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Ink Review: Diamine Apple Glory
Today I'm reviewing Diamine Apple Glory ink.
Diamine Apple Glory is a nicely saturated, bright green, dye based ink that leans slightly more towards the blue range of the spectrum than the yellow range. It’s a summery, bright, grassy green colour and is from Diamine Inks standard range. It makes a change from all of the dark green wintry inks that many of us love. :)
Diamine Apple Glory leans slightly less blue that Diamine Ultra Green and is a very similar colour to J.Herbin Lierre Sauvage, but is more saturated. Kaweco Palm Green and the old discontinued Caran d’Ache Colours of the Earth Amazon are also very similar colours.
- Flow Rate: Very good. Felt quite wet in the pen & paper combinations I used.
- Lubrication: Good - It felt smooth across the page in the pens I used.
- Nib Dry-out: Not noticed.
- Start-up: Immediate.
- Saturation: Saturated ink
- Shading Potential: Some shading seen with F and M nibs.
- Sheen: None seen.
- Show-Through:
- Royal recycled
- Oxford Paper
- Field Notes
- Tomoe River 52gsm
- Generic 80gsm lined pads
- Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Not seen, even on Field Notes.
- Nib Creep / “Crud”: Not seen, even after over 1 week in the pen
- Staining (pen): Not seen after several days in the pen - easy clean-up with water.
- Staining (hands): Easy clean-up with bar soap.
- Clogging: Not seen. Seems unlikely.
- Water resistance: Not sold as waterproof and has no water resistance.
- Availability: Available from Diamine Inks web-site and many other outlets.
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Thanks Chrissy. Far too bright for me. Where did I put my sunglasses? I can see it being a useful addition for those who like painting with ink, but I'll stick with my Sherwood Green and Teal for writing with.
Maybe this bottle should come with a free pack of Migraleve :p
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Thanks for the review. That is one green ink. Dang. [emoji50]
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I like green inks, but never find a use for them. Thanks for the review.
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This is the only ink I have given away. It looks nice on the screen but on paper for me, it did not suit me. The person I gave it to is a Twsbi user who can also draw with a fountain pen.
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Wuddus
Thanks Chrissy. Far too bright for me. Where did I put my sunglasses? I can see it being a useful addition for those who like painting with ink, but I'll stick with my Sherwood Green and Teal for writing with.
Maybe this bottle should come with a free pack of Migraleve :p
You're welcome. :) Surely there are some users who like bright green inks. ;)
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azkid
Thanks for the review. That is one green ink. Dang. [emoji50]
You're welcome. :) Yes it certainly is. :)
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RocketRyan
I like green inks, but never find a use for them. Thanks for the review.
You're welcome. :) I must admit I don't use bright green inks all that often. :)
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Morgaine
This is the only ink I have given away. It looks nice on the screen but on paper for me, it did not suit me. The person I gave it to is a Twsbi user who can also draw with a fountain pen.
I much prefer to see this ink on white paper, and when I wrote with my Lamy B nib, it looked like it was writing a broader line than it usually does. The problem might have been I had just cleaned it out though. :(
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Chrissy, great review as usual
How does this compare to Diamine Woodland Green?
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Thanks for the review. It is really great as always.
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titrisol
Chrissy, great review as usual
How does this compare to Diamine Woodland Green?
You're welcome. :)
Diamine Woodland Green is a darker green and leans more blue than Apple Glory and Ultra Green. It was one I considered as a comparison ink, but was in a different range. :) That review needs updating. On my "to do" list. :)
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aaronp
Thanks for the review. It is really great as always.
You're welcome. :)
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I love you reviews. Very informative.
How does this compare to Kelly Green?
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Yazeh
I love you reviews. Very informative.
How does this compare to Kelly Green?
You're welcome. :)
I've also reviewed Kelly Green I would say that Kelly Green leans slightly more yellow and is brighter while Apple Green is more of a green grass colour.
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Chrissy
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Yazeh
I love you reviews. Very informative.
How does this compare to Kelly Green?
You're welcome. :)
I've also reviewed
Kelly Green I would say that Kelly Green leans slightly more yellow and is brighter while Apple Green is more of a green grass colour.
Yes, I checked it out :applause:
Thank you so much.
Form photos it seems that Apple Glory looks much fresher and greener...
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Awesome review of a lovely vivid ink :) Thank you very much, Chrissy!