Ink Comparison: Green Diamine inks!

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Welcome to the very latest video featuring Diamine and comparing the various tones and shades of their range of colours. And today, at last, we get to the greens: Light Green, Meadow, Apple Glory, Soft Mint, Woodland Green, Emerald and Kelly Green. And which do you prefer? I personally lean towards the Meadow, I think. A lovely colour.
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@GS-cg3yn 2 жыл бұрын

Cool review. Thanks!

@writerlywitterings 2 жыл бұрын

Really glad you liked it! Many thanks!

@tsherbs1309 5 жыл бұрын

I appreciate all your ink comparisons by color family. Very helpful.

@writerlywitterings 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, T Sherbs. I am glad that so many people are finding these videos useful!

@Richard_Barnes 4 жыл бұрын

Am after a new Green so this series is on the watchlist! Thx Mike, great comparison. 😀👍🏻

@writerlywitterings 4 жыл бұрын

Have fun! I have the Drake video coming up today as promised.

@nicola.00 4 жыл бұрын

Apple Glory is my favourite, it’s such a happy colour and quite unusual compared to the usual green inks

@writerlywitterings 3 жыл бұрын

Diamine's range is just extraordinary, it really is.

@joeymaximus8146 5 жыл бұрын

I've been excited to get to greens for some time now. You most definitely did not disappoint! As with red, there is a difference when it comes to how the color actually looks on the page. Many thanks for making these videos.

@writerlywitterings 5 жыл бұрын

Joey, hopefully you'll like next week's as well, with the darker colours!

@dantesmith3664 Жыл бұрын

wonderful video. thank you sir

@writerlywitterings Жыл бұрын

You are most welcome!

@tanyachapman7925 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers for the testing, helped me decided which green to buy. I love ink reviews that show larger writing samples. Thank you.

@writerlywitterings 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@marka.200 5 жыл бұрын

You slurp as loud as you want to, sir. You've located my favorite green for me, cheers! (Meadow)

@writerlywitterings 5 жыл бұрын

Mine too, I think. Really good colour, shading and outlining!

@marka.200 5 жыл бұрын

@@writerlywitterings You might also like Herbin Vert Pré ink. I just discovered it in a sampler pack I got from GouletPens.com in the States, probably more widely available for you. It's much lighter, almost yellow, but on most paper it's really interesting once dry.

@lighthousekeeper101 4 жыл бұрын

Kelly green for me that was a lovely blend of lemon and lime so refreshing!!! Am sucker for all turquoise/teal/Cyan shades so definitely have soft mint type colours with me since we don't get diamine inks here in Pakistan I have two bottle of diamine ink only which I requested some coming from the UK to bring it for me

@writerlywitterings 4 жыл бұрын

I like Kelly too, although it's been superseded as my favourite green by Rohrer & Klingner's "Alt Gold-Grun", which is just wonderful, especially the way it shades!

@marcusarcus 5 жыл бұрын

Out of the ones tested here I have Apple Glory, which I love, and Kelly Green, which I really don't like. From your test, I'm sold on Woodland Green too, even though you're not fond of it, so thanks for the comparison.

@writerlywitterings 5 жыл бұрын

I think the more I look at them, it's the Meadow that really appeals. Gorgeous colour, nice and understated - but I'm really looking forward to testing all the other greens (seven to go).

@phoenixdaradia5897 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love the Diamine greens. Green and purple have been my go to colours to journal with for decades, so I have quite the collection of those inks. I find Meadow a really nice bright contrast to their serious darker greens. And the Soft Mint is a much cheaper alternative travelling bottle to Iroshizuku's Ku Jaku (Peacock Green), or Herbin's Diavolo Menthe. It's not as intense as the Ku Jaku but it's waaaaay cheaper! :-)

@writerlywitterings 4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks, Phoenix - and I am with you on the Green/Purple combo. I like the colours that are different! And you're definitely right that Diamine is a hell of a lot cheaper than Iroshizuku!

@dravenlondon108 3 жыл бұрын

a tip : you can watch series on Flixzone. I've been using them for watching a lot of movies recently.

@reubencorey4809 3 жыл бұрын

@Draven London Yup, I have been watching on Flixzone for since december myself :)

@martinmcconigley5583 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent. Every good luck with the book.

@writerlywitterings 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Martin! I'm quite pleased with this one!

@t0dd000 3 жыл бұрын

I like a green-black for every day writing and it's been Faber-Castel Moss Green of late. Some times I love it. Some times I don't. Maybe that Emerald is an option. But ... Maybe it's dull indeed.

@writerlywitterings 3 жыл бұрын

I do like the Moss Green. I always thought I'd love Kelly Green from Diamine, but I have to admit, the Emerald is rather easier on the eyes for a whole page of writing!

@blackletter2591 4 жыл бұрын

That emerald was a shocker. They must've been looking at industrial emeralds. While many of those inks were pretty, I know from experience that I might buy one or two and leave them sitting on the shelf, as in the end, I don't like to write with paler colours. Only the famous Emerald of Chicken tempts me to actually writing, and then only with a dip pen. Thanks for the look.

@writerlywitterings 4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, Dragonize! I'm not too keen on greens generally, but oddly for me it's the paler and more pastel the better!

@veganmagick7251 8 ай бұрын

@@writerlywitteringsthat's what I'm saying! Emerald is one of my favorites if not my favorite green! And it gets little love from others online I've seen 😂

@evybrowning 5 жыл бұрын

Emerald out of this lot for me - that understated herby hint of basil almost............ what?? MORE greens.......... what a joy to look forward to. (I am being quite serious).

@writerlywitterings 5 жыл бұрын

Evelyn, I think you and I need therapy! The next greens will (I think) be all the darker ones. Looking forward to testing them!

@nicknick65 5 жыл бұрын

I havent even started watching and Ive pressed the Like button already. Why? Because no-one does ink reviews as well as you do. Thankyou.

@writerlywitterings 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Nick! It really helps to have support from so many people!

@simonmdavies 3 жыл бұрын

Ive been using sherwood for a while just too dark - agree meadow - just ordered :-). (PS had the same issue with reds - then I found poppy red)

@writerlywitterings 3 жыл бұрын

I may have to play with Poppy again ... so many reds, and all rather lovely, much like the greens! Good luck with the Sherwood.

@sajjadhusain4146 4 жыл бұрын

No Sherwood Green? That’s my favourite. Of the ones shown here, I love Meadow best.

@writerlywitterings 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, Sherwood is there. It's on the second group, with Jade Green top left, then Ultra Green, Umber, Delamere Green, and finally Sherwood. A lovely colour, isn't it? Although I'm not really a green fan, I do love the variety that Diamine provides.

@hemantkothari909 5 жыл бұрын

Mike,your hand look nice with ink on your fingers,that also says that you are pen and ink lover

@writerlywitterings 5 жыл бұрын

Many thanks, Hemant - I think it shows more that I am a clumsy ink-filler!

@JBFire97 5 жыл бұрын

Was it letters to the editor that were traditionally written in green ink? I have some nice Mont Blanc Irish Green. Thanks for the comparisons!

@writerlywitterings 5 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, Paul - there was certainly some purpose to green ink, but I can't think what it was!

@JBFire97 5 жыл бұрын

I know the head of MI5 signs in green ink the letter C. They are the only person permitted to use green ink.

@LovkynaPeral 4 жыл бұрын

like green more than blau 👌 great review

@writerlywitterings 4 жыл бұрын

Me too, usually - although I love Akkermann's Israel's Zeeblauw, which is a very special ink to me!

@Outandaboutwithpoggy 3 жыл бұрын

I just spray some flash kitchen bleach on my hands, wait for the reaction to start then plunge my hands into a sink of hot water and the ink falls away quite nicely

@writerlywitterings 3 жыл бұрын

Ah, well, you do have experience, of course!

@drtjulius9231 3 жыл бұрын

Hi , what nib size do you use ?

@writerlywitterings 2 жыл бұрын

It varies every time. I tend not to like fine nibs (although I love the Conway Stewart and Visconti fines). I once had a Pelikan EF, and cannot describe how much I hated it. Usually, I guess, I'd aim for a medium, but I also love B and BB pens. My ink comparisons are almost always based on a 1.1 mm stub from TWSBI.

@Gunbarrel_reptiles 2 жыл бұрын

What pen were you using here ?

@writerlywitterings 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I got bored of saying on all the videos! It was a TWSBI Go. It's the best pen for ink testing and comparison because it's very quick to fill, to empty, and to flush clean. Also, I was using the 1.1mm stub nib, which shows off any shading and contrasts to perfection.