guess the ink!

[Pterodactylus]

Van Diemans Tassie Salman?

[Darla]

I think I would probably describe the color as: old rose (that's not the name of the ink)

[Darla]

Van Diemans Tassie Salman?

Too red/orange/coral/salmon

[Darla]

Oddly enough, the name of this ink does not evoke anything near an 'old rose' color.

[Darla]

In fact, you would think it would be a much more vibrant and passionate color, judging by the name...

[Darla]

... a color that represents love and passion ...

[Darla]

... love of mythic proportions even ..............................

[mizgeorge]

Laban Aphrodite Pink

[Pterodactylus]

Laban Aphrodite Pink

I think you got it.

[Yazeh]

What about Herbin nude?

[Darla]

Laban Aphrodite Pink

I think you got it.

OH NO, PTERO!! You got swooped by the master swooper!!

It is indeed Laban Aphrodite Pink!

Congratulations, mizgeorge!
You're up!

[Yazeh]

Bravo @ mizgeorge.... Sorry @Ptero...

Mizgeorge, in case you missed it, Darla is having a lot of problems with this ink. I believe you have it.... Did you experience any probs?

[mizgeorge]

Thank you Darla - I should have got it sooner, given that I use it a lot!

I've had no problems with it at all (actually, I've not had any problems with any of the Laban inks) but I've only tried them in a fairly limited range of pens. It's a permanent fixture at the moment in a Sailor Fude, and my daughter has it in a very fine nibbed Pilot, and it's behaving nicely in both.

I have noticed a definite colour change as it ages in the pen - it starts out much pinker and becomes browner, but I rather like that. This is a sample from when I used it here a few months ago:

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Ptero - I don't have anything prepared (I'm in the middle of swatching a bunch of new inks ) so please go ahead and give us something cool and blue!!

[DrPenfection]

Well done, mizgeorge! And thank you Darla for showing us a new ink (well, new to me anyway).

Ptero, I can't wait to see what you will produce for us in this New Year!

[Darla]

Thank you Darla - I should have got it sooner, given that I use it a lot!

I've had no problems with it at all (actually, I've not had any problems with any of the Laban inks) but I've only tried them in a fairly limited range of pens. It's a permanent fixture at the moment in a Sailor Fude, and my daughter has it in a very fine nibbed Pilot, and it's behaving nicely in both.

I have noticed a definite colour change as it ages in the pen - it starts out much pinker and becomes browner, but I rather like that. This is a sample from when I used it here a few months ago:

inkguess42c.jpg
inkguess42d.jpg

Ptero - I don't have anything prepared (I'm in the middle of swatching a bunch of new inks ) so please go ahead and give us something cool and blue!!

Thanks mizgeorge. I wonder if maybe the batches come out a bit different each time? Your writing sample has a lot more red in it than what I normally get from this ink, and that was honestly more of what I was hoping for when I bought it. I did a scan for this round, but it looked a lot more red and pink than what it does in reality. And again, more what I would have actually liked. Dusty/old rose is not one of my favorites I was hoping for something a touch more vibrant pink, but still dark enough to be easily legible. A bit of a tall order, I know...

[Darla]

I also have quite a bit of flow issues with it. Do you happen to have any suggestions for lowering the viscosity without actually diluting it with water, mizgeorge?

[Yazeh]

Dusty/old rose is not one of my favorites I was hoping for something a touch more vibrant pink, but still dark enough to be easily legible. A bit of a tall order, I know...

Darla, go the sample way. Fountainfeder sells a lot of pinks. This way you can check a lot pinks....

[Pterodactylus]

That is too kind from you, thanks.

So here we go (to be honest I already prepared something in advance, just in case )


Quote Franz Kafka by Ptero Pterodactylus on DeviantArt

(Montblanc 142 - KM)



Ink Camel by Ptero Pterodactylus on DeviantArt

(Montblanc 142 - KM)

Obviously we have here an ink with quite some shading potential.

Game On

[Yazeh]

Great job @Pterodactylus

Let's start with one of your favorites:
Colorverse Crystal planet!

[Darla]

Dusty/old rose is not one of my favorites I was hoping for something a touch more vibrant pink, but still dark enough to be easily legible. A bit of a tall order, I know...

Darla, go the sample way. Fountainfeder sells a lot of pinks. This way you can check a lot pinks....

Yes, I've ordered samples from Fountainfeder before! It was excellent for finding the super dark blue-black I wanted a while ago. It's not as easy as in the US/NA to get samples here, so they have been one of the only places I had heard of. But I actually bought this Laban ink when I ordered the Laban Skeleton (yes, that was a clue in the photo), and not being nearly as expensive as MB I figured there wouldn't be much risk and it would at least be a good fit with the pen. But the nib on the Skeleton turned out to be a sloppy wet writer. (I need to take another shot at tightening it up; my first attempt wasn't successful.) And the ink seems very wet also, but at the same time doesn't want to flow in a narrow pen. I have since seen that the place here in NL that I bought it from now also sells samples, which is good because they have the more boutique inks that the big shops don't have.