Inkcyclopedia Black Swan in English Roses

[@12RoseofSharon]

Thank you for the review. I have been wanting to try this color. It reminds me of Private Reserve Black Cherry, which depending on the paper you are using can look anywhere from brown to plumb.

[@shushens]

I read somewhere that this ink was specifically designed for UK. I got myself a couple of bottles from PurePens. I heard there was also an ink specifically designed for Germany, but I have never seen that ink anywhere. I don't have many flex pens, but this one gives me good flex performance :)

[@AlexOtter]

That is true! Either way, I'm most certainly a fan of both inks. Thanks for the video! I enjoy watching these while studying, it's very relaxing and nice to listen to. I love the Tardif Test and Brown Benchmark.

[@AlexOtter]

Interesting that you had so many problems with this ink while flexing. I have a sample of this, as well as a full bottle of Australian Roses, and both perform very well in my flexible Watermans and dip nibs. I find the "Black Swan" effect only shows up with the dip nibs, though, presumably because the tines on them are much sharper.

[@ThePixarKid]

Maybe it would be good to differentiate the medium inks. A scale of 1-2-3 may not distinguish the differences of 2 inks so maybe a system of 1-2-3-4 would give some further clarity. 1-poor/2-okay/3-good/4-great. Thank you Stephen!

[@Afrikitty]

Bloody hell, hey -- that thing's rail-roading to hell and gone on that copier paper. It's a beautiful colour ink, to be honest.

[@terrclymac]

This ink looks so dark when you write with it. This ink comes out quite pink to fuscia to a lighter brown for me. I am writing with a Fine nib on a Lamy Al Star.

[@rogeriusrex1]

Hi, Stephen. You may know this by now, but I just saw a video by Nathan, the creator of Noodler's inks and pens, in which he tells the story of this ink. It is a touching story about a woman he knew who had a relative who died in The Great War and she could never look at the poppies in Nathan's garden when she visited. I have gone on quite enough, but here's the clip for reference. His stories always get me. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYSpd6xpra6emaM

[@1tonyk]

Love your videos Stephen, I've watched just about all the inkcyclopedia episodes, but seriously you need to invest in a nicer every-day flex pen, one that actually works. That orange Ahab railroads in just about every video. Im starting to think it may have been made by Lionel...Write on my friend.

[@shadowmihaiu]

You should take your camera off auto white balance. The cycling through color temperatures is really distracting.

[@m185t3r]

Brown + Red = Bread

[@JonesyMcDanes]

Dat probe thing.

[@espritunis1]

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