De Atramentis Artist Turquoise

[Yazeh]

As I had samples of both Document and Artist Turquoise I decided to review them simultaneously.

I cannot recommend this ink for everyday writing, with this ink I gave up after testing with the M nib.

It can be crowned as the king and queen of ghosting and bleeding through every single paper I used. The only paper, that it was almost ok, was surprisingly Mnemosyne. There was ghosting, and some bleed through if I dared to doodle in the corner of page. But I only used a broad nib so I don't know how it would have behaved with the other nibs.

I was really disappointed and was wondering maybe because it’s an “Artist” ink, it should be used for art and specific papers.

That inspired me to do an experiment. As all Document and Artist series can be mixed I decided to mix this one with Artist Sepia, which is extremely dry and awful ink. The result was magical. I managed to create a shade of green which was pleasant to write with, the ink behaved decently, the colour was pleasing and I was sad when the pen ran dry.

Moral of the story: These inks are best for people who love ink mixing, are adventurous or are artists.

Chroma quite similar to Document Turquoise:
CHroma - Artist.jpg
Writing samples:
Midori (quote is by Gabor Maté, from his excellent book, (The Myth of Normal)
Note how the Lamy EF is thicker than the F.
Midori - Artist.jpg
Back.
Midori - Artist - back.jpeg
Tomoe River 68gr
Quote is by Aeschylus
TR 68gr- Artist - back.jpg
I've rarely if ever seen anything like this on Tome River 68gr paper:
TR 68gr- Artist - back 1.jpeg
Rhodia
Quotes is by Nikos Kazantzakis, Report to Greco
Rhdoia Artist - Front.jpg
Rhdoia Artist - Front 1.jpg

Water test:
Ink is waterproof under running water. Left side was held under running water.
artist - watertest 1.jpeg
Comparaison:
Comparaison.jpg
I got inspired by Nick Stewart's work, by brushing water on CANSON watercolour paper: Nothing special but fun to do:
Artist - sketch.jpeg

As I said, I mixed a few drop of Artist Sepia with this one, this is the result:
Here a couple of scans and photos:
Midori scan:

TR 68gr

Photo: (TR 68gr, left - Midori, right)







· Pens used: Pilot Kakuno (Ef) Lamy Safari (Ef/F/M)
· What I liked: Ability to mix with other Document/ Artist inks.
· What I did not like: Too many to name.
· Shading: None
· Ghosting: On every single paper. .
· Bleed through: Same as above.
· Flow Rate: Waterfall
· Lubrication: Excellent
· Nib Dry-out: None.
· Start-up: None.
· Saturation: Who cares?
· Shading Potential: You must be kidding me!
· Sheen: None.
· Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: It feathers on cheap paper.
· Nib Creep / “Crud”: A bit.
· Staining (pen): I don’t know. I won’t be using it for long, thankfully.
· Clogging: No
· Cleaning: It’s a pigment ink. It was relatively easy to clean. But I had it for less than a week in my pens.
· Water resistance: Excellent
· Availability: 50 ml bottle.

Please don't hesitate to share your experience, writing samples or any other comments. The more the merrier

[LizEF]

I got inspired by Nick Stewart's work, by brushing water on CANSON watercolour paper: Nothing special but fun to do:
Artist - sketch.jpeg

Hmm. Looks like that tree on the left is Canadian... Definitely some maple going on there.

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· What I did not like: Too many to name.
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· Saturation: Who cares?
· Shading Potential: You must be kidding me!
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Thank you, Yazeh, for the review and the inky mixture.

[Yazeh]

@LizEf, maple was not intentional. Actually when you draw a line on wet paper, you get these magical effects and if the in is complex enough, it can really turn out interesting, in case you want to start experimenting
I truly appreciate your support and encouragement

[LizEF]

@LizEf, maple was not intentional. Actually when you draw a line on wet paper, you get these magical effects and if the in is complex enough, it can really turn out interesting, in case you want to start experimenting

I've seen the wonders of Nick Stewart. Good for you trying it - I'm always reluctant because I tend to want the first effort to be perfect, and it never is - I know, backwards thinking. I'm trying to overcome and just do it regardless.

I truly appreciate your support and encouragement

Happily, my friend. You're a good example.

[Yazeh]

I've seen the wonders of Nick Stewart. Good for you trying it - I'm always reluctant because I tend to want the first effort to be perfect, and it never is - I know, backwards thinking. I'm trying to overcome and just do it regardless.

I truly appreciate your support and encouragement

Happily, my friend. You're a good example.

The trick is to have heavy paper, Canson or Midori watercolour works fine. Then it's the magic of ink spreading on the paper. I sometimes use the fountain pen directly or a pipette and then play with it. The more complex the ink the better the result. Rome Burning is one of the best.