Diamine are issuing 10 more shimmer inks for 2017. Here is a quick look at them:
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Diamine are issuing 10 more shimmer inks for 2017. Here is a quick look at them:
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Ahriman4891 (October 13th, 2017), AzJon (October 18th, 2017), cmarie (October 14th, 2017), Deb (October 19th, 2017), Faustine (October 12th, 2017), KKay (October 21st, 2017), Marsilius (October 13th, 2017), Memory (October 13th, 2017), Sailor Kenshin (October 13th, 2017), sgtstretch (October 12th, 2017), SIR (October 13th, 2017), Woody (October 21st, 2017)
Cobalt jazz looks good to me. Thanks Chrissy
Chrissy (October 13th, 2017)
Do these perform differently than the J. Herbin shimmer inks? Or are they about the same?
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Lady Onogaro (October 13th, 2017)
I tried a couple shimmery inks from Diamine, but I was never able to get results like this.
Usually just the color without any shimmery at all.
I must be doing something wrong.
Lady Onogaro (October 13th, 2017)
I am currently enjoying blue flame from the old ones. I find it shimmers great as long as the pen is wet, regardless of nib grade. A very wet fine on absorbent paper also bring out the shimmer.
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Chrissy (October 13th, 2017)
Last edited by Chrissy; October 13th, 2017 at 02:57 PM.
Lady Onogaro (October 14th, 2017), penwash (October 13th, 2017)
I like a few of them, but Golden Ivy looks really good (I think because of the contrast between the base color and the shimmer) ... Thank you so much for the writing/test samples Chrissy.
Woah! Those looks amazing! Thanks so much for posting. I'm shocked that you were able to get such fantastic results from a fine nib. I was really frustrated with my shimmering inks before I tried Tomoe River Paper. Talk about a game changer!
Have you tried Nemosine's two shimmering inks? They're definitely my current favorites. Both behave fantastically in any type of nib.
Chrissy (October 13th, 2017)
@penwash: give Tomoe River a try. I could never get the reddish sheen from Emeralds of Chivor until I used Tomoe River. That said, of the entire line, my absolute favorite is definitely Amethyst de Ouvere. It behaves as well as Nemosine's two shimmering inks, Blue Snowball Nebula Twinkle and Nemosine Coalsack Nebula Twinkle. Those two inks will shimmer in every pen I've used, including fine nibs!
You're welcome. I have tried them on TR paper. The first is a Rhodia Bloc pad and the second is a Notebook made using the 68gsm TR paper.
I've also written with them in a Notebook using a very smooth 95gsm paper plus one that's a Moleskine clone. Dry time depends on the pen and paper, so the more ink that the pen lays down versus the smoothness of the paper means that the ink will pool more, so you will see more particles.
I haven't used 52gsm TR paper yet, but I think these inks will show through on that.
Last edited by Chrissy; October 13th, 2017 at 11:33 PM.
Memory (October 13th, 2017)
Oh my!!!
Still haven't ordered anything from the last lot!
Wine divine, firefly, golden ivy could be on the shortlist!
Found my post from the last lot of sparkes:
The Cocoa Shimmer has grown on me. Even the Enchanted Onion looks good although I probably will go for non blue & purple colours first (got Blue Pearl, and the Purple Pazzazz, also Golden Sands). Question is, will I still get Night Sky or do I prefer one or two of these new inks more? Preliminary list, Night Sky and Fire Storm Red or Cocoa Shimmer.
Last edited by Morgaine; October 14th, 2017 at 06:27 AM.
Chrissy (October 18th, 2017)
I alrady have about 10 ink but not thought to enter this Shimmer side. Why becouse i want get every one of them I see and that is my problem.
But this test and youre view is amazing Chrissy very tempting and thanks for your share.
Happy coloful and Shimmy, wiring!
Chrissy (October 18th, 2017)
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