Ink Review #2731: Diamine Athol Violet
/Today’s ink is Diamine Athol Violet from the 160th Anniversary collection. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.
The color:
Athol Violet is a deep violet.
*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.
Swabs:
In large swabs on Tomoe River paper it has some interesting shading.
Writing samples:
Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm, as well as on cheap copy paper.
*For my writing samples I use:
Vintage Mabie Todd Swan (flex nib)
Taroko Enigma notebooks (68gsm TR)
Dry time: 20 seconds
Water resistance: Low
Feathering: None
Show through: Medium
Bleeding: None
Other properties: low shading, no sheen, and no shimmer.
On 20 lb copy paper the ink had feathering in all nib sizes and some bleeding.
Comparison Swabs:
Athol Violet is closest to Private Reserve Tanzanite. Click here to see the purple inks together.
Longer Writing:
I used a Nagasawa Kobe Affection with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.
Overall, I really love this color! It is well behaved, flows well and is a great color.
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