Jeph
August 15th, 2014, 05:52 AM
This is more of a plea for help than a review although I will give my impressions of this ink.
I don't even know why I chose to add a sample of Rohrer & Klingner Verdigris to my last Goulet order but I did. It was the last sample that I have tried from that shipment. I must admit that this ink really intrigues me. The name suggests green, and in fact it goes down as between medium green and dark green. But that does not last long. If I could only use one color to describe this ink it would be "dark teal." The part that intrigues me is that using the same pen (Lamy AL-Star EF) on the same paper (Rhodia 80# #16 grid pad) on the same day (today) in the same location (my desk) with the same lighting (overcast natural + overhead fluorescent) the ink ends up as several different colors. It varies from black, to greenish black, to blue-black, to steel blue, to varying shades of teal but mostly it ends up as a dark teal.
I did a rhodia sample and a cheap copy paper sample and tried to scan them. This is where my plea for help comes in. My scanner is normally very good at accurately scanning writing samples. But with this ink, no matter what I do, it just comes out looking like a soft (not quite faded) dark blue.
If anyone has what they believe to be an accurate scan of this ink I would appreciate seeing it. I think that this is one of those inks that is much more sensitive to changes in pens, nib widths, paper and even users. I would also like to hear of anyone else's experience with this ink. I will probably buy a bottle anyway.
Against my better judgment I am adding a portion of a 1200 dpi scan scaled down 50% just to show that I really tried.
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I don't even know why I chose to add a sample of Rohrer & Klingner Verdigris to my last Goulet order but I did. It was the last sample that I have tried from that shipment. I must admit that this ink really intrigues me. The name suggests green, and in fact it goes down as between medium green and dark green. But that does not last long. If I could only use one color to describe this ink it would be "dark teal." The part that intrigues me is that using the same pen (Lamy AL-Star EF) on the same paper (Rhodia 80# #16 grid pad) on the same day (today) in the same location (my desk) with the same lighting (overcast natural + overhead fluorescent) the ink ends up as several different colors. It varies from black, to greenish black, to blue-black, to steel blue, to varying shades of teal but mostly it ends up as a dark teal.
I did a rhodia sample and a cheap copy paper sample and tried to scan them. This is where my plea for help comes in. My scanner is normally very good at accurately scanning writing samples. But with this ink, no matter what I do, it just comes out looking like a soft (not quite faded) dark blue.
If anyone has what they believe to be an accurate scan of this ink I would appreciate seeing it. I think that this is one of those inks that is much more sensitive to changes in pens, nib widths, paper and even users. I would also like to hear of anyone else's experience with this ink. I will probably buy a bottle anyway.
Against my better judgment I am adding a portion of a 1200 dpi scan scaled down 50% just to show that I really tried.
13392