Shimmer Inks Comparison #1

[@WilliamShakour]

I love the development where you do a double pass of the ink but leave the bottom with a single pass. This page of inks looks glorious! 😍

[@PenultimateDave]

Thanks William, yeah I think the the split between single and double pass works well to show the colour differences between a wet and a dry nib.

[@caroljolan1816]

Catching this late in the game and really appreciate not having to hear the explanations about the extra coverage on top of swatches and other repetitive details that more recent ones have. I realize it must be torturous for you to get repeated questions and don’t mean to give you a back-handed compliment, as I’m enjoying your videos. I hesitated to complain on newer ones, but based upon my extreme relief that I didn’t feel the need to mute the audio on this one I realized I owe you the feedback. Do what you have to do to remain sane. I’ll keep watching.

[@dostagirl9551]

What I love about shimmer inks isn’t so much the glitter itself, which sometimes is present but in many but the broadest nibs subtle. It’s what it does to the writing. It softens the edges, making the writing look like it’s hovering over the paper in some sort of three dimensional effect.

[@cindyskimmyhorn4779]

Thanks for this video! I have a weakness for shimmer/shading inks. I have several of these. Love them. It makes writing a little more exciting. 😊

[@PenultimateDave]

Glad you like them!

[@kan-zee]

😎👍💯🌟🌟🌟🌟 I have the *Golden Sands* & love it and will order that : *Firefly* with gold shimmer , *Wine Divine* and try out this *Cocoa Shimmer*

[@aag24]

Thank you for this video. I’m a blue ink fan - I seem to have hundreds (well, maybe an exaggeration!) or blue ink same I’m looking to diversify… you have some excellent reds and pinks there. Thanks again.

[@PenultimateDave]

Glad it was helpful!

[@CatherineC.2123]

WOW!!! What a great video. It must cost you a small fortune to purchase all the inks and pens. Thank you so much. Would you be able to get the shimmering Inkvent inks and do them all together? That would be fantastic.

[@PenultimateDave]

Hi Catherine, thanks! Yes I will have some of the Diamine Inkvent inks in an upcoming video. I'm not sure I'll have the entire collection though, but i will have quite a few.

[@sistergoldenhair0727]

I have most of these inks! They are all fabulous but I only use shimmers in my twsbi go pens now because the particulates in these tend to gum up the feeds of nicer pens;)

[@dannydontgoin237]

Beautiful inks. Never been very interested in shimmer inks but this video may change my mind. Thanks for all the in depth information.

[@PenultimateDave]

You're welcome!

[@weaver7249]

Dave, this has been a very informative video. Now I must order 5 more inks - thanks a lot! I enjoy your channel so much and I thank you.

[@PenultimateDave]

Haha, you're welcome Dana for needing to buy the new inks! lol. Have to say there are a lot of good shimmer inks here in this video. Thanks for the comments, glad you're enjoying the videos!

[@chiarac358]

Pretty inks to look at! I'm not crazy about glitter because they don't only go on the paper; I find them from the peppers in the fridge to my cat's head to my steering wheel! I have Kyanite du Népal which I use a lot, but after I decant the bottle a few times. It's a nice colour, has sheen and feels lubricated. I didn't realize just how blue Emerald of Chivor is for a green ink. Sample in cart! That blue nib holder seems perfect for you.

[@PenultimateDave]

I haven't really had issues with shimmer particles getting to places where they shouldn't, but I have had with sheening inks.

[@oseenerby3031]

thank you. I like the Herbin inks and Frosted Orchid.

[@ZenMasterIDontThink]

Well done, excellent video, as ever to your usual high standards. For shimmer I use Herbin Emeraude, Gris Orage and Kyanite which are all excellent. i just need to remember to agitate the pen whilst writing to get the full effect. A good black shimmer I use, wet and punchy, is Pure Pens Welsh Gold with gold glitter. Off your list I am having the Firefly and Orchid. Thanks again for a super review.

[@PenultimateDave]

Thanks Allan! I'll have to check out hose Herbin inks as I haven't tried those ones yet. You definitely do need to agitate the pens with shimmer otherwise it tends to stick to one side of the converter and then become a shimmerless ink until later and then you get a large clog in the feed. I keep looking at the Pure Pens inks which I believe are made by Diamine, so I may need to pick up that Welsh Gold it sounds wonderful!

[@SwayvillDelgarian]

It looks fantastic ! I also have Rouge Hématite, and I hardly ever use it (last time it was for writing Christmas cards !), although it is a nice ink and easily legible. Among your selection, I'm interested by Emerald of Chivor, although I have little use for shimmer inks.

[@animula6908]

I love the frosted ork kid.

[@ellzpc2609]

Thank you for showcasing shimmer inks. I have a Silver Ore Benu Briolette and all I use in it is Diamine Moon Dust ... but I did purchase a Diamine Shimmer sample set from Pure Pens and have to say I love Blue Lightning probably my favourite.. It was a hard choice between Moon Dust and Night Sky though for the Benu

[@PenultimateDave]

I still haven't tried Night Sky yet, I think because I've been so happy with Moon Dust that I haven't needed to try another similar colour.

[@ellzpc2609]

@@PenultimateDave they are very similar... moon dust is perfect for the Benu... they are similar... I'll just have to buy Night Sky again and compare the two.

[@stonecottfinewriting7412]

I love the Shimmertastic range, great video Dave Have you tried any of the Diamine Blue Edition shimmers yet? Blue Peppermint is absolutely gorgeous!

[@PenultimateDave]

Hi Derek, I have a couple of the Blue Edition inks but I haven''t yet tried the Blue Peppermint.

[@peteazouz6072]

What no love for the Diamine Brandy Dazzle??? Really nice selection though, never looked at the Diamine Frosted Orchid before, seems that I need to get some of that.

[@ericpye7449]

Recomend Diamine Shimmertastic "Razzmatazz". Currently my favourite ink.

[@PenultimateDave]

Thanks Eric, I'll take a look at that.

[@MrAndrew1953]

The Magical Forest Rouge Hermatite appeal. I recently bought some Jacques Herbin Rouge d'Orient to try and get some cartridge ink with a different ink to that in Kaweco cartridge ink or that in Lamy.

[@nolawalter6273]

I use my pens for drawing, I would love to know which inks are water soluble. Perhaps after the ink dries you could brush a bit of water on a corner. The only place I’ve found any testing is on the Jet Pens web site. Thanks.

[@xochitlpopocatepetl7210]

Great video! The comparison videos are so informative and helpful, thanks a lot. Do you know the E. W. Ink Handmade Glimmer Inks? They are quite nice (black ink with shimmer in different colours).

[@PenultimateDave]

Thanks, I'm glad you're enjoying the videos! I haven't heard of E.W Ink before, but I will try and check it out.

[@Kotallo_Skyclan]

for emerald de chivor i did not get any gold flakes in the bottom at all

[@UARELOVE1010]

Wonderful video! what is the difference between citrus ice and golden sands? Which is your favorite?

[@PenultimateDave]

Quite a bit, Citrus Ice is more silver shimmer from recollection where Golden Sands is more golden shimmer.

[@UARELOVE1010]

@@PenultimateDave That's helpful. Thank you Dave for taking the time to make such beautiful videos.

[@zanzibarbob7]

Dave, Nice video, as usual, but do you experience any clogging issues in your pens? If so, how do you address them, such as shaking before use and cleaning more often. I suspect a wider, juicier nib would be preferable to a fine nib.

[@PenultimateDave]

Thanks! I don't usually get any major clogs, I will get occasionally a clump of particles that will clump together, the easiest way to free that in a C/C pen is to just prime the converter a little. I typically use on broad or stub nibs, I don't put shimmer inks in any expensive pens, usually the pens are under £100. If I haven't used the pen for a while or its sitting on the desk for a few minutes, I'll pick the pen up and roll the pen between my hands back and forth about 5 or 6 times just to help disperse the shimmer as it will stick to the cartridge converters. I rarely shake them as you could get ink coming out into the cap.

[@zanzibarbob7]

@@PenultimateDave Thanks for the advice. Guess I will try the several I have in my Lamy's rather than my more expensive pens. I enjoy your videos. Thanks!

[@PenultimateDave]

Thanks! Yeah definitely try them in cheaper pens, I typically have dedicated TWSBI Diamond 580's to be shimmer pens, the demonstrator barrels also help seeing where the particles are sitting to free them more. Lamy's work too although a demonstrator works better. More lately I've been putting them in BENU pens.

[@samantha4130]

Hello can you recommend a good shimmery Silver or Grey ink please?

[@PenultimateDave]

Diamine Shimmertastic Moondust is a nice one.

[@pat412pear]

I wish I had an use for shimmering inks. I think most of us have a bottle of Chivor sitting around that we don't use. The one I do use albietly rarely, is Coloverse Cat #22., but that's mostly about the science nerd Schrodinger's cat dilemma and it is a blue ink. I've got to say the base colors of the inks you chose are splended and I would probably use them without the shimmer. So gang, tell me for what you use your shimmers.

[@PenultimateDave]

I typically use them in my cheaper pens for writing letters, I wouldn't want to put the inks in the more expensive pens, although I know many people that do without any problem.

[@thuntz29]

You have such a good light Dave! What do you use?

[@PenultimateDave]

Thanks, I use a couple of 132 LED light panels plus a couple of additional 12 LED light panels to light up the video.

[@thuntz29]

@@PenultimateDave oh Thank you! ☺️

[@dyloak6450]

Can you use these in a fountain pen/ like a fine?

[@PenultimateDave]

You can although it really depends on the nib and feed, you may find it will clog more on an EF or F nib.

[@SparkeyMark43]

Hi, how do you clean the dip pen between inks when doing these vids?

[@PenultimateDave]

Hi Mark, there's a lot of editing between each ink sample, the actual video is usually around an hour long. I clean each pen usually with an empty bottle of Pilot Iroshizuku filled with water and I will dip 2 or 3 times into that and then use a paper towel to remove the ink. It's not as good as running under water from a tap, but the amount of ink left in the nib/feed from the dipping of ink is so diluted at that point, it doesn't change the colour of the next ink.

[@SparkeyMark43]

Penultimate Dave Ah OK, makes sense now. Thank you.

[@geslinam9703]

I believe it’s possible to get “bad” bottles of shimmer ink. I have one of the JHerbin Anniversary inks, can’t remember the name but it’s a rusty orange color, and is much paler and has practically no shimmer at all compared to samples I’ve seen online and in videos.

[@PenultimateDave]

Hi Geslina, so Herbin did change their formula after I think Rouge Hematite because it was clogging up and retailers were getting complaints, so they dialled back on the shimmer to virtually no shimmer, but later started adding more shimmer again. That might explain the no shimmer you've seen. I think though the colours can change in batches. I've tried to mix ink colours to make another colour and although I have an exact formula of X drops of one colour and Y drops of another, it never quite turns out the same colour every time, so I think there can be variations between batches.

[@geslinam9703]

@@PenultimateDave it’s Caroube something-something, the one I have that has about 3 particles of shimmer in the entire bottle. I also have Bleu Ocean and Emerald of Chivor, the latter being deliciously shimmery. Do you mix these J Herbin shimmer inks? I read you aren’t supposed to, but I put Bleu Ocean in a pen that still had the Emerald ink in it and got a beautiful deep navy teal color. I probably won’t buy any more J Herbin inks, though. I think Diamine is more consistent and reliable.

[@audreycaldeira-hankey2951]

Great video and I love these fun inks. Really like the 3D dip pen. For the no.8 Bock nib used, what is the size of the line width ....a Fine?

[@PenultimateDave]

I'd say the #8 Bock Titanium nib is putting down a broad to BB line depending on pressure.

[@momcatwoo]

Orchid.

[@humanfirst11]

Did you see my comment on SBRE brown video about the pen?

[@PenultimateDave]

I haven't seen the comment on his video, no.

[@apontutul]

Now that's called telepathy. After months after getting into fountain pen and inks today I thought about looking at shimmering inks...

[@breadyegg]

The magic KZbin algorithm

[@sistergoldenhair0727]

Sorry I missed this! Still not getting any of my subscriber notifications in my gmail....

[@dooomswear303]

Omg you're supposed to shake them for the shimmer effect

[@ameliabuns4058]

Woah that's a wet pen!