Caran D’ache
Carbon
It’s black.
I’m not really sure what else to say about black inks. Even though they may write very differently, they look very similar in the swabs.
Do you have a favorite black ink?
INK SWAB: 37/365 – Caran D’ache Carbon
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Category Archives: INKS
INK SWAB: 36/365 – Lamy Turquoise
Lamy Turquoise
I’ll say this about Lamy: they sure get the names of their inks right.
I don’t know if I’ve ever written with Lamy inks – I don’t think so. Those cartridges that come with the pens – I send those off to a friend. The inks are well-regarded – I just have no experience with them.
What about you?
INK SWAB: 35/365 – Diamine Blaze Orange
Diamine Blaze Orange
Last year, I compared Blaze Orange to my favorite orange ink, Diamine Pumpkin. Blaze is just a bit too red for me, but it definitely writes well.
INK SWAB: 34/365 – De Atramentis Honey
De Atramentis Honey
True Confession: I love yellow inks. They swab so pretty.
True Fact: There is very little practical use of yellow inks.
INK SWAB: 33/365 – Akkerman Binnenhof Blues #6
Akkerman #6 Binnenhof Blues
I’ve not tried this ink yet. It’s a lovely bright blue, though. Do you have experience with it?
INK SWAB: 32/365 – Waterman Audacious Red
Waterman Audacious Red
The scan here doesn’t look the same as the handwritten review. It probably has to do with the Word Cards absorbing much more ink than regular writing paper – and the difference is more obvious with some inks than others.
INK SWAB: 31/365 – De Atramentis Christmas Red 2012
Back in 2012, De Atramentis came out with (I think) a couple of limited edition inks. Christmas Red was one of those inks. This pretty red ink is no longer available.
And, today, we reach the end of January. Thirty-one days of ink swabs.
When I started this project, I was concerned that I wouldn’t have enough different things to say about each ink. That hasn’t been the case at all. I think I have just one swab with no words – and I did that one just to see if I really could. Haha
I’d love to know what you think. Is this fun even though there aren’t full reviews for each of them?
INK SWAB: 30/365 – Monteverde Brown
Monteverde Brown
Dark chocolatey goodness. I’ve not tried this ink, but am going to soon. From the swab, I’d say we have winner. (That is, if I liked brown inks. Which I don’t.)
INK SWAB: 29/365 – Caran d’Ache Caribbean Sea
Caran d’Ache Caribbean Sea is another among the discontinued line of Caran d’Ache inks.
I’ve not written with this ink. Teals are generally not my cup of tea. What do you think of this color?
INK SWAB: 28/365 – Akkerman China Town Red
China Town Red is a terrific ink. The color is bright and shiny. It writes well with no difficulties in any of the pens I’ve used with it.
I’ll need to do a full review on this ink – kind of surprised I never have.