Ink Review #1222: Noodler's Revolution Blue

Noodler’s Ink has teamed up with Goldspot Pens and created a new store exclusive ink: Noodler’s Revolution Blue. Thanks to Goldspot for sending a bottle over for review! This ink starts a vibrant medium blue when wet, and dries to a lighter more matte finish; it reminds me of how De Atramentis Sketch inks perform, which are pigmented. I don’t know for sure that it is pigmented, but it sure behaves like it is.

The color:

Revolution Blue is a pale unsaturated blue.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink dries to a darker shiny blue, but I wouldn’t call it 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: 15 seconds

Water resistance: High

Feathering: Low-there was a little bit of feathering in the larger nib sizes on Rhodia and Leuchtturm.

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low-there was a little bit of bleeding in the larger nib sizes on Rhodia and Leuchtturm.

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

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

Comparison Swabs:

Revolution Blue is a little bit lighter and more matte than Sailor Jentle Sky High. Click here to see the Noodler’s inks together, and click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Lamy Safari Petrol with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a very wet flow.

Overall, I like how wet this ink is and it flows well but it does have a bit of a chemical smell to it, and it dries very matte. While I was testing this ink out, my notes said: wet, bright when wet, but dries to an unsaturated pale sadness, which sums up this ink pretty well. It’s worth a look if you need a wet, water-resistant blue ink, but other than that I would probably pass on it.

Disclaimer: This ink was provided by Goldspot for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored in any way.