EFNIR: Platinum Classic Citrus Black

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Extra Fine Nib Ink Review: Platinum Classic Citrus Black

This is review #215 in my series. Here's the YouTube video:


Post-recording notes: Cleaning was quick and easy; no sign of any staining or damage to the nib. This may be the palest ink I've reviewed yet - at least, until it oxidizes. It's quite similar to the old / antique gold inks, and is a bit yellow, brown, and green. You can see it darken as it dries, and the more of it there is, the darker it gets. Better for large, wet nibs, IMO. Platinum's own pictures of this ink look very accurate on my screen - so check those out if you're unsure about the color.

Zoomed in photo (Very close to what I see. Image is perhaps a little too brown. Green doesn't seem to show as much on Rhodia or in the EF nib.)


Screenshot (Text is a little too dark, and not quite enough green.)


Scan of Completed Review (It's as if the scanner removed all the green. Attempts to correct failed. Don't go by this color.)


Absorbent Paper Close-up (top is puzzle paper like thick newsprint, bottom is old 20lb copy paper) (AP: A little too bright; CP: all wrong. In reality, it looks muted, in the picture, it looks like it's glowing!)


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 305µm. With 215 inks measured, the average line width is 295µm.)


Microscope image (400x. Quite close in color, it seems to be the color before the ink oxidizes, interestingly.)


Water Test Results


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