J. Herbin Fountain Pen Ink - 30 ml Bottled - Diabolo Menthe (13033T)

J. Herbin is some of the best ink I’ve ever used, consistent quality, beautiful, colours and at an excellent price point. I would recommend Jacques Herbin inks to anyone interested in fountain pens and journaling.

I'm very glad I tried the J. Herbin Vert De Gris ink. I had tried Vert Empire in the same line of inks prior and loved it. I wanted this one to be a bit more blue and it nails it. These inks have performed very well in my pens so far.For the 5 ink swatches above, all words were written with an Asvine V126 with Medium nib. I selected 5 of my favorite papers to show how well the ink shades. Overall the ink is pretty consistent across all paper types. On each swatch I also used a water brush to make a "flower" to show some of its artful uses as I sometimes like to use ink as a watercolor.There is no shimmer in this ink. Nor do I get any sheen. Just pretty consistent shading that I really enjoy. If shading inks aren't your thing, you would want to pass on this ink.

I tested this ink with three pens:Regular dip pen with a Zebra Comic G tip (top portion)Pros:-Shows the true color-smooth ink flowCons:-Very bad feathering on copy paper due to inconsistent ink flow, which also causes bleeding-very think ink for a dip pen. The last line a tried a one dip test, which basically I dipped my pen one time and wrote until I ran out of ink. It lasted one full seven word sentence and three on the second sentence. Fine a thicker ink for dip pens.Cheap size 2 dip pen nib (word Hello)I'm not a fan of writing with a calligraphy tip at all, but the issues were the same with this nib as it was with the zebra nib. The ink pretty much was all used on the first letter of the sentence :( Now I have used these nibs with a ink cartridge before and they do write fairly well, but not with this ink.The third pen is the last three lines. (Cheap fountain pen using an ink converter)This nib is a extra fine nib from China in an EF.This ink appeared much lighter because the ink flow is more consistent with fountain pens. It is more of a mauve color than a plum color. I'm okay with the saturation of color due to fountain pens, but rule of thumb is always go for a darker ink if you want a vibrant color.Also a tip for beginners: This is a watery consistency. It is great for fountain pens (ones that use cartridges or converters) not so great for dip pens. Try to get a thicker ink such as India inks.

A very vibrant and beautiful shade of blue ink. Flows smoothly in my Parker fountain pen with a medium nib. This ink flows so smoothly I will be trying their other colors as well.

Different look of box and bottle worried me, as to whether the ink would be the same color as original box/bottle contents. (30 ounces.)I've tested the old and new bottles side by side and believe the color is a match. Removed one star b/c of having no apparent option but to pay an extra $6 for shipping, even tho we are Prime members here. This ink continues to write well in my good pens as well as the inexpensive ones. (I've been using Preppy, .03 and .02 nibs, Jinhao med. nibs and Namiki med. and others.)

Vert de Gris is a beautiful ink that provides outstanding shading. It write smoothly and dries quickly. There is no down side to this lovely ink, and I highly recommend it!

Astonishingly beautiful

this is amazing ink! it is a rich deep blue and it flows nicely.