Diamine Inks Comparison #1

[@Sosroseno]

I am convinced that Ancient Copper is the greatest brown ink in the world. Been using that for a few months now and I can't get enough of it!

[@notsans9995]

I switched to writers blood, the hints of red and different shades you get across sentences as the ink dries make it really pop

[@javierd.1344]

I love Ancient Copper. I've been using it for several months now. Thx for the video.

[@PenultimateDave]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@michellestephenson1680]

Aahhh, Smoke on the Water... my favorite ink of all time! Right next to a strong contender, that Ancient Copper... So many Diamine inks just make me very happy.

[@SwayvillDelgarian]

I am with you : I also like Ancient Copper, and rarely use it. Maybe we have too much ink, what do you think ? 😀

[@PenultimateDave]

It's quite possible lol!

[@ujjalmajumdar618]

I do the same with oxblood. I absolutely love the ink but rarely use it.

[@kellywilson2147]

I'm definitely will get Smoke On The Water and Desert Rose. I really like your reviews, Dave, but I'm falling even deeper down the rabbit hole with the inks now!

[@PenultimateDave]

Thanks Kelly, glad you're enjoying them, sorry about the rabbit hole, it does get quite deep in places and a lack of light doesn't help the footing!

[@beautybug1831]

Your videos - swatches, in-depth reviews & wide knowledge... are outstanding! Thank you so much!

[@64ftContraBombarde]

Would love to see a side-by-side with Diamine Ochre and SBRE Brown!

[@ultimatewitcherfan6677]

I’ve found that both sheening inks and shimmer inks are not only more difficult to clean out of pens, but are also prone to clogging the feed for the nib which can be a bit irritating. Diamine Garland and Diamine Best Wishes are green inks with shimmer and sheen. Both have a red sheen and Garland is more of a teal color. You should give them a try

[@Seefood73]

SBREBrown is made by Diamine and filled and sold by Akkerman (some say most of their line is actually Diamine). I would still go for the Akkerman bottle because it's so unique. It would be interesting to compare the two and decide if they are identical or in any way different.

[@PenultimateDave]

Correct regarding Akkerman ink being made by Diamine. Although the bottles are the best around, you can get a better bang for the buck, by just buying similar colours from Diamine and refilling the bottles. That said I have a lot of Akkerman inks that I love and would much rather buy the Akkerman variants, even though they are a lot more expensive than Diamine inks. The closest I've seen to SBRE Brown is Diamine Ochre, almost identical, you can tell them apart side by side but in a writing sample you would be hard pressed to see a difference.

[@stardust5379]

The Diamine Coral is similar in colour to the coral of a scallop, which is very yummy. Diamine are a fantastic company. I wonder if JRR Tolkien would have used the wondrous inks available today when illustrating his works. He mainly used a dip pen but what fantastic writing he did with it.

[@ryanfairfoot263]

Diamine Sargasso Sea is the most saturated blue I have used. Similar to Majestic Blue but more saturated and no sheen. I often just refill an empty Sargasso Sea cartridge with water and the ink comes out lighter but still smooth. You can combine Sargasso Sea and Majestic Blue to create Faux Parker Penman Sapphire

[@twitch7515]

I appreciate the mixing tip! In the eye of this bee holder, Sargasso is too purple and Majestic is nice but not nice enough that I'd reach for it over a multitude of other options. Tips on how to use up both inks is appreciated! Do you recall the approximate ratio of each ink?

[@JoelTurrell]

A bottle of Desert Rose was included by Emy when I purchased my Leonardo Desert Rose pen. I can't say enough good things about both of them, and they haven't been out of my Currently Inked list since they arrived a few months ago.

[@scriptkeeper8243]

Both fab browns. I'm only here to hear the correct pronunciation of "Ochre" lol.

[@sistergoldenhair0727]

Coral is very orange to be. The smoke on the water and desert rose are my favorites here. You are right that the ochre resembles SBRE Brown but as you indicated, SBRE Brown has tons of shading! Once these inks dried I did not like all the red in the smoke on the water. That majestic blue is really lovely too! The poppy red is gorgeous too!

[@PenultimateDave]

I think you've hit the nail on the head there in why I don't like Smoke on the Water much, it's due to the red.

[@LittleKikuyu]

Diamine Coral is a coral colour. That’s a thing 😅 coral is either an orangey pink or a pinkish orange, there are shades of it 😊

[@dancinswords]

I've had Majestic Blue for awhile, and never noticed it had red sheen

[@belphegor_dev]

Ancient Copper is a pretty color but a bit too dry for my tastes.

[@peterbowenwalker6987]

Thank you for making these ink comparisons. They have been exceptionally helpful. Please keep them coming.

[@ingridhelik5905]

Hi, i love the smoke on water, will need to get it! As for the coral, it is a color in it's own right! Not pink not orange it's coral i use it a lot for my notes. Love the diamine series.

[@johnathanrhoades7751]

Love me some Majestic Blue. Also, Smoke on the Water looks a ton like Lamy Petrol...another good looking ink.

[@kreativeReise]

I would have found it much more helpful to see colors next to each other which are really similar...So only diamine browns, blues or purples....the title "comparison" is a little confusing for what's shown in the vid.

[@PenultimateDave]

Check out my “colour” ink comparison videos because I do just that 👍

[@Alliejay-C]

I wish I could get the smoke on the water one! Wow!

[@belle_bookworm2533]

That one and November Rain caught my eye

[@twitch7515]

@@belle_bookworm2533 I love November Rain. One of my favorite forest greens but does appear very dark and often covered by beautiful metallic pink sheen. I left NR in a pen for several months and it spontaneously began to feature some electric blue sheen! I've been unable to replicate the effect, sadly. Smoke on the Water is also frequently covered in sheen. "Smoky" is a very apt description. I wound up not liking how hazy the tealish color appears. I wish that postage was cheaper. I have plenty of inks I'd be willing to sell or give away some limited samples, including Smoke on the Water.

[@arupian666]

I was expecting "smoke on the water" to be more a deep purple.

[@twitch7515]

They already made that and called it Purple Rain. Smoke on the Water is aptly named in its own right. It's a very dusky, dark aquamarine.

[@grahamparr3933]

Interesting video, I have a couple of small bottles of Diamine, amber and golden brown. Having scrolled through your videos, I am afraid we don’t move in the same pen circles, although I do have a Pilot Vanishing Point, albeit a standard model.

[@Mr-Safology]

Diamine ASA Blue has a lot of red sheen, for me. It's fantastic 👌🏼

[@philippebarillecavalier9275]

I recently discovered Ancient Copper. I never considered orange as a serious ink color. That one will set a precedent on my next order!

[@blackimp4987]

Just bought Poppy red and I like it - no pinkish red -. Very interesting the ancient copper. Watching these swatches makes me want to draw or paint more than writing. Unfortunately all these inks are not water resistent

[@cyntoh9265]

Thank you for another great video. The Desert Rose ink is now on my wish list. And the Majestic Blue is on the radar.

[@walterfoster2582]

Great review as always.

[@porgeous88]

Poppy is popping my ink cherry, so vivacious, love it.

[@pinkpandamiranda]

Desert rose really reminds me of Poussierre de Lune but with sheen

[@dyloak6450]

what paper are you/is he using?

[@PenultimateDave]

Tomoe River 52gsm

[@wegotthepower]

Oh gosh! I’m falling even deeper in the rabbit hole now 😅 I’m a newbie on fountain pens & inks & I just got my first fountain pen (Lamy Safari in Terra Red), F nib & some Lamy T10 cartridges in black. I’m looking into buying some 30 ml bottles of Diamine ink since I got these recommended to me as a good starter ink. Now I want even more of them 😅 But I’ll put some on my wish list for Christmas too so maybe I’m lucky enough to get some. But I want some before that because I’m impatient 😂

[@PenultimateDave]

Congrats ont he Lamy Safari! Diamine 30ml bottles are great, although the neck opening to try and fill a pen from them isn't as great, but you can get a good 30+ fills of ink for only a few £/$ so they are always great little bottles to pick up. You might want to decant the ink into a smaller inkwell / cone to fill a pen from though if you're using a converter to make it easier to fill the pen.

[@loydginn8442]

Thank you for your videos. It’s a good day when I see the notification for one of your videos. I really want to like Ancient Copper especially in my Montegrappa Copper Mule, but it does not flow well through converters. It works better in my Pelikan piston fillers and Visconti power fillers.

[@PenultimateDave]

Glad you like them! Thanks Loyd!

[@jamesaritchie1]

These are a;; good inks, but thje only ones I like enough to actually use are Ancient Copper, Smoke on the Water, and Coral. Coral is my favborite of the lot. I don't thino of the Coral as pink, red, or orange. I think of it as Coral because when I look at it, I see the same color as , well, coral, and I think it's a unique color, and in a class by itself.

[@LittleKikuyu]

The coral is beautiful 😍 Never thought to buy coral ink but it must look so lovely when used for writing 🥰

[@jd7713]

Nice review. Thanks. It would be nice if you could a recycle able replacement for the ear buds you are using for the ink swaths to save or help the mother earth with less plastics.

[@PenultimateDave]

They are recyclable, tips made of cotton, stems not plastic but made of thick paper.

[@fbales]

You may have mentioned it in another video, but I couldn’t find it-what is the pen you’re using? Is it a dip pen? Where can I get one in the U.S.

[@PenultimateDave]

Hi Frank, The pen is the William Shakour Titan, it’s a pen made by a UK Pen Collector William Shakour. I have a review of two of his Titan's at kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJ2to3tsjpl4mNk and another one at kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqjIfqWGfNmUa9U He doesn’t have a website, he’s on Instagram as instagram.com/williamshakour and can make pens to order.

[@Sonicman415]

Ahhhh, so satisfying. Thank you.

[@shaustin22]

Awesome swatches - so satisfying. Also great channel name. New subbie.

[@PenultimateDave]

Thanks for subbing!

[@jackiewallace2510]

Another really helpful ink comparison video - thank you for taking the time & trouble to do them. The Poppy is lush - might have to get some of that ! Do you happen to have any Octopus Inks? It would great if you could add them to your inky vids list 😊

[@PenultimateDave]

Glad it was helpful! I only have one Octopus ink, the brown one. I'll definitely see what I can do for the future ;)

[@jackiewallace2510]

@@PenultimateDave thank you 😊

[@morganblarue]

Your ink reviews are the best on the internet! Love your videos.

[@PenultimateDave]

Thanks Morgan! Glad you're enjoying them!

[@333megaladon]

What is the pen you’re using for these? I would love to get my hands on it

[@PenultimateDave]

The pen is the William Shakour Titan, it’s a pen made by a UK Pen Collector William Shakour. I have a review of two of his Titan's at kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJ2to3tsjpl4mNk and another one at kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqjIfqWGfNmUa9U He doesn’t have a website, he’s on Instagram as instagram.com/williamshakour and can make pens to order.

[@chrislj2890]

What's up with the audio; it sounds rather tinny. Anyway, I think that Coral looks quite a bit peachy to me, and I do like it.

[@PenultimateDave]

Well funny thing Chris, I switched from what was a very good £250 Audio Technica headset with boom mic to a £100 Blue Yeti that everyone raves about to try and remove the bonk/bounce noises from the boom mic and occasional pop noises I get on videos. Unfortunately the audio is nowhere near as good as the Audio Technica mics. If only Audio Technica did a desktop mic similar to the Blue Yeti! The audio is definitely more tinny and less bass than the Audio Technica mic. I still don't think for overall sound quality you can beat Audio Technica. I've been playing with filters in production and I think after several weeks of trying, I think I can minimise the tinny and get it a little more bass back to what it was, but there will be around 20 videos I've already recorded with the Blue Yeti that will have more tinny audio unfortunately. Depending on when I release videos, the audio may either be from the Audio Technica mic or maybe from the Blue Yeti mic.

[@chrislj2890]

@@PenultimateDave Audio is something we take for granted until it's not quite right, but it's so very important for a good video. It would be interesting to know what equipment other KZbinrs I watch are using.

[@neofliermike]

Ancient copper kind of cloggs nibs

[@PenultimateDave]

Any ink can clog feeds if not cleaned regularly. Orange and Brown inks along with highly saturated inks and shimmer inks are more higher maintenance.

[@RodrigoSmarzaro]

what is the "pen" you used to write in the video?

[@PenultimateDave]

The pen is the William Shakour Titan, it’s a pen made by a UK Pen Collector William Shakour. I have a review of two of his Titan's at kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJ2to3tsjpl4mNk and another one at kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqjIfqWGfNmUa9U He doesn’t have a website, he’s on Instagram as instagram.com/williamshakour and can make pens to order.

[@RodrigoSmarzaro]

@@PenultimateDave thanks. :-)

[@JayjitMajumdar]

Which pen it is?

[@PenultimateDave]

The pen is the William Shakour Titan, it’s a pen made by a UK Pen Collector William Shakour. I have a review of two of his Titan's at kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJ2to3tsjpl4mNk and another one at kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqjIfqWGfNmUa9U He doesn’t have a website, he’s on Instagram as instagram.com/williamshakour and can make pens to order.

[@LANCSKID]

How many times did he say ‘Diamine’ as well as writing it under each swatch? Is he being sponsored? Very tedious 👎

[@PenultimateDave]

I do it just to annoy you, I know how much you hate repetition.

[@twitch7515]

@@PenultimateDave 🤣

[@LittleKikuyu]

@LANCSKID Diamine, Diamine, Diamine 🤣 Ever thought that maybe the name of the brand is important when looking at swatches of colours years later? 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@fbales]

Really liked all these, and a couple of these I don’t have-yet! 😊