Deatramentis Giuseppe Verdi

[geoduc]

In my continuing search for the perfect blue-black, the next contestant is DeAtramentis Giuseppe Verdi. Note that I do not have extensive experience with this particular ink. This review is based on a 2ml sample and thus I'd invite any FPN members with long term experience with this ink to chime in.

 

Giuseppe Verdi is a nice dark blue color, with a slight lean towards gray.

 

The following sample is written on Clairefontaine French-ruled paper with a Lamy Al-Star and 1.1mm italic nib:

 

The second sample is written on a Rhodia lined pad with a Nakaya Portable Writer. This pen has a 0.5mm cursive italic nib that has been tuned to a flow just on the wet side of medium (5-6 on a scale of 1-10):

 

The third sample is written on Staples brand 75 g/m² multipurpose copy paper using the same Nakaya Portable Writer.

 

Performance

 

Lubrication: Adequate - reasonably smooth writing with the pen/paper combinations used for this review.

Flow: Moderate. Well controlled without being overly wet or dry.

Saturation: A saturated ink, but not overly so.

Shading: Slight. Visible with a broad nib, not much there with a finer nib.

Line quality: Good on high quality paper, slight spread and feathering on low quality paper.

Showthrough/bleedthrough: None on Rhodia, moderate showthrough and slight bleedthrough on the Staples copy paper. Use of both sides on low end paper is questionable.

Dry time: Average.

Cleanup: Flushed out of my pens without much problem. No issues.

Water resistance: Moderate. After a five minute soak in lukewarm water, some of the color is washed out but the writing is still clearly visible:

 

Overall: This is a well behaved ink that performs well on high quality paper. Low end paper is a little trickier - slight feathering and showthrough may be a problem for some. It's a nice color that is very appropriate for business use and the moderate water resistance means your writing won't disappear if the sprinklers turn on. I'll pass on this one because I don't find the color compelling and the low end paper performance is marginal. Not enough here to displace any of the blue-blacks that are already in my collection.

[visvamitra]

Great review. I'm not sure I would enjoy this color though.

[ehemem]

Good review. Thanks!! Not my concept of a blue-black, not dark enough for my taste.

[ArchiMark]

Good review of a nice blue color....

 

Is it just my eyes or the pics....but the color seems to vary a lot across the different sample images.

 

Thanks,

 

Mark

[geoduc]

Good review of a nice blue color....

 

Is it just my eyes or the pics....but the color seems to vary a lot across the different sample images.

 

Thanks,

 

Mark

 

The color is pretty similar between the Rhodia and Clairefontaine papers. It does look darker on copy paper, probably because more ink is being drawn from the nib due to the higher absorption of the paper.

[ArchiMark]

 

The color is pretty similar between the Rhodia and Clairefontaine papers. It does look darker on copy paper, probably because more ink is being drawn from the nib due to the higher absorption of the paper.

 

Thanks for clarifying...