparisons.

 

True dat . . .

 

They're really informative. Please post. I'd love to see them.

 

(Ooo, just noticed, you have rather a lot of blacks - yummy)

Edited January 22, 2015 by Tas

[klundtasaur]

Aww, thanks folks! Alright, I'll try to borrow a scanner this weekend and get a post together. I appreciate the encouragement! Again, I don't know that they'll be as useful as Vis' supremely in-depth posts, but I guess the more points of data, the better.

[amberleadavis]

I know this is shocking, but sometimes, we have different opinions on inks, so your input too (as long as it agrees with me - ha ha) is ALWAYS welcome!! Personally, I love Vis' work and encourage Vis to do more. (Vis' employer may have a different opinion on the usefulness of this forum, but I think this is hugely helpful.). So, we'd love to see your stuff too!

[sundragon]

Just seeing this and wow, thank you!!