Ink Comparison: Brown Diamine Inks

The second half of my Orange and Brown Diamine comparisons. Here you’ll find the more obvious browns, and one from Waterman’s too, the Havane (which I do think is rather lovely). Let me know which is your favourite!

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Mike

[sicilianeye]

Michael, I very much appreciate your videos covering the(mostly) Diamine colors. I started using Diamine inks a few years back because of the consistent quality and what I consider to be good value. I'm using the Diamine Sepia at the moment, but the dark brown really appeals to me. Your videos gives me another tool to evaluate ink color and I am thankful. I'm also thankful you have a new camera for that purpose!

[Blissfulthings]

The rustic brown really has some nice shading, thanks for making these videos 😊

[thedandymod]

Brown is my favorite color to write with a fountain pen. I am glad to see this video. Greetings from Spain! ^^

[TeamFish]

Love that Dark Brown too. Not sure why it’s named Dark Brown, because it’s much lighter than some of the others; but it’s quite lovely nonetheless.

[johnnymontalvo]

Thanks!
I like to mix Diamine Oxblood with Chocolate Brown, but it may be faster to simply buy Diamine’s Rustic Brown.

[christinearmington]

Saddle brown is well named with that red undertone.

[martinmcconigley]

These ink videos have been a revelation. I will be buying your new book because I want to read it, but also to say thank you for these thoroughly useful and watchable videos.

[jillbartos]

Diamond Espresso is also a very pretty dark brown. I like Golden Brown's greenish tint and D. Ochre shades beautifully in my Jinhao 992 fine nib. Very interesting comparisons!

[caomhan]

Golden Brown looks like Herbin's Lie de Thé, which I have and like (and which also gets unpleasant associations from some people, like your daughter's reaction). But if I were to choose out of that batch, it would be Chocolate Brown for me. I do love brown inks though. I have quite a large amount. Current favorite is Sailor/Kobe Ginza Gold Sepia.

[pamelaboxall]

Rustic Brown gets my vote, although that Golden Brown has a certain something. Does anyone else find they are talking to you as you are doing the writing samples? I realise I am going "Ooh, that's lovely, " or "Not so keen on that one, " as you are writing.

[gents]

Love that rustic brown. Thanks for another great video!

[lancefellows]

Hi Michael. Am a new subscriber to your channel which I discovered recently when looking for reviews on available inks.. I too like brown ink in a fountain pen - I will follow up on the Rustic Brown which I find very appealing. Am also thoroughly enjoying going through your many videos - very helpful and entertaining. Also a big thanks for the time and effort you commit to the channel given you are an extremely busy person - much appreciated!
Best wishes from Australia.

[evybrowning]

The Rustic Brown I think though that Golden is terribly tempting (but then I seem to be drawn to greens when it comes to book bindings for some reason & there is definitely a tinge of the whacky unusualness (now is that really a word???) about that Golden. Really loving this series - good to watch for unwinding.

[imgriss]

This is very helpful! Thank you for sharing! 😊

[marka.]

The only brown I have is a bottle of Montblanc Toffee Brown, which is a very nice ink, and doesn't seem to match any of these Diamines. I would describe it as a dark caramel color, not matching any of these Diamine browns, so might be worth a look if you like browns. Think I'll be getting some Diamine Ochre and perhaps a couple of the others.

[nemomuse]

daughter's opinion=HAHAHAHA!!She's brilliant!!love it!!

[stargazer]

Love Diamine Ochre...my favorite ink. 🖋😀

[peterkasza]

I really love brown inks, I own a few of them. Chocolate Brown is just fantastic, I like it too.

I managed to get a hold of a bottle of Havana recently, quickly became my no. 1 brown of choice (sometimes bananas and cigar smoke appear during writing, a bit strange...). Waterman is so underrated these days, even though they make such nice and well behaved inks.

I suggest you try Rohrer & Klingner Sepia. Very affordable, well behaved ink with a beautiful color and lovely shading.

Best regards,
Péter

[gauravgupta]

Missed my favorite ink in your comparison. Ancient Copper

[MrDidaxi]

Hi!
Inks I have too few to even mention.
From the PELIKAN 4001 series, for the most part.
Hence, my experience, as yet, is extremely limited.
Before long, I shall acquire some more bottles, I hope... “writerly potions” I’d call them...
A selection of half a dozen DIAMINE colours I have already my eyes set on.
Now: brown seems to be my cup of tea, among others, no doubt.
And among the very few ink bottles I own so far, is the “Brilliant Brown” by PELIKAN.
And brilliant-it-is!
As of late, I have been using it with one of my very few fountain pens; a TWSBI “Go”, with a medium nib.
This particular pen, to me at least, is not for prolonged writing... it is tiring... my wrist suffers... its body is too thick a barrel... TWSBI Co have not designed it with comfort in mind, as a criterion... my opinion... but it sure is a good tool to get a feeling of how an ink looks.
The TWSBI “Go” has an extremely wet nib (even at “M” format).
And the PELIKAN “Brilliant Brown”, truly shines; even after it has dried.
Back to TWSBI: my ECO (“F” nib; “F” I hold a great fascination for), is a top-notch fountain pen.
Ergonomically “spot-on”. A true marvel.

Anyway... coming back to inks... I will definitely give it a try with some brown-ish inks, in the near future.
Brown-sh, copper-ish and so forth...


Cheers!
George from Hellas.