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    Default Quick review: Van Dieman's Aurora Australis (Night Series)

    I recently received the Van Dieman's Aurora Australis (Night Series) so I had a play with it using a Brause ornament nib this morning. Chromatography shows a blue tint is part of the ink composition, unlike Diamine Manggis which looks similar on the page, but only has pink and purple in chromatography. In writing the ink seems like a cross between Manggis and Monteverde Rose Noir, both of which are favorite inks of mine, so win-win!

    ...sorry for the missing photos, I can't seem to grab the BBcode while on my phone. I'll fix this in the morning when I get back to my desk...

    A little doodle to start my day:
    https://flic.kr/p/2oaBX6c

    Comparison to Monteverde Rose Noir and Diamine Manggis:
    https://flic.kr/p/2oaCdMq

    Here is the full page including descriptive copy from Van Ness:
    https://flic.kr/p/2oax73s

    In the following writing the green sheen is quite evident.
    https://flic.kr/p/2oazHon

    And a damp paper towel which I dropped some ink into -- the blue haloed one is the Aurora Australis, and the other one is Diamine Manggis:
    https://flic.kr/p/2oaCdJe

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    Thumbs up Re: Quick review: Van Dieman's Aurora Australis (Night Series)

    Wow, I truly missed your excellent reviews They are more of an art work and a study of ink than a simple ink review. Bravo!
    Last edited by Yazeh; January 9th, 2023 at 12:57 PM.

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    Default Re: Quick review: Van Dieman's Aurora Australis (Night Series)

    Quote Originally Posted by Yazeh View Post
    Now there are two reviews!
    I found three! But I also found the image links worth clicking on.

    Nice review, @Jaguarish! The damp-towel chroma is very nice. Your "January" doodle is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing this ink with us!

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    Default Re: Quick review: Van Dieman's Aurora Australis (Night Series)

    Here you go.









    "A truth does not mind being questioned. A lie does not like being challenged."

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    Default Re: Quick review: Van Dieman's Aurora Australis (Night Series)

    Wow! 🎉 And I am NOT a purple ink fan.
    My other pen is a Montblanc.

    And my other blog is a tumblr!


    And my latest ebook, for spooky wintery reading:

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CM2NGSSD

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    Default Re: Quick review: Van Dieman's Aurora Australis (Night Series)

    Thanks dneal for sharing those properly. I had intended to fix my posts but my day got away from me (that little thing called, work!) I had been trying to use Tapatalk but accidentally created three posts - sorry everyone, I will clean it up tonight.

    Sent from my SM-G965F using Tapatalk

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