PenBBS Season 29 Part 3

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Let’s take a look at four inks from PenBBS Season 29. I purchased my inks from Vanness Pens, but they are no longer carrying the brand so I’m unsure of where you can purchase them.

Swabs:

Left to right: 414 Avocado, 415 Huangshan, 416 Tea Green and 417 Wolfgang.

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: Low-High (Tea Green had high water resistance)

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All four had medium shading, Tea Green had low red sheen.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Avocado is similar to Kobe Maiko Green.

Huangshan is close to Bookbinder Ground Rattler.

Tea Green is a little lighter than Vinta Dream a Dream.

Wolfgang is lighter than Monteverde Copper Noir.

Longer Writing:

Avocado and Wolfgang had an average flow. Huangshan was dry and Tea Green was wet.

Overall, Avocado and Wolfgang were rather average for me, nothing too special about them. Huangshan was too light and dry, basically unusable. Tea Green had a nice wet flow and high water resistance, so that one was my favorite out of the four.

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

Ink Review #2259: Colorverse Photo Black

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Today’s ink is Colorverse Permanent Photo Black from the Colorverse Office collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Photo Black is a medium grey.

*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 shades to black.

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

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had just a little bit of feathering and a few dots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Photo Black is much lighter than these other grey inks. Click here to see the grey inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Franklin-Christoph 45 in Smoke with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this is an interesting color. I love that it’s water-resistant but it can be pale in the smaller nib sizes, I enjoyed it in a broad nib.

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.

PenBBS Season 29 Part 2

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Let’s take a look at four inks from PenBBS Season 29. I purchased my inks from Vanness Pens, but they are no longer carrying the brand so I’m unsure of where you can purchase them.

Swabs:

Left to right: 410 Year of the Rat, 411 Purple Sky, 412 Nanning and 413 Miguel de Cervantes.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 10-40 seconds

Water Resistance: Low-Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All four had low shading and Year of the Rat had silver shimmer.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Year of the Rat is a little warmer than these other grey shimmer inks.

Purple Sky is a little darker than Sailor Jentle Ultra Marine.

Nanning is a little lighter than Diamine Mistletoe.

Miguel de Cervantes is a little darker than Van Dieman’s Tassie Salmon.

Longer Writing:

Year of the Rat and Miguel de Cervantes had dry flows. Purple Sky and Nanning had average flows. I had some clogging and flow issues with Year of the Rat-I had to keep priming the converter to get through the clogs.

Overall, Purple Sky is my favorite out of the four, it flows well and has a nice color. Year of the Rat is my least favorite-it had too many clogging issues for me.

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

Akkerman Limited Edition Inks

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Today let’s take a look at three limited edition Akkerman inks: Gourmet Pens Pink, Business in the Front, Party in the Back and Delfts Blue. You can find these inks for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Gourmet Pens Pink, Business in the Front, Party in the Back and Delfts Blue

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 40-50 seconds

Water Resistance: Low-Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: The first two had low shading, Delfts Blue had medium shading.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering in every nib size but no bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Gourmet Pens Pink is a little lighter than Taccia Momo Pink.

Party is one shade darker than Nemosine Pleiades Blue Black and one shade lighter than Sailor Shimoyo.

Delfts Blue is similar to Colorverse Rocky Blue.

Longer Writing:

All had average flows.

Overall, I enjoyed all three of these inks, but Business in the Front Party in the Back is my favorite. I enjoyed the way it flows and the little bit of shading.

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

Ink Review #2251: Private Reserve Cadillac Green

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Today’s ink is Private Reserve Cadillac Green from the Private Reserve standard collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Cadillac Green is a medium emerald green.

*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 pink 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: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had just a little bit of feathering and a few dots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Cadillac Green is similar to Scribo Verde Bosco. Click here to see the green inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used an Esterbrook Estie Oversize in Montana Sapphire with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I enjoyed the color, but there was a little more feathering than I like to see.

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.

Robert Oster Drinks Part 2

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Let’s take a look at the last three Robert Oster inks from the Robert Oster Drinks collection. You can find these inks for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Green Lady, Detox and Blue Martini.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 40-60 seconds

Water Resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All three had low shading. Green Lady had green shimmer.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Green Lady is a little lighter than Robert Oster Envy.

Detox is similar to Robert Oster Saguaro Green.

Blue Martini is a little darker than Robert Oster Evening Sapphire.

Longer Writing:

All had average flows.

Overall, I enjoyed all three of these inks, however all three are similar (a little darker or a little lighter) than Robert Oster inks that already exist.

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

Ink Review #2247: Van Dieman's Pixie Parasols

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Let’s take a look at Van Dieman’s Pixie Parasols from the Tassie/Seasons collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Pixie Parasols is a pale baby 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 shades to grey.

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: Medium

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had just a little bit of feathering and a few dots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Pixie Parasols is closest to Sailor Ink Studio 264. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Franklin-Christoph 45 in Vanness Blue with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, the color is gorgeous, but it is very pale. Even in a broad nib it was light, so I would stick to medium and broad nibs with this one.

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.

Robert Oster Drinks Part 1

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Let’s take a look at three Robert Oster inks from the Robert Oster Drinks collection. You can find these inks for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Pink Squirrel, Whiskey and Brandy.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 40-60 seconds

Water Resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All three had low shading.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Pink Squirrel is cooler toned than these other pink inks.

Whisky is one shade darker than Robert Oster Peach and Brandy is one shade lighter.

Longer Writing:

All had average flows.

Overall, I love both Whiskey and Brandy. I don’t necessarily think you need both, it’s about two shades difference between the two.

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

2200 Inks!

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We have surpassed 2200 ink reviews so it’s time for another favorites post! We are now into summer so today let’s focus on my favorite bright colors.

Reds:

Irori is my long-time favorite red ink!

Pinks:

You can’t go wrong with any of these pinks, but Momo is definitely the brightest.

Oranges:

I love how water resistant Carmen is but Gerbera is probably my fave summer orange!

Yellows:

I love all four of these yellow inks!

Greens:

Ryde Green is probably my favorite summer green!

Teals:

Diamine Marine was the first ink I ever bought, and it’s still one of my favorites!

Blues:

If I had to pick one favorite Robert Oster blue it would be Blue Water Ice.

Purples:

Amethyst is my favorite summery purple!

What are your favorite summer inks? Let me know in the comments below!

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. There are no affiliate links on this page and this post is not sponsored in any way.

Ink Review #2243: Oblation Rose City Rose

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Oblation Papers and Press has released a new ink called Rose City Rose. Thanks to Oblation Papers and Press for sending this ink over for review!

The color:

Rose City Rose is a pale 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.

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 just a little bit of feathering and a few dots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Rose City Rose is cooler-toned than Papier Plume Garden District Azalea. Click here to see the pink inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Kaweco Al-sport Rose Gold with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a slightly dry flow.

Overall, I love the color, it’s a bit of a unique pink, but it can be light in the smaller nib sizes so I would stick to medium and broad nibs.

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 Oblation Papers and Press 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.