Montblanc Permanent Grey / Iroshizuku Yamaguri - writing sample
This is not an extensive review, but just a couple of detail pictures of Montblanc's Permanent Grey limited ink and Iroshizuku's Yamaguri.
As some of you know I'm writing a monthly newsletter about photography, visual arts and Japan - by hand - and besides from sending it to someone I always scan it and include the letter as pdf next to a transcribed electronic version so that all subscribers can read it. Since I joined this forum this month I thought I could share some of that writing with you guys and kill two birds with one stone.
This is the first page as an overview:
And here some detail shots:
Montblanc Permanent Grey:
Got this ink only recently and it's loaded in my Rotring ArtPen right now. Might be a tiny bit tinted with Midnight Blue since I didn't wash the nib out completely, therefore I included two samples, the first one from when I started writing, and the one from later, when most of the Midnight Blue should've disappeared.
Haven't completely made up my mind yet to be honest. It's lovely grey-greenish, but as with other grey inks, as well, you have to like that kind of "thin" and "faded" look. Would probably work well together with a bolder ink like Midnight Blue (e.g. Midnight blue for headlines and grey for normal text). And I suspect the grey comes out bolder with a very wet pen.
(note: on the first picture I also added some shading with a black brush top-right - that's not the grey ink)
Iroshizuku Yamaguri
Got this ink quite a long time ago, but haven't used it ever since I laid hands on Midnight Blue. Didn't know the Iroshizuku inks were so popular outside of Japan - reading about them here on this forum a lot, I felt like using it again and filled my new Kaweco Liliput Brass (M nib) with it.
Had only used it on a LAMY Safari before, on white paper, and either because the Safari was wetter or because the paper was white, I remember the ink being bolder. I think it's a beautiful brown tone, with not all that much variation, but just overall a bit too thin in the setup I used. Two thin inks maybe don't work all that well together. I do have some very slight feed problems with the Kaweco Liliput, too. That is, after writing a couple of lines, it would run noticeably dryer, and I have to give it a quick shake to bring the inkflow back. I generally prefer a wetter flow.
The paper is midori paper, cream color.
Did I forget to mention anything? Let me know
Lastly, this is the overview of the whole letter by the way. Still have to put together the printable pdf and am going to send the whole thing out on Saturday or Sunday. Feel free to sign up at http://holgerferoudj.com/real-letter if you are interested to see the whole letter, but if you're really only interested in writing/ink samples you don't need to sign up, because I will try to get some representative detail shots like this directly into the forum from now on, if there is any interest and if I find the time. I usually use this monthly letter as a playground for new calligraphic styles, new inks, new pens, etc as much as for sharing photos, discussing creativity and photography, and things like that
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