Sailor Style Dee Delta Umeda Night Blue

[white_lotus]

Another ink sample from Japan sent by a friend. I've picked up a few of the Style Dee shop exclusives, and given that I appreciate blue-black inks, this is definitely one of them.

 

The ink is in the similar hue as the Sailor Joyful Honda Tanigawadake Blue but much darker. Maybe a little darker then Sailor Kobe #38. Again, no real shading on many papers, but the better ones like Tomoe River or Rhodia have some nice shading. On Tomoe River there is very distinctive light green sheen especially on periods, the dots above the i, etc. I can easily imagine walking through this district at night, with many other folks, and seeing the bright lights of the shops. Oh, here is a nice little udon noodle shop, let's stop in... Hopelessly romantic, that's me.

 

The image here on the MvL and Tomoe River once posted to FPN looks almost just black. That is not the way it looks in reality. Even in Preview there's some of the character there. This Edison Premiere is one of my wettest pens, so you'll probably get more interesting writing in something not so wet.

 

 

 

[amberleadavis]

Another great review. I really like how it is a stealth black.

[crahptacular]

I enjoyed your "hopelessly romantic" description of the color and sheen. I think the evoking of experiences, memories, associations, etc., even if personal and subjective, allows for deeper appreciation of things, including ink colors.

 

Also (and this applies to more than just this thread), I appreciate your reviews of these harder-to-acquire inks. Even though I probably won't be getting them (unless they magically become more accessible....), seeing your threads helps satiate my curiosity

[white_lotus]

Thanks for the nice comments!