Ink Review #1432: Cross Green

Cross Green was sent in by a reader quite a while ago, and green ink week is the perfect time to finally review it! Thanks to the reader who sent this ink in for review. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

The color:

Cross Green is a bright shamrock green.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks cooler-toned.

Writing samples:

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

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: low shading, no sheen, and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering and bleeding in all nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Cross Green is a little darker than Diamine Apple Glory. Click here to see the Cross inks together, and click here to see the green inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Sailor Pro Gear Shamrock Green with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, it’s well-behaved but very average. There’s nothing about it that jumps out at me, just a good basic green.

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