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<\/a>Monteverde Mercury Noir Ink Review<\/p><\/div>\n
During our review of Monteverde Mercury Noir ink we found the following characteristics that you may find helpful when choosing your next ink color.<\/p>\n
Testing Factors<\/h2>\n
For our review we used a French made J. Herbin glass dip pen on Rhodia dot pad paper. Different pen types and paper will produce different results.<\/p>\n
Bottle Sizes<\/h2>\n
Monteverde Mercury Noir ink comes in two sizes, a large capacity 90 ml. glass bottle and then a smaller 30 ml. glass bottle. All Monteverde<\/a>\u00a0fountain pen inks are also available in a 12 pack of standard international cartridges<\/a>.<\/p>\n Monteverde Mercury Noir ink retails for $15.00 for the larger 90 ml. bottle and $8.00 for the smaller 30 ml. bottle. These retail prices makes Monteverde Mercury Noir ink an economical ink purchase.<\/p>\n During our review of Monteverde Mercury Noir ink we found a dry time of approximately 8-9 seconds, which is still in the reasonable range, but not as quick as other Monteverde inks we have tested.<\/p>\n We found no bleeding during our review of Monteverde Mercury Noir ink, even during the cotton swab test.<\/p>\n During our review of Monteverde Mercury Noir ink we found no feathering on Rhodia paper. Even during our water test we found only very minimum feathering.<\/p>\n During our review of Monteverde Mercury Noir ink we conducted a water test where we ran a wet cotton swab over an ink sample that had dried for about 3 minutes. The results were typical for a water based non-waterproof ink: some light color smearing, some slight line distortion and feathering. However, the lines remained clear and distinct and the ink held up quite well.<\/p>\n Monteverde Mercury Noir ink produces some nice shading with the right pen and penmanship. From the dark shades found in the wet lines to the light dusty burgundy color with the lighter, dry lines Monteverde Mercury Noir ink can produce lots of color variety.<\/p>\n Monteverde Mercury Noir ink is a nice burgundy color with a nice dark hue. Monteverde ink in general is a great ink option and great value. There over 50 colors options within the Monteverde brand, including the 10 Noir or black based colors. Another great feature with Monteverde inks are the reasonably priced bottles available in two size options. Monteverde Mercury Noir ink has some wonderful shading characteristics and is safe for your fountain pens.<\/p>\n Enter to win the actual bottle of Monteverde Mercury Noir ink that we used in this ink review:<\/p>\nCost<\/h2>\n
Dry Time<\/h2>\n
Bleed Through<\/h2>\n
Feathering<\/h2>\n
Water Test<\/h2>\n
Shading<\/h2>\n
Conclusions about Monteverde Mercury Noir ink<\/h2>\n
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