Ink Review #1267: Diamine Tropical Green

Diamine Tropical Green is another ink from the 150th Anniversary collection released in 2014. You can find this ink at Pen Chalet (aff. link) or Vanness Pens.

The color:

Tropical Green is a medium jungle green.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks darker and has a little bit of 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: 10 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: medium shading, tiny red sheen, and no shimmer. The sheen is only visible in large swabs on Tomoe River Paper.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering in most nib sizes but no bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Tropical Green is a little bit darker than Pilot Iroshizuku Shin-ryoku. Click here to see the Diamine inks together, and click here to see the green inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Bonecrusher Studios pen with a Regalia Writing Labs Crossflex nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow, but struggled to keep up with the super wet flex nib. It looks much darker in this wet nib than it does in drier nibs.

Overall, it’s an interesting green ink, but it does struggle to keep up with super wet nibs.

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