Extra Fine Nib Ink Review: Kakimori Kurun
This is review #254 in my series. Here's the YouTube video:
Post-recording notes: This was a gift sample from a generous FPNer. Cleaning was easier than usual for a permanent ink. Only when the ink had had a chance to dry did it require scrubbing. Otherwise, your usual routine plus some soaking should be enough. I don't know how to describe the color of this green other than slightly muted. The microscope image was unexciting, so it's not included. Dry time in test was just over 60 seconds. Dry time in the review was over 90 seconds. So I went with 105 seconds as a guess and am calling it good enough. I labeled "Shading" as "Low", but on most papers, it's nonexistent.
Zoomed in photo (The color really isn't right. The green I see is brighter. Funny how the camera rendered parts of some strokes as grey.)
Screenshot (Text is too dark. Green is a little off, but better than the magnified photos.)
Scan of Completed Review (This one is actually pretty close to what my eyes see. Go by this for color.)
Absorbent Paper Close-up (top is puzzle paper like thick newsprint, bottom is old 20lb copy paper) (Both are off in color, but in ways I don't know how to describe. These are still closer than the zoom.)
Line width (One of the lines used for dry time. Magnification is 100x. The grid is 100x100µm. The scale is 330µm, with eleven divisions of 30µm each. The line width for this ink is roughly 270µm. With 254 inks measured, the average line width is 295µm.)
Water Test Results (Color is still too dark and muted.)
Previous Review: De Atramentis Document Black 2.
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