Pilot — Blue Black — Ink Review #65
Pilot — Blue Black Ink Review # 65 Originally posted on FPN: Jun 28, 2023 Ink: Blue Black Brand: Pilot Country: Japan Availability: 70 ml, 350 ml bottles, cartridges. Pens Used: Lamy Safari (EF, F, M, B), Osmiroid Copperplate nib, Jinhao 450 (fude) Description I participated in a blind testing of three ink samples on the FPGeeks forum. This is the 2nd sample. I was really excited by the complex chroma but ultimately it left me indifferent. Maybe I've become too blasé. It’s a lovely, wet ink with excellent lubrication, and a distaste for copy paper. Dry times are long on Japanese paper, but that is a given. I enjoyed it for drawing. Note: in the reviews, you see it mentioned as Mystery ink #52. Chroma Writing Samples Rhodia Midori Tomoe River 68 gsm Note: Tomoe River used here is 68 gsm, not the thinner 52 gsm version commonly referenced in reviews. Hammermill 20 lb It doesn't like copy paper. Back Pho...