Noodler's Purple inks are handcrafted in small batches in the USA, known for highly saturated colors with rich depth and pH-neutral formulation. The purple line includes multiple variants with different properties, from water-resistant options like Tchaikovsky Purple to non-water-resistant variants like La Couleur Royale. These inks perform well on fountain pen friendly paper with minimal feathering and suit everyday writers and fountain pen enthusiasts seeking distinctive, historically-inspired colors.
Noodler's Purple Heart: Ink Review - The Goulet Pen Company
This Goulet-exclusive Noodler's Purple Heart ink from the Eel series offers medium flow, good shading, and easy cleaning, with a reddish undertone appearing more burgundy than bright purple. It dries in about 25 seconds on medium nibs but lacks water resistance.
Ink Review: Noodler's Purple Wampum - The Well-Appointed Desk
Noodler's Purple Wampum is a deep, complex true purple between red and blue hues, offering subtle sheen in swabs but minimal shading in writing samples. It provides good value at 3 oz for $12.50 and is darker than many competitors like Private Reserve Ebony Purple.
Noodler's Purples - Mountain of Ink
This review tests multiple Noodler's purples including Purple Wampum, noting wet flow, 40-90 second dry times, low shading, and issues like feathering and bleeding on various papers. Purple Wampum performed the worst with high feathering and medium bleeding.
I've Returned To An Old Favorite: Noodler's Purple - Inky Thoughts
Users praise Noodler's Purple for its potent color that doesn't fade, ease of cleaning from pens, and reliable performance as a favored classic ink.
The Royal Treatment – Or a Review of Several Purple Inks
Noodler's Purple is described as rich, intense, and the perfect example of a darker purple ink, outperforming others in fullness and vibrancy even in fine nibs. It is compared favorably to La Couleur Royal and Sheaffer's Purple in color depth.
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