Graf von Faber-Castell Part 1

Let’s take a look at four Graf von Faber-Castell inks: Midnight Blue, Cobalt Blue, Royal Blue and Gulf Blue. You can finds these inks for sale at Atlas Stationers.

Swabs:

Left to right: Midnight Blue, Cobalt Blue, Royal Blue and Gulf Blue

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Dry Time: 30-40 seconds

Water Resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All have low-medium shading.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering in every nib size and a few dots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Midnight Blue is lighter than Aurora Blue Black.

Cobalt Blue is darker than Akkerman 06 Binnenhof Blues.

Royal Blue is closest to Thornton’s Blue and Parker Blue.

Gulf Blue is similar to Montblanc Miles Davis.

Longer Writing:

I used a Taroko Enigma notebook. All four had dry flows.

Overall, these are nice inks, but they are dry, so I’m not in love with them.

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