Sailor — Maruzen Akane

[amberleadavis]

 

Or you could just strain the Rouge Hematite through a coffee filter.

 

I'll see if I can do a chromatography of these two inks tonight to see just how close they are. Their behavior is VERY similar in my usage. Both are very, very good, wet, well-behaved reds.

 

 

Actually, I think version 2 would be perfect and someone around here will want to sell it.

[lgsoltek]

Well we can just ask the ink master to replicate the colour of Rouge hématite, so he wouldn't know we are actually trying to have an Akane. lol

[inkstainedruth]

Well maybe it's good this ink isn't available anymore. I have too much ink already.... Or maybe not enough ink.

Thanks for the review.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[jasonchickerson]

http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac209/jasonchickerson/Maruzen%20Akane%20chromatography.jpg

Sailor Maruzen Akane

http://i900.photobucket.com/albums/ac209/jasonchickerson/Rouge%20Hematite%20chromatography.jpg

J Herbin Rouge Hematite

As suspected, these inks share their primary (pink) dye and possibly the secondary (red) dye, too. Akane additionally has a third yellow/orange component, that is not very noticeably in the real world.

 

I wrote a list two days ago with one of these inks and, looking at it today, I cannot tell which ink I used.

[amberleadavis]

Thank you!