Diamine Imperial Purple

[caliken]

I've always understood that Violet is a mix of red and blue, with the emphasis on red, whereas Purple is the same mix with the emphasis on blue. Having read this topic and seen the examples, I'm beginning to wonder if this is correct??

 

caliken

[Zoe]

Here is a colour wheel that I rely on heavily with watercolours.

 

http://www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/colormap.html

 

Generic purple is closer to the reds, while violet moves here closer to the blues.

 

 

[caliken]

Generic purple is closer to the reds, while violet moves here closer to the blues.

Thanks for the clarification - I couldn't have been more wrong!!

 

[andyk]

Hi,

 

I have a bottle of this and it is a very nice shade and smoothflowing, like Richard I am wary of which pens I use it is, certainly wouldn't risk it with a Vac (unless all clarity already gone, or any demo pen). I tend to use it it C/C filler pens writes well in modern Duofolds and if the converter stains not really a problem as I bought a job lot from JML.

 

A good ink to use to refill cartridges where staining isn't really an issue.

 

Andy

[wacomme]

Has anyone had a chance to try Diamine's Damson? I like the grey/purple color and would like to know how this ink performs before I buy some.

 

 

 

[JFT]

I've always understood that Violet is a mix of red and blue, with the emphasis on red, whereas Purple is the same mix with the emphasis on blue. Having read this topic and seen the examples, I'm beginning to wonder if this is correct??

 

caliken

 

Hello Caliken,

 

here's some info about violet and purple, and a few links

 

First the CIE Color Diagram You'll want to have it open while reading this post.

 

The outside curve of this diagram with numbers represent the pure color light i.e. one for which a single wavelength yield that color. For Violet it is around 380 nm

 

Purple is not a pure color, there is actually no wavelength that can produce it, you need to mix light of at least 2 wavelength to enter "purple" territory. Again if you look on the CIE diagram you'll see that lower right there is a straith line that close the diagram. That line and anything inside the curve can be reached by mixing many wavelength of color. If you check that line it is drawned between violet (380) and red (700). So the purple laying on that line can be obtained by mixing violet and red. If you look at purple that lay inside instead that on the line then you are using a wavelength closer to blue to mix with red. This is why there is one violet but so many purple

 

For more details here's a good explanation on violet and purple.

Violet definition

Purple definition

 

 

[Bob Cratchet]

This ink should come with a warning though.

Crystal clear ink sacs are stained severely by a single fill of this ink. I have a new Hero 616 which had the ink in for one day, and the sac is irredeemably stained. The other pens I've used it in already had stained sacs, but the staining is noticably darker after using the ink.

 

I just mention is to make someone think twice about putting it in a really valuable, pristine pen. The ink itself is a dream. I adore the colour and can highly recommend it.

 

Regards

 

Richard.

Personally I have had no trouble with staining However I have not had it in avintage pen, only a new pen with a convertor, but love the colour, a real bold manly colour, almost gives you a feeling of power,

Bob

[njh1974]

Spectacular colour. This is on my to-buy list now. But thanks for the staining warning - I forget I have to be careful with these brighter colours. I really love Diamine. One of the best inks, I find, almost without exception.

 

Nathan Hondros

[rogerb]

One of my favorite all-purpose inks.

It has stained my Waterman converter, but WTH, it's only an internal 'bit' ....I probably wouldn't put it in a very pale-coloured pen...if I had one!

 

It's not nearly as 'red' as it appears on my monitor from, I think, Marina's scan, so maybe we had a different batch??

[Dickkooty2]

Bought Diamine Imperial Purple because the color seemed a close match to the Hero Lamy Safari strike-offs I just bought for $8.99 including shipping from China. All I needed was something for our 60th Williams Class Reunion (yes, purple and the Purple Cow). The Hero and the Diamine Imperial Purple fit the bill for any notes a few class officers might choose to make.

 

Lord Jeffry Amherst has been expelled from Amherst College for distributing blankets laced with small pox to Native Americans.

 

There is no love lost between Williams and Amherst.

 

A writing sample as soon as Photobucket is finished with maintenance.

[Dickkooty2]

... and they are finished with maintenance.

 

Sample:

 

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj157/dick168/HeroPurple_zpslcruqtng.jpeg

[etaylor33]

I have four Diamine 30ml bottles and one of them is Imperial Purple. Being new to the fountain pen scene, I started with the black ink and Blue ink cartridges that came with my pen. But that quickly paled. I wanted to try a green, Diamine Sherwood Green looked good and Emerald Green seemed like good choices. I really wanted to try a purple, but I was really picky about the right purple. The Imperial Purple looked good so I ordered that and to round out my selection a nice blue, Asa Blue seemed to fit that bill.

That being said, the Imperial Purple is one of my favorites. I use a japanese fine nib, so I'm not expecting sheen and what-not. I have used it on a variety of paper including old steno pads and other cheap paper. It doesn't feather, doesn't skip, doesn't bleed through. It's a perfect purple for me. I also love the Asa Blue and Sherwood Green. The only one I'm not happy with is the Emerald Green. For that, see my post regarding it's failings. But I'm happy with Diamine inks and will continue to use them. I've tried some Noodlers as well, but I think I will stick to my Diamine. But there's room for everyones opinion and I guess that's why there is so much ink out there too try.

Edited January 30, 2016 by etaylor33