Yazeh
September 13th, 2023, 02:14 PM
Pinkish Red ink from Noodler's, made in honour of Park Sang Hak (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Sang-hak), a North Korean defector now living in South Korea who sends propaganda balloons back to the North.
You can watch more about it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMQFp9qBCHU&feature=youtu.be
The info by Mr. Tardiff is not 100% accurate.
I wish I could like this ink. But I don’t. It’s one of those smear inks. I think the best thing is to send this in one of Mr. Park’s balloons over to North Korea. 😛
The only way I could tame this ink was with Peter Pauper Press notebooks with their thick, absorbent paper.
If you're looking for waterproof bright red, this not one of them. As of now, Noodler's Fox Red/ Esenin and De Atramentis Document/ Artist Red are the best behaved waterproof inks I know of.
Let's start with the watermelon coloured chroma:
80145
Writing samples:
80142
As you can see I had a bit of smudge disaster all over the place:
8014380144
It didn't like Hammermill as you can see:
80141
Photo:
80138
Comparison:
80139
Water test: I filled an eyedropper with water, and this was the effect.
80140
and per usual an art work: Cat & mouse Gangnam style, the grey is De Atramentis Document Urban Grey....
Note how the application of a wet brush obliterates the pink lines and leaves a greyish line.
Hope it brings a smile :)
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· Pens used: Pilot Kakuno Ef, Kaweco(EF/F/M/B/Stub 1.9), Osmioroid Copperplate
· What I liked: Writing on thick absorbent paper, history lesson, and drawing
· What I did not like: Long dry times, not waterproof and smudges all over the place.
· Who might like this ink: K-Pop/ K-drama fans....
· Shading: I doubt it.
· Ghosting: Yes, on cheap thin paper
· Bleed through: Same as above
· Flow Rate: Wet
· Lubrication: Good from fine above
· Nib Dry-out: No.
· Start-up: No.
· Saturation: Yes.
· Shading Potential: Doubt it.
· Sheen: No.
· Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: No
· Nib Creep / “Crud”: No.
· Staining (pen): No.
· Clogging: No.
· Cleaning: Kaweco was easy, Osmiroid and Kakuno were slightly more difficult. I suspect if this ink stay a long time in the pen, the pink element might be difficult to clean.
· Water resistance: It has some water resistance with a minor spill, but don't count on it.
· Availability: 3 oz /90 ml bottles.
Please don't hesitate to share your experience, writing samples or any other comments. The more the merrier :)
You can watch more about it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMQFp9qBCHU&feature=youtu.be
The info by Mr. Tardiff is not 100% accurate.
I wish I could like this ink. But I don’t. It’s one of those smear inks. I think the best thing is to send this in one of Mr. Park’s balloons over to North Korea. 😛
The only way I could tame this ink was with Peter Pauper Press notebooks with their thick, absorbent paper.
If you're looking for waterproof bright red, this not one of them. As of now, Noodler's Fox Red/ Esenin and De Atramentis Document/ Artist Red are the best behaved waterproof inks I know of.
Let's start with the watermelon coloured chroma:
80145
Writing samples:
80142
As you can see I had a bit of smudge disaster all over the place:
8014380144
It didn't like Hammermill as you can see:
80141
Photo:
80138
Comparison:
80139
Water test: I filled an eyedropper with water, and this was the effect.
80140
and per usual an art work: Cat & mouse Gangnam style, the grey is De Atramentis Document Urban Grey....
Note how the application of a wet brush obliterates the pink lines and leaves a greyish line.
Hope it brings a smile :)
https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/40ec5a00-e4c5-4dd3-a75c-65ad77daaf5a/dg8w6ra-5bbc479f-2a90-4068-99dc-1cd5b00d03f6.jpg/v1/fill/w_858,h_931,q_70,strp/cat_and_mouse_gangnam_style_by_yazeh1_dg8w6ra-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9 .eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZ DQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTg yMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7Imhla WdodCI6Ijw9MTM4OCIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcLzQwZWM1YTAwLWU 0YzUtNGRkMy1hNzVjLTY1YWQ3N2RhYWY1YVwvZGc4dzZyYS01Y mJjNDc5Zi0yYTkwLTQwNjgtOTlkYy0xY2Q1YjAwZDAzZjYuanB nIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTEyODAifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlc nZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.I1y35H9QGM6cesyA oEO8zPNRc_onLWwEmSUQNY7S0Zw
· Pens used: Pilot Kakuno Ef, Kaweco(EF/F/M/B/Stub 1.9), Osmioroid Copperplate
· What I liked: Writing on thick absorbent paper, history lesson, and drawing
· What I did not like: Long dry times, not waterproof and smudges all over the place.
· Who might like this ink: K-Pop/ K-drama fans....
· Shading: I doubt it.
· Ghosting: Yes, on cheap thin paper
· Bleed through: Same as above
· Flow Rate: Wet
· Lubrication: Good from fine above
· Nib Dry-out: No.
· Start-up: No.
· Saturation: Yes.
· Shading Potential: Doubt it.
· Sheen: No.
· Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: No
· Nib Creep / “Crud”: No.
· Staining (pen): No.
· Clogging: No.
· Cleaning: Kaweco was easy, Osmiroid and Kakuno were slightly more difficult. I suspect if this ink stay a long time in the pen, the pink element might be difficult to clean.
· Water resistance: It has some water resistance with a minor spill, but don't count on it.
· Availability: 3 oz /90 ml bottles.
Please don't hesitate to share your experience, writing samples or any other comments. The more the merrier :)