Pelikan
Brilliant Black, Blue, Blue-black, Violet, Brilliant Brown
Pelikan
makes a great ink and this is one branc that is worth a try in your sampling of inks. I find that the
bottles nicely fit in a briefcase so I have no problem porting them around.
The ink works fine in all my pens.
In addition the regular ink bottle, the company has an 1897 Line which is a squarish bottle with a pen holder surface.
- Brilliant Black - a nice rich black ink, and close second to Platignum's noir perfection, the violet and the brown both have rich colour tone. This is probably my second favourite in black. The Aurora Black is my first. The black has more saturated colour than say Waterman Black, and sharing a slightly blue-grey hue. Good flow, although a little slower than the Waterman black. (Thanks. R. Womer).
- Violet is one of my main-stay inks when I want to use a purple ink. Rich tone, sometimes appears to be a bit edgy. It is rich enough to work well with a broad or stub nib. Good flow. We often hear of "staining" and I know my plastic converters have a stain with prolonged use of the violet ink. So I don't use this ink in any of my piston pens.
- Brilliant Brown has a chestnut brown look. Some users like the highlights are created with this colour. I have found that the ink is fine for limited work but a whole page of meeting notes in this colour doesn't sit well with me! But that is just one opinion. "The colour is, indeed, "brilliant" so that it reminded me more of a golden brown, rather than chestnut. Mayan Gold might be a good description. In fact, it was so gold that I've been mixing it with just a little black (happens to be Parker's) for more contrast." Thanks Mark.
- Blue - not one of the blues that will stand out and say something and I have found that I rarely use the Pelikan blue!
- Orange - I have been told about this ink, although I have never seen in sold in any stores, it is a dark orange that has some hints of red and brown in the colour.
