Pilot Cartridge Violet

[lgsoltek]

Note: This is the regular Pilot Violet cartridge. This is NOT the Pilot Mixable Violet cartridge.

Pilot Cartridge Violet is a gorgeous violet ink with good flow and lubrication. Some bleeding and feathering can be observed on cheaper paper, and the drytime is a bit long. It is quite water resistant.

This ink shows different colour variations on different paper. Actually I find it less interesting on good paper like Tomoe River, surprisingly. I love it more on copy paper (Clairefontaine 80g) despite the feathering and bleeding. As it dries it reflects a golden light, and it finally dries into a complex colour that varies between different shades of violet. It has a blue halo and the wetter part is a somewhat paint-like dark violet. Truly amazing. This effect is less drastic on Tomoe River, but there’s a slight golden sheen.

Splash

Sample

(Pen: Pelikan M1000 Broad)

(Rhodia)

(Tomoe River)

(Clairefontaine 80g copy paper)

(drying)

(Midori MD notebook)

(Maruman looseleaf)

Comparison

[Intensity]

Thats a pretty cool ink! I want to try it, thanks to your review. Does it only come in cartridges? My only Pilot pen for compatibility is a Vanishing Point, which is pretty limiting.

[lgsoltek]

Thats a pretty cool ink! I want to try it, thanks to your review. Does it only come in cartridges? My only Pilot pen for compatibility is a Vanishing Point, which is pretty limiting.

 

Yes I believe it's cartridge only. I used a syringe to fill it in my Pelikan.

[aurore]

Great review!

I have tried their brown ink - very nice but a bit more reddish than I like.

[inkstainedruth]

Intensity beat me to the punch. I was ALSO about to ask if it only came in cartridges. Which is a bummer -- and for me, at this point, "cartridge only" is pretty much a dealbreaker. Because it looks like a really gorgeous ink -- I can just envision it coming out of my Light Grey Decimo. Except for the fact that I really would rather use a converter and bottled ink.

Thanks for the review though.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[lgsoltek]

Intensity beat me to the punch. I was ALSO about to ask if it only came in cartridges. Which is a bummer -- and for me, at this point, "cartridge only" is pretty much a dealbreaker. Because it looks like a really gorgeous ink -- I can just envision it coming out of my Light Grey Decimo. Except for the fact that I really would rather use a converter and bottled ink.

Thanks for the review though.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

On the other hand cartridges are an inexpensive way to try out an ink, given you don't mind the hassle of having to syringe-fill the pen.

[Intensity]

I was going to say but what if I do like the ink and want to use it more? Then I realized, who am I kidding, this ink would probably be an occasional novelty, not requiring a full bottle. In that regard a set of cartridges could be good for very occasional use.

[AmandaW]

Has anyone found a bottled ink as dusty purple as these cartridges?

 

I received a box of the cartridges with some pens today. Gorgeous, but I would prefer something in a bottle.

[InesF]

1 hour ago, AmandaW said:

Has anyone found a bottled ink as dusty purple as these cartridges?

Hi @AmandaW.

From what I see in the photos, something like Lamy Crystal Azurite can be similar concerning intensity and shading. There are many inks around in this category, some more dark, others more dusty. Find the right ink based on a photo can be a bit tricky.

 

Have a look at Inkswatch.com in the purple category. There you find all the 50 shades from very bright to almost black next to each other. 😃

[amberleadavis]

11 hours ago, AmandaW said:

Has anyone found a bottled ink as dusty purple as these cartridges?

 

I received a box of the cartridges with some pens today. Gorgeous, but I would prefer something in a bottle.

 

In person it is not dusty at all. It is very vibrant.  The Sailor Butterfly ink is as vibrant.  Also, an inexpensive choice is Noodler's Purple People Eater (aka Purple).