{"id":10337,"date":"2023-07-14T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?p=10337"},"modified":"2024-01-15T14:19:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T19:19:46","slug":"ink-battle-colorverse-diamine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/ink-battle-colorverse-diamine\/","title":{"rendered":"Ink Battle: Colorverse and Diamine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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No matter how much I try to sample or test an ink before buying it, sometimes that isn’t possible. Because of this, I have some inks that are incredibly similar in color. That’s where “ink battles” come in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can assume I have no problems with any ink that appears in an ink battle. I may decide, when using the inks side-by-side, that one performs better, but the point of the battle is to choose a favorite color. I use a pair of similar inks in pens with the same nib, then test them out to see which I like better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or, I may find out that, when used with the same nib, they’re sufficiently different to keep them both. Depending on how these “battles” turn out, I may tag some of the posts as ink dupes<\/a> as well. You can find all of the ink battles posts on the tag page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

This ink battle is between Colorverse Tang Pyeong and Diamine Lilac. These two inks are so similar, I ended up running four separate battles! The paper for all three is a Rhodia Goalbook with white paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NOTE: Please forgive my misspelling of Tang Pyeong. For some reason I thought that was the ink name. Oops!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Battle Jowo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In this first battle, both pens have an unaltered Jowo #6 F steel nib. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In some places, you can see that Tang Pyeong is a bit lighter, such as the A, second T, and E in “Battle.” It’s also noticeable in the scribbles and water test at the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Battles Kakimori and Glass<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In these second and third battles, I used a Kakimori Brass nib<\/a> and a glass dip pen, respectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The differences between the inks are less apparent for these battles, except when the nibs got cranky. Can you tell I’m not very familiar with glass dip pens?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Battle Doodle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In this last battle \u2014 more a collection of doodles, really \u2014 I could finally see an obvious difference, especially in the checkerboard pattern. The lighter color is Tang Pyeong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ultimately, I’ve decided to keep Tang Pyeong because it’s a bit lighter. That means I can use it in wetter pens before it basically turns into a black ink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What do you think? Which one is your favorite? Let me know in the comments! I’d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks for reading to the end, I hope you enjoyed my post. Make sure to subscribe to my blog<\/a> or follow me on Instagram<\/a> so you don\u2019t miss any posts. I generally post at least once a week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have several pairs of inks that are very similar. In Ink Battles, I use them both to see which I’ll keep and which I’ll get rid of.<\/p>\n

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