Day 19’s ink is Diamine Overcast, a light celadon blue with pink hints. It’s a standard ink with some nice shading but it’s very, very light.
I used a Lamy AL Star with a fine nib and it was a struggle to read what I wrote at times. This is a lovely ink colour that needs a very wide, very generous nib to lay down enough ink for it to be easily readable on the page.
There is a potential for some nice dual shading with a generous enough nib – the swab clearly shows pink undertones that make this a very beautiful ink. They are completely invisible with a fine, and I’d guess also with a medium nib. This ink wants a stub, italic, double-broad nib or wider.
Because it’s such a light ink, it lends itself well to delicate shading. It is, however, not an ink I will ever see myself using regularly because it’s so light. This is one of the least practical inks in this year’s Inkvent.
Today’s bear is Sammy from Sambrook Bears. He’s a nice, tiny British bear and I actually like his sweater. I think it fits his personality.
I think Diamine Overcast is a lovely ink that I wouldn’t recommend to anybody, because it’s so light. There are those who will find use for it, particularly in wide nibs, but if you use medium nibbed fountain pens or finer, then you would do well to select a more legible ink.
What do you think? Would you use Diamine Overcast?
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Jean Wilcox
I like the color and the shading but agree it’s too light for writing.
I do love this bear. The sweater is adorable.
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Chris
Reminds me a bit of Sailor Manyo Haha, except the latter flows better, IIRC. There’s more of the polychromatic effect with Haha, too.
I filled a Pelikan M120 with a B nib, but the flow was very irregular on TR 52 paper, with frequent hard starts, and I had to go back often to fill in the first stroke of words. The ink seemed to be more reliable on both Rhodia and Midori MD, without any special consideration given. It is pretty, but needs a fat, juicy nice and paper that’s not overly smooth.
I have a full bottle of Haha, so I don’t expect I’ll be buying this one. Too fussy for me.
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Jenny
Your writeups for Inkvent are great. I read them out loud after we try each ink and then show off the bear photo and sketch. We love it!
This ink is pretty close to Diamine Celadon Cat, but even lighter.
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writingatlarge
Thank you! So lovely to hear that🤩
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Emily Alice Dunn
I have both manyo haha and celadon cat in my collection already, but this one still charms me. I think it’s the pink undertone. I love cool colors with warm undertones. It pretty light for writing but I think I’ll find uses for it in drawing.
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