Ink Review #1756: Van Dieman's Tasmanian Robin Pink

Van Dieman’s Tasmanian Robin Pink is from the Colours of Tasmania collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Robin Pink is a bright bubblegum pink.

*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 the ink has some shading, but also shows some feathering.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

• EF Pilot Vanishing Point

• F, M, B Pilot Ishime

• Vintage Mabie Todd Swan (flex nib)

• Rhodia Goalbook

• Taroko Enigma notebooks (68gsm TR)

• Leuchtturm A5

• Pen & Gear Paper from Walmart

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: Medium

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

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

On 20 lb copy paper there is some feathering in the larger nib sizes and a little bit of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Robin Pink is closest to Noodler’s Qin Shi Huang. Click here to see the pink inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a TWSBI Eco Pink with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I love the color of this ink but I don’t like how much feathering and bleeding there is. This ink is a pass for me, simply based on behavior.

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