Ink Review: Diamine Brilliant Red

[Chrissy]

Today I'm reviewing Diamine Brilliant Red ink.

 

Diamine Brilliant Red is a mid-red dye based ink that could be viewed as a “standard daily red.” It’s neither too pink nor too orange and is from Diamine Inks standard range.

 

Diamine Brilliant Red isn’t a heavily saturated red, it’s less saturated than Diamine Poppy Red and Sheaffer Skrip Red, but it’s that type of bright red.

 

I found it flowed well in the pens I used it with and I saw some shading particularly with the finer nibs. It looked more saturated with my Lamy B nib. Lubrication was good, and it felt smooth writing across all of the papers I used.

• Flow Rate: Good. Not really wet and dries quickly.
• Lubrication: Good. Smooth across the paper.
• Nib Dry-out: Not noticed.
• Start-up: Immediate.
• Saturation: Not heavily saturated ink.
• Shading Potential: Some shading seen.
• Sheen: None seen.
• Show-Through:
  • Rhodia Dot Pad - just a little
  • Tomoe River 52gsm
  • Silvine lined pad
  • Generic lined pad
  • Field Notes

• Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Not seen.
• Nib Creep / “Crud”: Not seen, even after over 1 week in the pen
• Staining (pen): Not seen after several days in the pen - easy clean-up with water.
• Staining (hands): Easy clean-up with bar soap.
• Clogging: Not seen. Seems unlikely.
• Water resistance: Not sold as waterproof and has no water resistance.
• Availability: Available in 80ml glass bottles, 30ml plastic bottles and cartridges from Diamine Inks web-site and many other outlets.

[senzen]

Thank you, great review. I'll probably stick with poppy red, but it looks like a good alternative for something less "in your face".

[Chrissy]

Thank you, great review. I'll probably stick with poppy red, but it looks like a good alternative for something less "in your face".

 

You're welcome. It is quite similar to Poppy Red. Maybe less saturated.

[inkstainedruth]

Interesting. How does it compare to Diamine Classic Red (which I consider the best red if you're looking for something right smack in the middle of the spectrum)?

Thanks for the review.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Chrissy]

You're welcome.

 

Diamine Classic Red leans much more pink and is more saturated than Brilliant Red.

[DrDebG]

Great review! This looks like a very nice standard red - great for mark-ups. I will have to put it on my list.

[Chrissy]

You're welcome. It's the kind of bright red that teachers might use.