Oh, how I love yellow inks. This one would be good for highlighting, but not much else as it’s not very readable in most circumstances.
INK SWAB 212: De Atramentis Document Yellow
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INK SWAB: 181/365 – Private Reserve Buttercup
Man, I love Private Reserve Buttercup. It’s very difficult to use for writing because it’s so darned hard to see on the page. But it’s really pretty. Here’s my review on it from 2013.
INK SWAB: 145/365 – Noodler’s Year of the Golden Pig
Noodler’s Year of the Golden Pig is interesting to me.
I’ve bought the sample from Goulet Pens (from where most of my samples come) twice. The first time, the ink sat for a very long time before I got to it and it was . . . coagulated. Ew. I bought it again, opened the bottle the same day and . . . same thing.
I’m not sure what is going on, but I know this ink isn’t going into any pens I own. Do any of you have experience with Year of the Golden Pig? I’d love to hear all about it.
INK SWAB: 114/365 – Rohrer & Klongner Helianthus
I’m going to ink this up right now. Do you love R&K’s Helianthus?
INK SWAB: 110/365 – Noodler’s Firefly Yellow Highlighter
Squeee! Firefly Yellow is what I have in my Preppy Hightlighter and I really like it. Works great, is super-bright. Does the job.
INK SWAB: 81/365 – J Herbin Bouton D’Or
J Herbin Bouton D’Or is actually quite a bit lighter than it’s showing here. It’s difficult to make a recommendation for writing with a yellow ink because they really are quite impractical.
INK SWAB: 61/365 – Delta Yellow
Delta Yellow
INK SWAB: 34/365 – De Atramentis Honey
De Atramentis Honey
True Confession: I love yellow inks. They swab so pretty.
True Fact: There is very little practical use of yellow inks.
INK SWAB: 6/365 – Platinum Mix-Free Sunny Yellow
Sunny Yellow from the Platinum Mix-Free line is a cheerful orangey yellow ink. I’ve used some of the inks in this line and they have all been well-behaved.
In case you didn’t know, all of the inks in the Mix-Free line can be mixed together to create other shades and colors. Here’s a link to all of the Mix-Free items that Goulet Pens carries. I didn’t know this item existed until just now.
And! In my ongoing quest to get this new website completed sometime before the end of time, I’ve updated my Wish List. I use this list to keep track of the items that have caught my eye.
Annnd! I’m giving away a pretty notebook filled with Tomoe River Paper. Enter today.
Finally (I know, I know – so chatty), Have you seen Reverenced Writing?
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INK REVIEW: Private Reserve Buttercup
Hello, Buttercup!
Yellow inks are tough. This one is so pretty in person – Private Reserve Buttercup.
The problem with yellow inks, of course, is – how do you use them? They aren’t very practical other than for highlighting (and, frankly, I just use a highlighter for that).
I used this color for about a week in my work notebooks, but it was just too hard on my eyes when I went back to look at the notes later. Too bad, really.
So..I don’t know…but, still, I am rather fond of this ink. Look at the shading . . .
It’s nice, right?
Buttercup writes well enough – perhaps a little slow-flowing even in my Lamy Safari with a broad nib. It almost GLOWS with color.
What is your bottom line on yellow inks? Love them, hate them, would never even bother with them? If you’re using yellow inks for something other than highlighting – let me know – I’d love to discover a new use for this pretty Buttercup.