De Atramentis — Document Black Red — Ink Review #87
De Atramentis — Document Black Red Ink Review # 87 Originally posted on FPN: Sep 30, 2023 Ink: Black Red Series: Document Brand: De Atramentis Country: Germany Type: Pigment ink Availability: 45 ml bottles. Pens Used: Pilot Kakuno EF, Stub, Lamy Safari (EF, F, M, B, 1.1), Osmiroid Copperplate semi-flex nib Description I really wanted to like this ink, but it didn't sing for me. Before writing, I had to smudge a drop of ink to make sure it was the right color. That's when you have too many pens inked. 😀 But as you will see in scans, it's clearly a brownish-reddish ink that looks very elegant. The cleaning was a bit of a pain. I was really disappointed when I had smudging during the water test. That's not something I expected from a document ink. I got my sample from Goulet's. Note on pigment inks: Pigmented fountain pen inks are best used in well-sealed pens that are easy to dismantle. Regular ...