Private Reserve Vampire Red — Ink Review #141

Private Reserve Vampire Red

 

Ink Review # 141

 

Originally posted on FPN: Aug 21, 2024

 

Ink: Vampire Red

Brand: Private Reserve 

Country: USA

Availability: 60 ml bottles and cartridges. 

Pens Used: Lamy (Reverse EF, EF, F, M, B, 1.1), Noodler’s Nib creaper.

Description

According to the Private Reserve website, it’s a “deep, intense brown with red tone.” To me, it’s the gorgeous colour of a 50-year-old rusted water pipe, with strong shading and a hint of gold sheen on Iroful paper. The sheen disappears over time. It is not a colour I would associate with vampires, unless they’re into ultra-processed oxidized blood. 🧛‍♂️🧛‍♀️

This ink is a snob. It thoroughly dislikes cheap paper and loves water to excess; it disintegrates with a drop of water.

If you have Diamine’s Ancient Copper or J. Herbin Café des Îles, you probably won’t need this one.

I was afraid the ink had stained the Lamy converter, but after a few flushes, the converter was clean. However, the ink still turned out to be a pain to clean.

I have to admit, I enjoyed using this ink so much that I did not want it to leave my pens. It’s a complex ink both for writing and drawing.

Chroma

Writing Samples

Rhodia

Midori

Tomoe River 68 gsm

Hammermill 20 lb

Photo

Comparison

Water Test

Left side 10 seconds under running water. Sample was written with glass nib. So amount of nib is more than a normal nib.

Artwork

Fang

Is it the vampire costume or the mouse that frightened the elephant?

Noodler's Lexington Gray (diluted) /Polar Brown/Baltimore Blue. Canson Mixed Media Sketchbook. 

Is it the vampire costume or the mouse that frightened the elephant?

Bal des Vampires (Vampire Ball)

Sailor Kiwa-guro /Mix Red (pigment ink), Noodler's Lexington Gray, Monteverde Malibu Blue

J Herbin Rouge Opera. Fabriano Sketchbook paper (very absorbent).

Ink Characteristics

What I liked: Colour, shading, doing artwork.

What I did not like: It’s not waterproof.

What some might not like: It hates copy paper; the name is misleading.

Shading: High.

Ghosting: Yes, on cheap paper.

Bleed through: Yes, on cheap paper.

Flow Rate: Wet.

Lubrication: Very nice.

Nib Dry-out: Did not notice.

Start-up: Ok.

Saturation: Dark.

Shading Potential: Massive

Sheen: Yes, on Iroful but disappers.

Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Faint on copy paper.

Nib Creep / “Crud”: Did not notice.

Staining (pen): No.

Clogging: Did not notice.

Cleaning: I would say, a pain. It's medium difficult to clean

Water resistance: The lines get obliterated with a water brush.

 

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

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