4 Greens

[Eclipse157]

 

 

Another of my "help me choose" thingies. This one was for KWZ Pine Green. As with all KWZ inks, it's smooth to write with, but eventually I decided against it because Verdura covers much of the same color. Granted: KWZ shades to a deeper, blacker green where it pools, while Verdura stays lighter and offers what I've seen described as a "halo effect", like many Herbins do, Lierre Sauvage included. Sherwood Green, while distinctly different in hue, does a similar shading job to Pine Green and as an added bonus sheens a little red in the thicker deposits, but in writing it is hardly noticeable and then only on Tomoe River.

 

Keep in mind these comparisons are done with dip nibs: everything is darker than you would get with a properly loaded fountain pen, prolly something closer to what you see here on the lines where the nib starts to go dry.

[tinta]

Your comparison is very pleasing to the eye. For years I have struggled with greens, never settling on a shade of the colour.

Is KWZ Pine Green an iron-gall ink & thus would darken as it oxidizes.?

[Eclipse157]

Is KWZ Pine Green an iron-gall ink & thus would darken as it oxidizes.?

It is not an iron-gall, it is part of KWZ's standard line.

[tinta]

Darn,...but I'm an I-G fan. I should look up to see his line of I-G inks & see if there is a green I can live with.

[Eclipse157]

He has 4 of them iirc, and they look VERY nice. If I wasn't already settled for dark green I'd totally check them out.

[Tom Kellie]

Another of my "help me choose" thingies. This one was for KWZ Pine Green. As with all KWZ inks, it's smooth to write with, but eventually I decided against it because Verdura covers much of the same color. Granted: KWZ shades to a deeper, blacker green where it pools, while Verdura stays lighter and offers what I've seen described as a "halo effect", like many Herbins do, Lierre Sauvage included. Sherwood Green, while distinctly different in hue, does a similar shading job to Pine Green and as an added bonus sheens a little red in the thicker deposits, but in writing it is hardly noticeable and then only on Tomoe River.

 

Keep in mind these comparisons are done with dip nibs: everything is darker than you would get with a properly loaded fountain pen, prolly something closer to what you see here on the lines where the nib starts to go dry.

 

~ Eclipse157:

 

Thank you for your careful preparation of this comparison.

It's useful for me, as I have never written with any of these green inks.

Tom K.