EFNIR: Rohrer & Klingner sketchINK Klara

[LizEF]

Extra Fine Nib Ink Review: Rohrer & Klingner sketchINK Klara

This is review #251 in my series. Here's the YouTube video:


Post-recording notes: This is a pale, "mineral" (as opposed to plant or animal) green. It's a cold color and doesn't seem to lean blue or yellow, though the camera wanted to add blue. It's hard to read large blocks of text written with this. It's advertised as waterproof, lightfast, and nano-pigment. Shading is so low as to be almost non-existent. Cleaning was surprisingly easy except in places where the ink was able to dry (e.g. where the cartridge connects inside the section). In such places, I needed to rub it off, though it's possible soaking in plain water might have removed it - I didn't have the patience to wait.

(Note that this story scene is a continuation of the same scene as the previous review, so you may want to re-read that one if you forgot where it left off.)

Zoomed in photo (Fairly close.)


Screenshot (Text is too dark.)


Scan of Completed Review (Fairly close.)


Absorbent Paper Close-up (top is puzzle paper like thick newsprint, bottom is old 20lb copy paper) (Fairly close.)


Line width (One of the lines used for dry time. Magnification is 100x. The grid is 100x100µm. The scale is 330µm, with eleven divisions of 30µm each. The line width for this ink is roughly 261µm. With 251 inks measured, the average line width is 296µm.) (The line is too blue.)


Microscope image (100x. The "lace" of the paler parts was more detailed to my eye - camera won't capture enough detail.)


Water Test Results (This ink stays put!)


Previous Review: Jinhao Black.

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Hope you enjoy. Comments appreciated!

[Yazeh]

Excellent review @LizEF
I love how the storyline diffuses a tense and probably even a more dramatic cliffhanger with comic relief. Very clever
Looking forward to next week.
I love the microscopic image. It's what a mmonscape should look like

[LizEF]

Excellent review @LizEF

Thanks!

I love how the storyline diffuses a tense and probably even a more dramatic cliffhanger with comic relief. Very clever
Looking forward to next week.

Thanks! Was hoping everyone would like it - and be surprised.

I love the microscopic image. It's what a mmonscape should look like

Hmm. A green moon. That would be very cool. How many gallons of Klara do you suppose we'd have to ship up there? I mean, we only need to coat the light side - no one would notice on the dark side...

[Sailor Kenshin]

Ooo, a color I absolutely LOVE… in my clothing and home decor.

As an ink? Well, I already have Diamine Soft Mint and JH Diabolo Menthe if I want eyestrain. 😜

I see you got a photo of the bottom of my pool.

The story? I love it. Regal, educated talking skellytons. And I even love your reviews of inks I don't want! Thanks once again for making Tuesdays memorabie. And yes, I forgot what day it is again. Wait, it's Talk Like A Pirate Day. Arrrrrr Matey, pass me the grog!

[Yazeh]

Hmm. A green moon. That would be very cool. How many gallons of Klara do you suppose we'd have to ship up there? I mean, we only need to coat the light side - no one would notice on the dark side...

I was more in the realm of terraforming and Trek land

[LizEF]

Ooo, a color I absolutely LOVE… in my clothing and home decor.

As an ink? Well, I already have Diamine Soft Mint and JH Diabolo Menthe if I want eyestrain. 😜

I see you got a photo of the bottom of my pool.

The story? I love it. Regal, educated talking skellytons. And I even love your reviews of inks I don't want! Thanks once again for making Tuesdays memorabie. And yes, I forgot what day it is again. Wait, it's Talk Like A Pirate Day. Arrrrrr Matey, pass me the grog!

You're very welcome. It's Tuesday*. Even for pirates.

*Note that in some places, it's Wednesday, but try not to think about that, it only causes confusion.

[LizEF]

I was mote on the realm of terraforming and Trek land

I'm game for both - terraforming and painting the moon green - Klara green! With lacey bits. Perhaps we should all break out our pens and Klara samples and write letters to Elon Musk proposing the idea...

[Carpio]

Love the colour. Reminds me of toothepaste. Elon Musk is too busy making babies and naming them X%$o!lhv@p to read letters. Thank you for the review.

[mizgeorge]

Thank you @LizEF - these cliffhangers are almost too much - it's getting harder and harder to wait for the next Tuesday! I love the idea of Viscount E though - too clever

I'm really not sure whether I like this ink at all. You've absolutely nailed it as being mineral-ey rather than plant-like, and I'm not ever convinced whether I get on with the whole emerald spectrum - despite having been using an ink in this colour range as a go-to for about 40 years now!

I certainly don't feel any compulsion to add it to my wishlist.

[LizEF]

Love the colour. Reminds me of toothepaste.

Elon Musk is too busy making babies and naming them X%$o!lhv@p to read letters.

Ah, well, his loss.

Thank you for the review.

You're most welcome!

[LizEF]

Thank you @LizEF.

You're most welcome!

these cliffhangers are almost too much - it's getting harder and harder to wait for the next Tuesday! I love the idea of Viscount E though - too clever

Sorry, not sorry... And thank you!

I'm really not sure whether I like this ink at all. You've absolutely nailed it as being mineral-ey rather than plant-like, and I'm not ever convinced whether I get on with the whole emerald spectrum - despite having been using an ink in this colour range as a go-to for about 40 years now!

I certainly don't feel any compulsion to add it to my wishlist.

Maybe your mind will change if you think of it as toothpaste smeared on the bottom of your swimming pool...? No? Me either... :P