on saleNoodler's Rome - Ink Sample

It looks great and regal, and that purple undertone looks fabulous!

This ink is pretty cool. I got it as a sample but I will probably order more. It has some water resistance but will bleed considerably. The part of the ink that bleeds out is yellow-ish while the ink that is resistant is purple. A really beautiful effect for some artwork. I am using a TWSBI mini with a fine nib. The ink flow is moderate.

I love the color of this ink. It is brown initially but lightens to a lovely gold that does not get greenish like baby food. Very lovely! However, the Noodler's Inks seem to be thin (runny) which has been hard for me. I am using them with an inexpensive fountain pen and inexpensive quill with metal nib, and I am a newbie, so that might be more of a me problem than the ink.

This ink is really nice for doodling, plus it's fun to add water and bring out some purple at the end. **I used a Twsbi Eco with a medium nib.

I tested this ink on several papers, with a pen, with a watercolor brush, and finally diluted with several parts water for one part ink. Let the ink dry (or not) and then applied water: dripped on, brushed on, scrubbed on, then left, or blotted, various times throughout. In the majority of cases, no purple was visible at all. The one reliable combo was highly diluted ink applied with a brush, which showed distinct purple. However, both the brown and the purple are such light shades that the effect is muted, and too light anyway for drawing or even writing. In one single instance, full strength from pen, single drop of water left untouched, I got a bright, beautiful reaction, but was never able to reproduce that result. I cannot recommend this ink for its advertised reaction to water. Two stars, though, because the base ink is a rather nice brown. Not as yellow as it shows online.