LizEF
May 30th, 2023, 07:02 AM
Extra Fine Nib Ink Review: Diamine Jalur Gemilang
This is review #235 in my series. Here's the YouTube video:
https://youtu.be/0NUAN17D7zI
Post-recording notes: This ink is exclusive for PenGallery,*Malaysia. Surprisingly, Robert Oster Blue Sea is the only ink I have close to this color. Cleaning was easy with plain water, but required plenty of extra flushes because the ink is so concentrated.
The color of this ink is difficult. :) In the swatch, where it didn't sheen, the blue leans green, but not far enough to be teal. But once it dries on paper, the green seems to disappear, leaving a darker bluer shade. Then the red sheen forms - over everything, both lighter and darker areas as seen in the zoom, for example. At that point, it's a very dark, almost purplish blue when the paper doesn't catch the light. As soon as it catches the light, it's all sheen...
Zoomed in photo (The blue part doesn't show the green lean. But this is the closest image I have.)
https://fpgeeks.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=77955&d=1685451587
Screenshot (Ink too dark and unsaturated. Almost looks blue-black here, which is all wrong.)
https://fpgeeks.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=77956&d=1685451593
Scan of Completed Review (I don't even know how to describe the wrongness here. :))
https://fpgeeks.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=77957&d=1685451599
Absorbent Paper Close-up (top is puzzle paper like thick newsprint, bottom is old 20lb copy paper) (These are sort of right in the lighter parts, but the ink on the paper is a little darker and you can see the sheen on paper.)
https://fpgeeks.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=77958&d=1685451605
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 263µm. With 235 inks measured, the average line width is 296µm.)
https://fpgeeks.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=77959&d=1685451612
Microscope image (100x. Funky swirly things...)
https://fpgeeks.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=77960&d=1685451620
Sheen (Just showing the sheen.)
https://fpgeeks.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=77961&d=1685451628
Previous Review: Sheaffer Skrip Black (https://fpgeeks.com/forum/showthread.php/39756-EFNIR-Sheaffer-Skrip-Black).
Images also available on Instagram: @zilxodarap (https://www.instagram.com/zilxodarap/).
Want to influence the inky sequence? Take the "next ink" poll. (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSchNWvcBM_EFW9Gzi6gcATuA2ZWvQXps_hzaU6aBP-DQ0pWGQ/viewform)
View a list of my inks, complete with review results in a google sheet (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FZFywY7XQn07uOzayBBPMXNBOO0FlaYz3IfalIYBpy0/edit?usp=sharing).
Need to catch up on The Adventures of Quin and Makhabesh? Find the whole story here. (http://www.lizmcguireonline.com/fountain-pen-related/32-the-adventures-of-quin-and-makhabesh)
Hope you enjoy. Comments appreciated!
This is review #235 in my series. Here's the YouTube video:
https://youtu.be/0NUAN17D7zI
Post-recording notes: This ink is exclusive for PenGallery,*Malaysia. Surprisingly, Robert Oster Blue Sea is the only ink I have close to this color. Cleaning was easy with plain water, but required plenty of extra flushes because the ink is so concentrated.
The color of this ink is difficult. :) In the swatch, where it didn't sheen, the blue leans green, but not far enough to be teal. But once it dries on paper, the green seems to disappear, leaving a darker bluer shade. Then the red sheen forms - over everything, both lighter and darker areas as seen in the zoom, for example. At that point, it's a very dark, almost purplish blue when the paper doesn't catch the light. As soon as it catches the light, it's all sheen...
Zoomed in photo (The blue part doesn't show the green lean. But this is the closest image I have.)
https://fpgeeks.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=77955&d=1685451587
Screenshot (Ink too dark and unsaturated. Almost looks blue-black here, which is all wrong.)
https://fpgeeks.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=77956&d=1685451593
Scan of Completed Review (I don't even know how to describe the wrongness here. :))
https://fpgeeks.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=77957&d=1685451599
Absorbent Paper Close-up (top is puzzle paper like thick newsprint, bottom is old 20lb copy paper) (These are sort of right in the lighter parts, but the ink on the paper is a little darker and you can see the sheen on paper.)
https://fpgeeks.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=77958&d=1685451605
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 263µm. With 235 inks measured, the average line width is 296µm.)
https://fpgeeks.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=77959&d=1685451612
Microscope image (100x. Funky swirly things...)
https://fpgeeks.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=77960&d=1685451620
Sheen (Just showing the sheen.)
https://fpgeeks.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=77961&d=1685451628
Previous Review: Sheaffer Skrip Black (https://fpgeeks.com/forum/showthread.php/39756-EFNIR-Sheaffer-Skrip-Black).
Images also available on Instagram: @zilxodarap (https://www.instagram.com/zilxodarap/).
Want to influence the inky sequence? Take the "next ink" poll. (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSchNWvcBM_EFW9Gzi6gcATuA2ZWvQXps_hzaU6aBP-DQ0pWGQ/viewform)
View a list of my inks, complete with review results in a google sheet (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FZFywY7XQn07uOzayBBPMXNBOO0FlaYz3IfalIYBpy0/edit?usp=sharing).
Need to catch up on The Adventures of Quin and Makhabesh? Find the whole story here. (http://www.lizmcguireonline.com/fountain-pen-related/32-the-adventures-of-quin-and-makhabesh)
Hope you enjoy. Comments appreciated!