Private Reserve Vampire Red

[Yazeh]

Private Reserve Vampire Red

According to the Private Reserve website it’s a “deep, intense brown with red tone”. To me it’s the gorgeous colour of a 50 year old rusted water-pipe, with high shading and a hint of gold sheen on Iroful paper. The sheen disappears with time. It is not a colour I would associate with vampires, unless they’re into ultra-processed oxidized blood. 🧛🧛
This ink is a snob and thoroughly dislikes cheap paper and loves water to excess. (It disintegrates with a drop of water).

If you have Diamine’s Ancient Copper or J Herbin Café des Îles, you probably won’t need this one.
I was afraid that the ink covered the Lamy convertor with a fine film of stain, but a few flushes, and the convertor was clean. The ink a pain to clean. I had to resort to a cleaning solution.

I have to admit, I so much enjoyed using this ink that I did not want it to leave my pens. It’s a complex ink both for writing and drawing.

Chroma:

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Writing Samples:
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Photo:
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Comparison:

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Water test:
Left side 10 seconds under running water. Sample was written with glass nib. So amount of nib is more than a normal nib.
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Art Work:
I really had fun playing with this ink.
First peace is part of the yearlong Inktober challenge 2024, prompt was Fang
Is it the vampire costume or the mouse that frightened the elephant?

Fountain pen inks used:
Noodler's Lexington Gray (diluted) /Polar Brown/Baltimore Blue
Paper is Canson Mixed Media


Bal des Vampires (Vampire Ball)
Here I was a bit more adventurous, mixing a lot of inks on Fabriano sketchbook paper (very absorbent)
Private Reserve Vampire Red was brushed directly from the convertor.
Sailor Kiwa-guro, Lexington Gray and Monteverde Malibu Blue were used together. Wherever the "black is grey" it is diluted Lex Gray.

Monteverde Malibu Blue



· Pens used: Lamy (Reverse Ef/ EF/F/M/B, BB), Noodler’s Nib creaper.
· What I liked: Colour, shading, doing artwork.
· What I did not like: It’s not waterproof, cleaning.
· What some might not like: It hates copy paper; the name is misleading.
· Shading: High
· Ghosting: Yes, on cheap paper.
· Bleed through: Yes, on cheap paper.
· Flow Rate: Wet
· Lubrication: Very nice.
· Nib Dry-out: Did not notice.
· Start-up: Ok
· Saturation: Dark
· Shading Potential: Massive
· Sheen: Yes, on Iroful but disappers.
· Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Faint on copy paper.
· Nib Creep / “Crud”: Did not notice.
· Staining (pen): No.
· Clogging: Did not notice.
· Cleaning: Cleaning is a pain. I would say, it takes time and patience..
· Water resistance: The lines get obliterated with a water brush.
· Availability: 60 ml bottles.

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

[LizEF]

To me it’s the gorgeous colour of a 50 year old rusted water-pipe, with high shading and a hint of gold sheen on Iroful paper. The sheen disappears with time. It is not a colour I would associate with vampires, unless they’re into ultra-processed oxidized blood. 🧛🧛
This ink is a snob...

Good descriptors. I guess the red is only really in the chroma. Strange that the sheen disappears over time.

I have to admit, I so much enjoyed using this ink that I did not want it to leave my pens. It’s a complex ink both for writing and drawing.

That says more than everything else about the ink. Glad you enjoyed it so much.

I like the shading. I'm not sure if I'd like the color - it's one I'd probably have to try first hand... But of course, it's the sketches I like most! All those swatch kitties are fabulous. Poor water-test kitty is feeling like he got tricked: "Water! I asked for blood!"

And the drawings are the best! Still love the elephant and vampire mouse one! And Count Catula is quite dashing with that adorable mouse in his pocket. All those warm-blooded party-goers had best be on guard!

Thanks, Yazeh, for another enjoyable review.

[Yazeh]

Good descriptors. I guess the red is only really in the chroma. Strange that the sheen disappears over time.

I have to admit, I so much enjoyed using this ink that I did not want it to leave my pens. It’s a complex ink both for writing and drawing.

That says more than everything else about the ink. Glad you enjoyed it so much.

I like the shading. I'm not sure if I'd like the color - it's one I'd probably have to try first hand... But of course, it's the sketches I like most! All those swatch kitties are fabulous. Poor water-test kitty is feeling like he got tricked: "Water! I asked for blood!"

And the drawings are the best! Still love the elephant and vampire mouse one! And Count Catula is quite dashing with that adorable mouse in his pocket. All those warm-blooded party-goers had best be on guard!

Thanks, Yazeh, for another enjoyable review.

I saw sheen when I wrote with it, but when I checked afterwards under all types of lights, I couldn't see it anymore.
Yeah, after a lot of scarlet, I was craving a nice grounding colour. That brown/ rust was quite nice. I still have some in the Cheaper.
Glad you liked the drawings. I had some fun playing around, with different humorous or not so situations. Like the mouse exposing the Vamp kitty first to water, then to light
In my younger age, I was fascinated by all thing "vampires" but with "maturity" I find them somewhat distasteful, to put it mildly

'm glad you enjoyed the review, and you never know maybe Lestat will drop a sample, one of these days

[LizEF]

I saw sheen when I wrote with it, but when I checked afterwards under all types of lights, I couldn't see it anymore.

Ah, yes, I've had that happen, too. "Sheens when wet."

In my younger age, I was fascinated by all thing "vampires" but with "maturity" I find them somewhat distasteful, to put it mildly

Imagine that, you grew out of it. Sounds most healthy to me. And I agree, most distasteful.

'm glad you enjoyed the review, and you never know maybe Lestat will drop a sample, one of these days

Thanks!

[Bisquitlips]

This ink reminds me of old blood. Blood that has aged just long enough, but not long enough to clump up.

Perfect!

[Sailor Kenshin]

That is one complex chroma! How PR Vampire Red becomes a different color is one for the detectives.

While I don't have this ink, and may not get it, I do have both your JHherbin comparison inks, and had a sample of Oscar Copper.

The illos are fantastic! Elephant scared of Mousie always makes me smile, good thing too: It's been a while since I read Dracula but the quote makes me sad.

Another one out of the park, Yazeh. Please keep these Ink-Splorations coming! 💝

[Yazeh]

This ink reminds me of old blood. Blood that has aged just long enough, but not long enough to clump up.

Perfect!

[Yazeh]

That is one complex chroma! How PR Vampire Red becomes a different color is one for the detectives.

While I don't have this ink, and may not get it, I do have both your JHherbin comparison inks, and had a sample of Oscar Copper.

The illos are fantastic! Elephant scared of Mousie always makes me smile, good thing too: It's been a while since I read Dracula but the quote makes me sad.

Another one out of the park, Yazeh. Please keep these Ink-Splorations coming! 💝

Funny thing, I checked the chromas of cafe des Iles and Terre de Feu, they don't resemble this one. I wonder if it's the addition of yellow and maybe the concentration of the red dye.
I doubt if you need any similar ink. I'm sure with your artist talents, you can recreate Vampire Red.
Glad you enjoyed the drawings. I'm getting a bit adventurous with mixing and matching inks. It's quite fun.
I'll do my best to continue the ink-sploration endeavour

[Chrissy]

An ink that doesn't seem to match its name? I was reading through the review text and thought I had misread it when you said if I have Diamine Ancient Copper or Herbin Cafe des Isles I might not need this one. Huh? A name vampire red doesn't suggest either of those inks to me.

[Yazeh]

An ink that doesn't seem to match its name? I was reading through the review text and thought I had misread it when you said if I have Diamine Ancient Copper or Herbin Cafe des Isles I might not need this one. Huh? A name vampire red doesn't suggest either of those inks to me.

I meant that colorwise. It has the rusty character of Diamine Ancient Copper. I hope it's clear