Van Dieman's Feline Part 1

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Van Dieman’s recently released the Feline collection, which includes 15 inks. Let’s talk about five of them today. You can find these inks for sale at Vanness Penss.

Swabs:

Left to right: Tomcat, Cheetah Chase, Bengal Tiger Blaze, Kitten Paws and Lion’s Roar.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 40 seconds

Water Resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All had low shading. Tomcat had low red sheen, Cheetah Chase had low green sheen and gold shimmer. Bengal Tiger had gold shimmer. Lion’s Roar had low green sheen and gold shimmer.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering in every nib size and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Tomcat is a little darker than these other green inks.

Cheetah Chase is a little darker than Diamine Vintage Copper.

Bengal Tiger is way lighter than these other brown shimmer inks.

Kitten Paws is a little pinker than Colorverse Comet SL9.

Lion’s Roar is close to De Atramentis Camelian Red Copper.

Longer Writing:

All of the inks had dry flows. I used a Taroko Enigma notebook.

Overall, all five were too dry for me, but the colors are interesting.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.

Ink Review #2350: Robert Oster Vanpen 86

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Robert Oster Vanpen 86 is a Vancouver Pen Shop exclusive. You can find it for sale at their brick and mortar store. Thanks to Vancouver Pen Shop for providing this ink for review!

The color:

Vanpen is a cool-tone brown.

*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.

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:

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had some feathering and bleeding in the larger nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Vanpen is warmer than Montblanc Swan Illusion. Click here to see the brown inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pelikan M400 White Tortoise with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a slightly dry flow.

Overall, I enjoyed this ink. It’s slightly dry, but works well in a wet Pelikan pen.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: This product was provided by Vancouver Pen Shop 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.

Ink Review #2349: Robert Oster Free Spirit

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Robert Oster Free Spirit is a Vanness Pens exclusive, in honor of their daughter Lauren.

The color:

Free Spirit is a bright turquoise with purple shimmer.

*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 plenty of shimmer.

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:

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had some feathering and bleeding in the larger nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Free Spirit is a little brighter than Van Dieman’s Icy Great Lake. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Leonarado Furore Grande with a flex stub nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a dry flow.

Overall, this is a lovely ink. It’s a little dry, but other than that it’s really well behaved.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.

Ink Review #2348: ON Inks Millionaire Dream

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Today’s ink is ON Inks Millionaire Dream. This ink was given to me by a pen friend so I’m unsure of where you can purchase some.

The color:

Millionaire Dream is a medium purple that shades to blue.

*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 looks more true purple less blue.

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:

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had some feathering and bleeding in the larger nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Millionaire Dream is closest to Sailor Manyo Fuji. Click here to see the purple inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Kaweco Al-sport in Red with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a very dry flow-I wrote until the ink dried out.

Overall, the color is great and the shading is amazing but it’s too dry for me to use in long-form writing.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.

Ink Review #2347: Pelikan Edelstein Apatite

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Pelikan Edelstein Apatite was the ink of the year for 2022 so I’m abysmally late with this post. You can still find this ink for sale at some retailers including JetPens.

The color:

Apatite is a medium teal.

*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.

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:

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had some feathering and bleeding in the larger nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Apatite it a bit more blue than Sailor Ink Studio 464. Click here to see the teal inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Kaweco Al-sport in Red with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a dry flow.

Overall, this is a lovely ink. It’s a little dry, but other than that it’s really well behaved.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.

Ink Review #2346: ON Inks Purple Heartwood

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ON Inks is a new-to-me brand that I’m excited to test out. This bottle of ON Inks Purple Heartwood was given to me by a pen friend so I’m unsure of where you can purchase some.

The color:

Purple Heartwood is a deep unsaturated 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 the ink has some shading.

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:

Dry time: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had some feathering and bleeding in the larger nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Purple Heartwood is less saturated than Diamine Music Vivaldi. Click here to see the purple inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Brooks Charleston with a medium monoc nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a very dry flow.

Overall, I enjoyed the color but it’s too dry for me to use in long-form writing.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.

Ink Review #2345: Platinum Chou Kuro

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Platinum Chou Kuro is touted as the darkest black ink-let’s test it out! You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens. Thanks to Luxury Brands for providing this ink for review!

The color:

Chou Kuro is a deep matte black.

*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 no shading or sheen.

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:

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: High-a tiny bit of pigment moves with the water so it’s not completely water proof.

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had no feathering or bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Chou Kuro is closest to Octopus Black Elephant. Click here to see the black inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Kaweco x Akkerman Al-sport in Navy with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a wet and smooth flow.

Overall, I really like this ink. It’s wet and super smooth and dries to a dark matte finish. I’ll use this ink often.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: This product was provided by Luxury Brands 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.

Conklin Cool-toned Inks

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Let’s take a look at five Conklin inks. You can find these inks for sale at Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Classic Black, Denim Blue, Kelly Green, Deep Blue and Israel 75.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 20-40 seconds

Water Resistance: Medium

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

Other properties: All had medium shading. Israel 75 and Deep Blue had medium red sheen.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering in every nib size and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Classic Black is a little darker than Callifolio Noir.

Denim Blue is a little darker than Taccia Ainezu.

Kelly Green is similar to Diamine Spruce.

Israel 75 is a bit darker than Deep Blue.

Longer Writing:

All of the inks had average flows except Denim Blue, which had a dry flow. I used a Taroko Enigma notebook.

Overall, there’s a bit too much feathering and bleeding for me. They’re not bad inks, but not the inks for me.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.

Caran d'Ache Chromatics

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Let’s take a look at three Caran d’Ache inks from the Chromatics collection. You can find these inks for sale at Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Vibrant Green, Magnetic Blue and Hypnotic Turquoise.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 30-60 seconds

Water Resistance: Low-Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All had medium shading.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering in every nib size and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Vibrant Green is brighter than Robert Oster Evergreen.

Magnetic Blue is more blue than these other blue blacks.

There are lots of other similar inks to Hypnotic Turquoise.

Longer Writing:

All of the inks had average flows. I used a Taroko Enigma notebook.

Overall, all three are lovely and well-behaved. Magnetic Blue is my favorite out of the three just because I like the color.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.

Callifolio Blue Blacks

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Let’s take a look at five Callifolio inks. You can find these inks for sale at Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Noir, Gris de Payne, Byzance, Bosphore and Botany Bay.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 40-80 seconds

Water Resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All had medium shading.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering in every nib size and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Noir is a little darker than Colorverse Daehan Jeguk.

Gris de Payne is more blue than Pilot Iroshizuku Fuyu-syogun.

Botany Bay has a slight teal undertone, Bosphore is slightly grey and Byzance is more of a true blue black.

Longer Writing:

All of the inks had dry flows. I used a Taroko Enigma notebook.

Overall, all five had nice shading but were way too dry for me. I would stick to wet pens like Pelikans with these inks.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.