De Atramentis Document Cyan

[Yazeh]

De Atramentis Document Cyan

According to Oxford Dictionary,
cy·an | ˈsīən, ˈsīˌan |
noun
a greenish-blue color which is one of the primary subtractive colors, complementary to red.
ORIGIN
late 19th century: from Greek kuaneos ‘dark blue’.

There's no green in the Chroma:

I dislike this ink. As a blue it has no character. The colour blue, despite its connotation, make me happy. This one, no.
Normally, when I finish a review, I enjoy taking notes until the ink is finished. This one and its Artist Cyan sibling, when down the drain, right after.
Pity such a lovely vibrant blue, looks so fad on paper. Maybe it's only saving grace, is filling vials / bottles and lining them on a shelf 😛



I am used to badly behaving permanent inks by several brands, especially you know who brand I manage to tame them by using a drier pen, finer or sometimes wider nib, good paper, or all the above.
This ink loves to ghost and bleed on anything paper. It’s the ultimate Alien/ Borg for paper. It can rejoin Artist Turquoise for the Razzie awards in inks.
However, It's the only ink that can dry on Tomoe River 68 gr in less than 2 seconds. I've never seen anything like that..
I didn't bother using a flex nib. It was pointless.

Ironically, Rhodia fared decently. While it bleeds, ghosting is acceptable.





I cannot recommend it for writing.
You can probably tame it, with a dry pen, and a light touch on Rhodia, if you insist.
If you like the colour, get a sample of Artist Cyan. It’s slightly better.

Here's a comparison. My apologies for the upside down swatches.
Top Right is Kakimori Karari
Bottom Right is Monteverde Horizon Blue.







· Pens used: Pilot Kakuno (Ef) Lamy Safari (Ef/F/M), Jinhao 450 Fude nib
· What I liked: Very fast dry time.
· What I did not like: Bleeding/ghosting through everything. Colour is flat. Ink is too wet.
· Shading: None
· Ghosting: On every single paper.
· Bleed through: Same as above.
· Flow Rate: Excellent
· Lubrication: Excellent
· Nib Dry-out: None.
· Start-up: None.
· Saturation: Saturated
· Shading Potential: None
· Sheen: None.
· Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Yes
· Nib Creep / “Crud”: Yes.
· Staining (pen): Yes. It did stain my Pilot Section. But after 6 hours of soaking, with the help of Q tip it was removed. Convertors were fine.
· Clogging: No

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

[BlkWhiteFilmPix]

It does look great in the bottle, but not on paper.

I'm a fan of that notorious blue ink, which I use in only two pens that I flush every week.

N F Drawing Better.jpg
BSB, MB 149 O3B, Write Bros notebook.

[LizEF]

Thank you for the review, Yazeh! Congratulations on finally being free of this ink:

...I didn't bother using a flex nib. It was pointless. ...

I think that sums up the review nicely.

The swatch card kitties are my favorite part.

[Yazeh]

It does look great in the bottle, but not on paper.

I'm a fan of that notorious blue ink, which I use in only two pens that I flush every week.


BSB, MB 149 O3B, Write Bros notebook.

Oh, I'm fine of that ink too. Love that sketch.
BSB can be used in a variety of pens quite decently. I have it stored in a Jinhao 450 since 2020. I'm still waiting for the pen to explode

[Yazeh]

Thank you for the review, Yazeh! Congratulations on finally being free of this ink:

...I didn't bother using a flex nib. It was pointless. ...

I think that sums up the review nicely.

The swatch card kitties are my favorite part.

I'll to add more Kitties here and there, then!
And it's true, my pens all sighed in relief when I emptied them

[LizEF]

And it's true, my pens all sighed in relief when I emptied them