This is the first part of my Sailor Ink Studio swatch tests. The colours shown range from deep maroon through to deep maroon/purple and blue. What is instantly striking is the dramatic chromatography and heavy sheens.
Sailor 737 – A heavy and deep dark maroon that blends easily with water and bleeds out pinks and greens at the outer edges. A heavy green sheen in evidence indicating a heavily concentrated ink and hence the limited reaction with bleach.
Sailor 683 – A heavy and deep dark maroon with slightly more purple than the Sailor 737 that blends easily with water and bleeds out pinks and greens at the edges. A heavy green sheen in evidence indicating a heavily concentrated ink and hence the limited reaction with bleach.
Sailor 752 – A heavy and deep dark maroon/purple that blends easily with water and bleeds out pinks and pastel greens at the edges. A heavy green sheen in evidence indicating a heavily concentrated ink and hence the limited reaction with bleach.
Close up of the swatch cards showing the extreme green sheens
Sailor 680 – A heavy and deep dark brown/maroon that blends easily with water and bleeds out yellow/greens at the edges. A heavy green sheen in evidence indicating a heavily concentrated ink and hence the limited reaction with bleach.
Sailor 452 – A heavy and deep dark plum purple that blends easily with water and bleeds out light purples and blue/greens at the edges. A slight sheen in evidence with a white gold/neon blue effect when subjected to bleach.
Sailor 223 – A heavy and deep dark damson purple that blends easily with water and bleeds out greys and blue/greens at the edges. A slight sheen in evidence with a neon gold/neon blue effect when subjected to bleach.
Sailor 650 – A heavy and deep blue/purple that blends easily with water and bleeds out light purples and greens at the edges. A slight sheen in evidence with a white gold/neon blue effect when subjected to bleach.
Sailor 642 – A heavy and deep dark blue with hints of purple that blends easily with water and bleeds out blue/greens at the edges. A very dark ink with a neon blue effect when subjected to bleach in the lesser ink concentrated areas.
Sailor 940 – A deep dark blue with hints of purple that blends easily with water and bleeds out turquoise blues at the edges. A very dark ink with a gold/neon blue effect when subjected to bleach in the lesser ink concentrated areas.
All tests on Bockingford Rough 200lb watercolour paper with handwriting using a Noodler’s Creeper pen.
Many thanks to Catherine at Sakura Fountain Pen Gallery from whom I sourced the samples.
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