EFNIR: Diamine Raw Sienna

[LizEF]

Extra Fine Nib Ink Review: Diamine Raw Sienna

This is review #239 in my series. Here's the YouTube video:


Post-recording notes: I don't really have anything like this brown. I like it. Cleaning was quick and easy with only water. (Still not happy with the zoom and absorbent / copy paper pictures - still learning the new mini microscope, I guess.)

Zoomed in photo (The color is not quite right, but I'm having a hard time figuring out how to describe the difference.)


Screenshot (Seems to give the right overall impression, but color is also slightly off.)


Scan of Completed Review (This is the closest to what my eyes see.)


Absorbent Paper Close-up (top is puzzle paper like thick newsprint, bottom is old 20lb copy paper) (Don't rely on these for color.)


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 306µm. With 239 inks measured, the average line width is 296µm.)


Microscope image (400x. The colors were a little more vibrant in person, but this lacy red with green or greenish blue background and yellow spots was everywhere in various concentrations.)


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Hope you enjoy. Comments appreciated!

[Sailor Kenshin]

I thought I had some of this ink, but it must have been a sample; can't find the bottle. I THINK I liked it. It seems a very nice autumn ink.

The micro is an island of cool in a hot ocean. And you already know what happened to us while we slept. 😜

Our Dream Team sails toward another adventure! Can't wait to see what they find.

Thanks once again, Liz, for your Tuesday Treasures. 🍾

[mizgeorge]

Thank you LizEF - excellent review of an ink I use a great deal - I love the colour, and it's also a really good ink for drawing with - it's lovely to use for hand tinting copies of vintage pictures.

I'm enjoying the journey to Diamminia - I love the slightly Dawn Treader vibes I'm getting...
(though I do worry if Essri can swim).

[LizEF]

It seems a very nice autumn ink.

Yep, nice autumn color. Would probably make for interesting washes.

The micro is an island of cool in a hot ocean. And you already know what happened to us while we slept. 😜

Our Dream Team sails toward another adventure! Can't wait to see what they find.

Thanks once again, Liz, for your Tuesday Treasures. 🍾

You're most welcome!

[LizEF]

Thank you LizEF - excellent review of an ink I use a great deal - I love the colour, and it's also a really good ink for drawing with - it's lovely to use for hand tinting copies of vintage pictures.

You're very welcome! And thank you! And thanks for confirming my suspicion - guess I should have read your comment before replying to Sailor.

I'm enjoying the journey to Diamminia - I love the slightly Dawn Treader vibes I'm getting...

(though I do worry if Essri can swim).

Oh dear. I didn't even think of that. Hmm. Must do research. Can all snakes swim?

[Sailor Kenshin]

You're very welcome! And thank you! And thanks for confirming my suspicion - guess I should have read your comment before replying to Sailor.

I'm enjoying the journey to Diamminia - I love the slightly Dawn Treader vibes I'm getting...

(though I do worry if Essri can swim).

Oh dear. I didn't even think of that. Hmm. Must do research. Can all snakes swim?

Pretty much. But sneks? I am uncertain.

[Yazeh]

Another excellent review

This ink reminds me of Polar Brown. It was the running joke in guess this ink thread. Whenever, I posted an ink, one of the first guesses was Polar something
Those special effects are really cool!

Snakes swim, much like Sailors , Sneks well that depends on the author



Quin's powers don't cease to amaze me, looking forward to the adventures of our intrepid three, in the Isle of Dimaninnia

[LizEF]

Another excellent review

Thank you!

This ink reminds me of Polar Brown. It was the running joke in guess this ink thread. Whenever, I posted an ink, one of the first guesses was Polar something

I guess it'll be interesting to see whether there's any EF or microscopic similarity when I get to reviewing some Polar inks...

Those special effects are really cool!

Those are the sounds of Essri hurtling toward a monstrosity, fangs bared! Thoooommm!

Snakes swim, much like Sailors , Sneks well that depends on the author

Well, the author likes to research before deviating from reality entirely. Thanks for the video!

Quin's powers don't cease to amaze me, looking forward to the adventures of our intrepid three, in the Isle of Dimaninnia

[INeedAFinancialAdvisor]

Reminds me of Waterman brown. Only i can’t remember if it’s the current brown. Or my vintage brown… :P

Tks for the review

[LizEF]

Reminds me of Waterman brown. Only i can’t remember if it’s the current brown. Or my vintage brown… :P

I'm sad they discontinued it - now I'll never get to try it. At least there's no shortage of other browns to enjoy!

Tks for the review

You're very welcome!

[Carpio]

Hello,

Thank you for taking time to help with the review. It's a godsend for new to fountain pen users such as I
I love brown. Brown bread, brown cars, brown towels. Almost anything brown. Except the wifes cooking, but thats more blacky brown, or what I like to call - dead.

In one pen, at the moment, I'm currently using 'Diamine Roasted Chestnut'. I love it, but I will certainly be buying a bottle of the 'raw sienna'.
Thank you, again.

Carpio

[Chrissy]

Thanks LizEF.

I like Raw Sienna and I would call it a yellow brown. Raw Sienna is an old earth pigment and when it becomes reddish it's called Burnt Sienna. Raw Sienna is lighter in colour than Waterman Brown, but not reddish like Diamine Roasted Chestnut or Terracotta. It's an unusual ink colour and when I reviewed it I didn't find many similar inks to compare it with.

[LizEF]

Hello,

Thank you for taking time to help with the review. It's a godsend for new to fountain pen users such as I
I love brown. Brown bread, brown cars, brown towels. Almost anything brown. Except the wifes cooking, but thats more blacky brown, or what I like to call - dead.

In one pen, at the moment, I'm currently using 'Diamine Roasted Chestnut'. I love it, but I will certainly be buying a bottle of the 'raw sienna'.
Thank you, again.

Carpio

You're very welcome! I hope you enjoy your bottle of Raw Sienna - it's certainly an interesting brown.

[LizEF]

Thanks LizEF.

You're most welcome!

I like Raw Sienna and I would call it a yellow brown. Raw Sienna is an old earth pigment and when it becomes reddish it's called Burnt Sienna. Raw Sienna is lighter in colour than Waterman Brown, but not reddish like Diamine Roasted Chestnut or Terracotta. It's an unusual ink colour and when I reviewed it I didn't find many similar inks to compare it with.

The microscope image certainly shows lots of yellow going on! I always find it hard to categorize because I'm heavily influenced by the other inks I've seen... But we agree - an unusual shade. Thanks for sharing your comparisons and review!

[PithyProlix]

I already thanked you on FPN and I'm happy to thank you here too.

I love the colour, and it's also a really good ink for drawing with - it's lovely to use for hand tinting copies of vintage pictures.

Well, that's it. I have been on the fence about getting a bottle of this and, with my curiosity piqued by LizEF's review plus mizgeorge's endorsement, I am now off the fence and sitting on the ground in front of it.

Reminds me of Waterman brown. Only i can’t remember if it’s the current brown. Or my vintage brown… :P

I'm sad they discontinued it - now I'll never get to try it. At least there's no shortage of other browns to enjoy!

You should see vintage Waterman Marron. The name suggests a chestnut brown but it's not, at least to my eye. It's a taupey, olivey brown with a bit of murk. I think it is an outlier color for a vintage fountain pen ink. I love it and I suspect LizEF would too ... but I can't guarantee anyone else would. Unfortunately I think it is very, very difficult to find. My photos of it on FPN: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/f...r-vintage-ink/

[LizEF]

I already thanked you on FPN and I'm happy to thank you here too.

You're still very welcome!

Well, that's it. I have been on the fence about getting a bottle of this and, with my curiosity piqued by LizEF's review plus mizgeorge's endorsement, I am now off the fence and sitting on the ground in front of it.

Truly hope you enjoy it!

You should see vintage Waterman Marron. The name suggests a chestnut brown but it's not, at least to my eye. It's a taupey, olivey brown with a bit of murk. I think it is an outlier color for a vintage fountain pen ink. I love it and I suspect LizEF would too ... but I can't guarantee anyone else would. Unfortunately I think it is very, very difficult to find. My photos of it on FPN: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/f...r-vintage-ink/

Oh my, yes, that does look like some lovely murk. Why, oh why, do they stop making such wonderful inks before I discover them!?

[Sailor Kenshin]

Oh, yesss, I want that ink!

[kazoolaw]

Thanks for yet another fine review of an interesting ink, the name of which I am familiar with in another setting:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R4rQvaL9qxE

[LizEF]

Thanks for yet another fine review of an interesting ink, the name of which I am familiar with in another setting:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R4rQvaL9qxE

You're very welcome. Apparently raw sienna has traveled far and wide.