Throwback Thursday: Noodlers Ahab + Diamine Graphite
We're already mid-way through September. Kids settled in the new school year. Work has taken on a get-serious tone. So for Throwback Thursday this week I take a look at Diamine Graphite. It's another ink where I only tried a sample. Since it's been awhile since I tried it, I'll have to rely on my comments from the handwritten review.
Handwritten Review
Pen: Noodlers Ahab
Ink: Diamine Graphite
Paper: Rhodia No. 16 Grid
Only now I've finally given the Ahab a thorough washing. Seems the flow issues are fixed. About this ink. It seems to write WET!!! It's a very interesting dark grey. How's the shading? Some good shading at the beginning. Certainly this ink dries to a different colour.
Closing Comments
I also pulled out the ink swab card that I made for this ink. I can't get over how different the ink looks on the Rhodia paper vs. the Nock Co card. Hard to believe it's the same ink!
Ink Swab on Nock Co Dot Dash Notecard
This is a very dark grey. For greys, I much prefer the dark rather than faint ones. So this is up my alley. It would make a good pencil substitute from an aesthetic perspective.
The arrival of October brings to mind fall colours capped off with Halloween. So, my pen and ink line up for the month rich reds, oranges and brown. The one limitation was that the ink had to come stored in plastic bottles. This was because October 1 fell on Sunday but I headed up to our family cottage for the weekend on Friday. I didn't have time to ink up before leaving for our trip hence, I tried to choose ink bottles that wouldn't crack.