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Montblanc Golden Yellow

1/25/16

So, I wasn't expecting to like this ink at all. It's yellow. My suspicion was that it was going to be too light for me to use for much of anything. In fact, it was the one limited edition from Montblanc that I was going to skip on purpose.

I sure am glad that Appelboom Pennen offered to send it to me for review. I'd have missed out on something really cool.

Golden Yellow is much more golden than it is yellow, I think. It's got an orange cast that reminds me of marigolds. I kinda love marigolds, so that's a huge plus for me. They're summery, they smell great, and they have all sorts of benefits to your garden. This isn't an ink that I'm going to use all the time, but it's certainly one that I'll use. I've been using it to grade some papers this last week, and it's pretty perfect for that.



Written Review



Close-Ups

I took these pictures in some indirect sunlight today, and it makes the paper look just a little bit creamy. I think it's okay, though, as the ink color looks right. 




A Terrible Drawing of a Marigold:
 Whatever. It's not that bad.


Copy Paper Test

 One of the best things about this ink is that there's not even a little bit of bleed.

Packaging?
 It's the same sort of design as the Pink Ink that they did last year. It's also the same bottle that is pretty common in the limited edition line.


Chromatography!



Color Comparisons

Extra color comparisons? I got those. 


I'm really excited about that Akkerman Oranje Boven. It's really striking.







Water Drop Test & Video Review






Thanks again to Appelboom for sending this out to me. It's a really interesting ink, and worth picking up if you're looking for an orangy-yellow for your collection. It comes in 30ml bottles for about $20 or so.

(If you're in the US, then check it out at Anderson Pens where it goes for $17. )

Post Comment
Jan Scott said...

Never really considered buying a yellow, but this one really looks useable. So of course I ordered two other MB inks as well. Mike, you are such a bad influence . . . :)

Mike Matteson said...

Rad. What were the others? I don't have a lot of experience with MB inks beyond the LE ones. I've got samples of all of them, but I haven't gotten around to using them yet.

Penemuel said...

Oooh - I like the way that one looks, and I'm not even a yellow/orange/gold fan. Much better than the De Atramentis!