Ink Review #1128: Diamine Emerald

Let’s take a look at another Diamine ink I’ve had for a while, Diamine Emerald. I purchased my bottle of ink from Cult Pens a few years ago.

The color:

Emerald is a medium, cool-tone green

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has some shading but no sheen.

Writing samples:

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

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

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

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering in most nib sizes but just a few dots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Emerald is similar to Colorverse Sea of Tranquility except that it’s cooler in tone. Click here to see the Diamine inks together, and click here to see the green inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Lamy Al-Star Charged Green with an extra fine nib on a Yoseka A5 notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, it’s a good middle of the road ink-affordable, well behaved and a good color. It just doesn’t have anything that wows me.

Disclaimer: I purchased this ink myself, and all photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored in any way.