DIAMINE INK
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I like this colour. It has good flow and a good dark tone. This colour is not as black as some of the super blacks such as J. Herbin Perle Noire or Aurora Black, but of the blacks that Diamine produces, this one has the blackest look. There is no grey tones to the strokes..
In testing this in with various pens it is a very good performing ink.
I gave the ink a water test and I was impressed, the ink held to the paper. There was some smearing, as to be expected, but all of the ink did not just lift off the paper.
I wrote a line of text, waited five seconds, and then dipped my finger into a cup of water and ran the wet finger across the text. Not bad. I notice that others have felt that the ink takes a little too long to dry - around 10 to 12 seconds.
Colour swatch from the Diamine website is a fair representation of the colour of this ink.
One of the new colours in the blacks. While I picked up the bottle I must admit I was thinking of a darker black. As I wrote with this ink, the grey-black tones are you see as the ink hits the paper and when it dries.
It may be me, but I kind of see a bit of green in this ink also.
Good performance in a couple of different lines of pens. It dries within a reasonable time frame. I have been using it in OMAS and Pelikan pens with Broad nibs. No shading in terms of colour. The line of ink seems very consistent on all the strokes.
For those who want to use a grey ink, but want a little more character to the colour, then this is an option to consider.
The colour swatch on the Diamine website makes this ink seem a bit darker in colour than I have found writing with it.
This is good black ink by Diamine, black with a grey tone so a little something different..
The ink is smooth flowing and dries relatively fast on the paper. I have tried this ink with various nib widths and it has very good performance. It does take about 15 seconds to dry, when writing with a large nib and a smooth hard paper.
The ink is not waterproof, but to see how this ink reacts with water I gave it a water test.
After writing, I waited about five seconds, dipped my finger into a cup of water water and then ran the finger across the text. I was impressed. Yes there is smearing, as to be expected, but the ink hung to the paper.
Colour swatch from Diamine website is a fair representation of the colour.
This is another tone in the black series from Diamine. It is dark and rich, no undertones but not quite a black as Jet Black. Good performing ink. Reasonable dry time. My tests shows that writing was totally dry between five to ten seconds, and that is writing with a large nib..
I have been using this colour for some time and enjoy it very much.
Colour swatch from Diamine website is a fair representation of the colour.
This grey has good character. I find that I use this colour more for personal notes and cards as opposed to business purposes.
The colour looks very good on cream paper. It has a very distinctive look.
This is one of the best grey inks that I have used because of tone and colour saturation.
I am using it in broad nib or stub nib pens, and I am a "heavy" writer in terms of the pressure on the nib. The ink flows and takes more than 10 seconds to dry. This is a little longer than some of the other Diamine colours.
Colour swatch from Diamine website is a good representation of the colour of this ink..