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Since 1864, Diamine has produced fine inks known for their excellent flow, lubrication, and shading. Stock up with a five-pack of your favorites from the Liverpool-born company’s line of 108 colors—now in smaller plastic bottles that are easy to stow away in luggage and day bags, and carry with you wherever you go Read More
Classic Diamine quality inks.
Perfect size for experimenting with new colours.
I bought:
Passion Red: Vivid, bright red. As expected.
Claret: Light purple, almost pink. Cute, but not an ink I use at work. Shades well.
Aqua Blue: Light blue, strong shading. Though I prefer Havasu Turquoise.
Oxblood: Brownish red, a lot browner than expected. I use this regularly at work becauses it looks quite formal but I know it's called (ox)BLOOD! Not as "blood like" as I was expecting but then again it's been ages since my last satanic pact and I can't remember what real blood looked like on the page.
Soft Mint: lovely turquoise colour, a bit less green than I was expecting but i blame the white balance of my monitor for that.
Diamine inks are vivid, but flow well, and frequently good shading inks in wider nibs. The Grape ink is the color of yes, grape jelly, but that's a rich bluepurple and will show a sheen on good paper in a stub nib, but I like Armanth very much---not pink, not red, not purple---too. Eau de Nil is a subtle, great shading blue-grey.
I thought these were an excellent value, and the small vials mean they're a lifetime commitment.
I wish Massdrop would contact Diamine for a special production of a sheening ink. Diamine has done this for several local markets like Germany and Indonesia, and the inks are spectacular but not sold in the USA.
I loved the color options, and I enjoyed the three inks have used. I confess that I hated the bottles. Part of this hatred is likely based in my inexperience with smaller containers; however, (while acknowledging the generous filling to the very top of the bottle) I FOUND IT IMPOSSIBLE TO FILL 2 of 3 DIFFERENT PENS WITHOUT MASSIVE SPILLAGE! I hated the small necks of the bottles, and I will likely use a syringe to fill pens that permits that method. Unfortunately, one color I wanted to use in a vintage Parker that utilizes a press-to-pump-and-fill (multiple presses) and got ink all over my table surface, which was prepared so no damage was done (just ink lost). I expect challenges with ink samples but not with 30 ml bottles. Again, THESE BOTTLES I HATE!
Love Diamine inks - well behaved, well priced, lots of colors. The neck of the bottle is a little small as others have stated, but is a very small problem for the convenience for a smaller plastic bottle.
I do not use shimmer inks as i fear they may hurt my pens but all other Diamine inks are safe and easy to clean when changing colors. I great reasonable priced ink.
Pretty good price for US. I loved all the colors I got, especially Tyrian Purple and Ancient Copper. Would consider buying more if new colors came out.
These are enough to feel like you’ve had a good try with the ink but not so much that you feel like you’re stuck with it for years and years. I personally love Diamine inks so it’s nice being able to try a bunch of their color options.
I enjoyed this drop. There were a couple of Diamine inks that I wanted for my collection in the 30ml size and since I was able to pick and choose the colors I wanted, I was able to pick up a bottle of each. Diamine ink is of good quality and they have a fantastic range of colors.