Colorverse USA Part 1

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Colorverse has been working on a set of 50 states inks (similar to what Sailor is doing). Let’s take a look at the first five: Gentle Terrier (Massachusetts), Chesapeake Bay (Virginia), Red Rock (Arizona), Tex Mex (Texas) and Chi-Town (Illinois).

Swabs:

Left to right: Gentle Terrier (Massachusetts), Chesapeake Bay (Virginia), Red Rock (Arizona), Tex Mex (Texas) and Chi-Town (Illinois)

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

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: 40-100 seconds

Water Resistance: Medium

Feathering: None (only Chi-town has low feathering)

Show through: Low-Medium

Bleeding: Only. Chi-Town has low bleeding.

Other properties: medium-low shading, some sheen (Chi-town has medium bronze sheen and Gentle Terrier has monster black sheen) and Chi-town has gold shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was a bit of feathering in every nib size as well as bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Gentle Terrier is close to Van Dieman’s Devil Black.

Chesapeake Bay is similar to Sailor Ink Studio 373.

Red Rock is less red than Sailor 50 States Virginia and more red than Pennonia Chestnut Brown.

Tex-mex is close to Monteverde Cherry Danish.

Chi-town is close to Ostrich Glen the Sea.

Longer Writing:

I used a Taroko Odyssey notebook. The inks had average flows except Tex Mex and Gentle Terrier, which had wet flows.

Overall, Red Rock is my favorite out of the five-good shading and a great fall color. Gentle Terrier is my least favorite simply because it has a ton of sheen and can be smeared.

Disclaimer: I purchased these inks myself. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and this post is not sponsored.

Ink Review #1671: Tools to Live by Green

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Tools to Live by ink is exclusive to Galen Leather. This is a KWZ iron gall ink in a tall, gorgeous glass bottle. Let’s look at Tools to Live by Green. Thanks to Galen Leather for sending this ink over for review.

The color:

Green is a dark evergreen.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Bottle:

Green comes in a glass 30ml bottle.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink is darker with some black 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: 60 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper there was some bleeding and feathering.

Comparison Swabs:

Green is closest to Ostrich Green Emerald. Click here to see the green inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Pilot Custom 74 in Forest with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a wet flow.

Overall, I like this ink. It has a smooth, wet flow with medium water resistance. The downside to this ink is the price-at $49 for 30ml it’s very expensive, with most of the cost in the bottle. If you just care about the ink, buy it in a standard bottle from KWZ. If you want a gorgeous bottle, buy it from Tools to Live by.

Disclaimer: This ink was provided by Galen Leather 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 #1670: Wearingeul Soyeongwije

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Wearingeul Soyeongwije is from Wearingeul’s Yi-Sang series. Thanks to Wearingeul for sending this ink over for review!

The color:

Soyeongwije is a deep violet with silver 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 some sheen and lots of silver 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: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: medium shading, tiny brown sheen, and silver shimmer.

On 20 lb copy paper there was some bleeding and feathering.

Comparison Swabs:

Soyeongwije is more blue than the other purple shimmer inks I have. Click here to see the purple inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Platinum 3776 Nice Lavande with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I enjoyed this ink. It’s a pretty color, flows well for a shimmer ink, and is well behaved.

Disclaimer: This ink was provided by Wearingeul 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.

Wearingeul Yun Dong-ju

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Wearingeul Yun Dong-ju includes: a Star Spattered Hill, Shooting at the Moon, Stars in Autumn and the Sky. These are such great winter colors together. Thanks to Wearingeul for sending these inks over for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: a Star Spattered Hill, Shooting at the Moon, Stars in Autumn and the Sky.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

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: 20-70 seconds

Water Resistance: Low-Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: low shading, no sheen and some shimmer, Star Hill has gold shimmer and Stars in Autumn has silver shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was a bit of feathering in every nib size as well as bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

A Star Spattered Hill is close to Colorverse Ornament Yellow.

Lake Shooting at the Moon is a little darker than Kobe Nagisa Museum Gray.

Stars in Autumn is close to Birmingham M. River Luster.

The Sky is darker than Taccia Classic Blue Jeans.

Longer Writing:

I used a Taroko Odyssey notebook, the inks had average flows.

Overall, I love both of the shimmer inks together, they are great night sky inks. I didn’t have any issues with clogging, and they are generally well behaved.

Disclaimer: These inks were provided by Wearingeul 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.

Wearingeul Forest of Literature

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Wearingeul Forest of Literature includes: Mason’s Song, Human Problem, Kyonghui and Path. These are such great fall colors together. Thanks to Wearingeul for sending these inks over for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: Mason’s Song, Human Problem, Kyonghui and Path

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

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: 50-80 seconds

Water Resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: low-medium shading, no sheen and path has green shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was a bit of feathering in every nib size as well as bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Mason’s Song is a little lighter than Robert Oster Choc Pudding.

Human Problem is close to Monteverde Cherry Danish.

Kyonghui is a little lighter than KWZ Butterscotch (one of my favorite inks).

Path is darker than Diamine Wagner.

Longer Writing:

I used a Taroko Odyssey notebook, all of the inks had an average flow except Mason’s Song, which is dry.

Overall, I love these colors together. Kyonghui is my favorite from the bunch, but I enjoyed them all.

Disclaimer: These inks were provided by Wearingeul 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.

Wearingeul Yi-sang

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Wearingeul is a new-to-me brand I’ve been excited to try out. They are made in Korea, in the same factory as Colorverse. Let’s look at the Yi-sang series. Thanks to Wearingeul for sending these inks over for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: Me In the Mirror, Taxidermied Genius, Infinite Cube and 13 Children.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

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: 40-70 seconds

Water Resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: low-medium shading, low sheen and no shimmer except Me in the Mirror which has silver shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was a bit of feathering in every nib size as well as bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Me in the Mirror is close to Diamine Snow Storm

Infinite Cube is a little darker than Waterman Absolute Brown.

Taxidermied Genius is darker than Kyo-no-oto Cherry Blossom.

13 Children is closest to Sailor 50 States California.

Longer Writing:

I used a Taroko Odyssey notebook, most of the inks had an average flow, but Me In the Mirror had a drier flow and had some clogging issues.

Overall, I had some trouble with Me in the Mirror, but I really enjoyed the other three inks. Taxidermied Genius is my favorite out of the four, and is worth a try!

Disclaimer: These inks were provided by Wearingeul 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 #1657: Robert Oster Sooty Shearwater

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Robert Oster Sooty Shearwater was made for Galen Leather in memory of Zeynep, Galen Leather’s founder. Thanks to Galen Leather for sending this ink over for review!

The color:

Sooty Shearwater is a bright summery 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 a bit of pink sheen and some gorgeous 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, low sheen, and no shimmer.

On 20 lb copy paper there was some bleeding and feathering.

Comparison Swabs:

Sooty Shearwater is a bit lighter than RO Tranquility. Click here to see the teal inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Leonardo Momento Zero Figboot with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I love this ink. It’s just a bit lighter than another of my favorite inks-RO Tranquility. I love that this ink is in memory of Zeynep, it’s gorgeous, and absolutely worth a try.

Disclaimer: This ink was provided by Galen Leather 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.

Ostrich Inks Part 2

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Ostrich is a new-to-me brand that comes in 18ml glass bottles. Yesterday we looked at four inks, so today let’s look at the other five: Blue Sapphire, Blue Moon Lake, Sea of Okinawa, Love the Sea and Lake Baikal. Thanks to Pen Savings for sending these inks over for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: Blue Sapphire, Lake Baikal, Love the Sea, Blue Moon Lake and Sea of Okinawa.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

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: 40-80 seconds

Water Resistance: Low-Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: High

Bleeding: Low-mostly on Leuchtturm

Other properties: no shading, high to monster sheen (Blue Sapphire and Love the Sea had the highest sheen.) and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was a bit of feathering in every nib size as well as bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Blue Sapphire is close to Diamine Herbert.

Lake Baikal is a little darker than Colorverse Bluish Green. Blue Moon Lake is similar to Blackstone Sydney Harbour Blue.

Love the Sea is close to KWZ Sheen Machine. Sea of Okinawa is similar to Vinta Maharlika.

Longer Writing:

I used a Taroko Odyssey notebook, all five inks had a dry, sticky flow common to super sheeny inks.

Overall, these are pretty well behaved, but they do take a long time to dry and bleed on Leuchtturm paper. Blue Moon Lake is my favorite out of the five.

Disclaimer: These inks were provided by Pen Savings 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.