J. Herbin Bleu des Profondeurs (Ocean Depths Blue) — Ink Review #126

 J Herbin — Bleu des Profondeurs 

 

Ink Review # 126

 

Originally posted on FPN: May 8, 2024

 

Ink: Bleu des Profondeurs (Ocean Depths Blue)
Brand: J Herbin
Country: France
Availability: 10 ml, 30 ml bottles, plus cartridges.
Pens Used: Pilot F3A (Japanese EF, semi-flex) Lamy Safari (EF, F, M, B, 1.1)

Description

Many thanks to @Lithium466 for the sample.

This is a very dark royal blue or blurple. I realized this when cleaning my pen.

If I were doing a blind test, I would’ve thought it was a Diamine or Pilot ink. It's not your usual watery Herbin ink. It has body. It’s juicy, wet and very pleasant to write with. It’s a great ink for dry pens. On the downside, it’s too wet and the colour becomes almost black.

It’s one of the best Herbin inks for copy paper, ghosting and bleed through are minimal with it. The colour also changes to a nice blue-black on absorbent paper.

Chroma

Writing Samples

Rhodia

Midori

Tomoe River 68 gsm

Hammermill 20 lb

Don't be fooled by the scan. Ghosting and bleed-through is more than acceptable

Photo

Comparison

Water Test

Artwork

The name Bleu des Profondeurs (Ocean Depths Blue) conjured up the squid scene from the 1954 film starring Kirk Douglas and James Mason, which I saw as a child. Here is my attempt to recreate that scene.

Jacques Herbin Bleu des Profondeurs, Platinum Carbon Black, Sailor Kiwa-guro and De Atramentis Document orange.

Ink Characteristics

·      What I liked: The writing experience, the chroma
·      What I did not like: It’s almost too wet. Color.
·      What some might not like: Not for leftie overwriters.
·      Shading: From M onwards. Also depends on how wet your pen is.
·      Ghosting: Yes, on cheap paper.
·      Bleed through: Yes, on cheap paper.
·      Flow Rate: Wet
·      Lubrication: Excellent.
·      Nib Dry-out: Did not notice.
·      Start-up: Great
·      Saturation: Saturated.
·      Shading Potential: Depending on pen and paper.
·      Sheen: Did not notice.
·      Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Did not notice.
·      Nib Creep / “Crud”: Did not notice.
·      Staining (pen): No.
·      Clogging: Did not notice.
·      Cleaning: Alright.
·      Water resistance: Quite good.

 

Please don't hesitate to share your experience, writing samples, or any other comments. The more the merrier. 😊

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