J Herbin Rouge Grenat

[Yazeh]

J Herbin Rouge Grenat (Garnet Red)

I mistook the words, Grenat (Garnet) and Grenade (pomegranate). Hence you'll see a burn of pomegranates. Maybe secretly I wanted it to be named after the fruit, rather than the stone :)
Lithium466 was gracious enough to point it to me, many thanks 🙏
I decided to keep the original "misleading" photo, as the garnets resemble pomegranate seeds ;)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53243636956_e9425a2c5c_b.jpg

Let's start with the chroma:
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Writing samples:
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As you can see there's a bit of ghost & blood with Hammermill
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Photo (Tomoe River Paper)
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Comparison:
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Water test (After 24 hours)
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And finally an artwork, not my best, but it's to showcase the range of the ink:
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and a more humorous one for Inktober 2023 (Dodge)
Octopus Fox Grey / Noodler's Bad Green Gator
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· Pens used: Pilot Kakuno Ef, Stub, Kaweco Sport (EF/F/M/B), Osmiroid Copperplate nib
· What I liked: Really nice with wider nibs, a pleasure to write with.
· What I did not like: I thought this would be my colour but alas it isn’t. I'm looking forward to emptying my pens.
· Shading: Yes
· Ghosting: Yes, on thin copy paper
· Bleed through: Same as above.
· Flow Rate: Nice.
· Lubrication: Good, but finer the nib, scratchy it’ll be.
· Nib Dry-out: Not noticed.
· Start-up: Not noticed.
· Saturation: Yes.
· Shading Potential: With wider nibs.
· Sheen: No.
· Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: No
· Nib Creep / “Crud”: No.
· Staining (pen): It can stain your transparent section.
· Clogging: No.
· Cleaning: Not bad for a red ink.
· Water resistance: Not bad after 10 seconds under running water.
· Availability: 30ml/ 10ml Bottle/6-Pack Cartridges



Please don't hesitate to share your experience, writing samples or any other comments. The more the merrier :)

[mizgeorge]

Thank you as always Yazeh - I always smile when I see a new one of these pop up.

I have to admit, I generally prefer pomegranates to garnets, but I quite like the redness (as opposed to pinkness) of this ink, where many of the Herbins are really quite rosy. It's particularly nice in washes, especially for florals.

I love the artwork - mousey looks like he's crossing his legs using his free hand as a guard in anticipation - rather like someone in a penalty wall in a football match :)

[LizEF]

Great review, as always, Yazeh. Thank you! :) I think I would enjoy this color, though I'll have to try it to be sure - hard to say with reds. Love your drawings - even the one on the swatch card - kitty planning his fruit-attack... :) Love the kitty-pushing-something-off-the-edge artwork - very true to life, that one. ;) And clever mousey with his super-strength umbrella makes me smile - he, too, knows kitty well. :D

[Yazeh]

Thank you as always Yazeh - I always smile when I see a new one of these pop up.
Glad to know that :)


I have to admit, I generally prefer pomegranates to garnets, but I quite like the redness (as opposed to pinkness) of this ink, where many of the Herbins are really quite rosy. It's particularly nice in washes, especially for florals.
Me too! But there's something with the colour red that doesn't pass with me with inks, at least for now :) And Ive, noticed most if not all J Herbin red are the pink side :)
Thank you as always Yazeh - I always smile when I see a new one of these pop up.[/QUOTE]


I love the artwork - mousey looks like he's crossing his legs using his free hand as a guard in anticipation - rather like someone in a penalty wall in a football match :)

Thank you, it means a lot :)