Noodling with Noodlers
A few weeks ago I purchased a Lamy Safari EF, a Moleskin Hobbit SE and a bottle of Noodlers Black. I intended to use this set up for journaling away from the desk. Plein air sketching etc., Well it turns out the Moleskine is not really suited for heavier sketching with this particular combination…but it’s fine for pencil, Microns..
The Noodlers will bleed thru and feather on the Moleskine paper. But regardless of that the Noodlers worked out very well with this Lamy EF combination. no skipping, hard starts, ink explosions, leaking.
The ink is very dense, black, lays down a solid black line, is as waterproof as it claims…I believe any ink that is not completely absorbed by the paper will smudge, bleed etc…at least FP ink.
I use India ink regularly. There are some india inks that are IMHO waterproof..even when I lay down a wide thick and heavy line with a dip pen nib..crow quill, G nib, etc.
but as Ive only read waterproof FP ink is harder to come by.but as I said, if the ink doesn’t leave a deposit above the surface of your ground it can be 99.99% waterproof which is more then sufficient..at least for my purposes…which is drawing. When adding a watercolor wash that’s where the waterproofness of the ink matters.
This Noodlers black stands up to the company’s claim. Love this Noodlers..and it’s a large bottle, filled to the brim so its a good value as well as being waterproof, black as tar and safe in my fountain pen. It looks like slithery black eels when you do a little calligraphic style line with your dip pen. If that sort of thing turns you on(:!
it turns me on. Thick, glossy, and very very black and opaque On almost any paper Ive used so far..even watercolor paper. Get some…
and unfortunately no..I don’t get any swag from Noodlers…but that would be nice…
Pen & Ink Pencils & Paint 