Ink Review #2273: KWZ Dark Brown

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Let’s take a look at KWZ Dark Brown from the Standard collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Lemur Ink.

The color:

Dark Brown is a deep brown-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 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: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: no shading, medium black 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:

KWZ Dark Brown is a little darker than Sailor Jentle Doyou. Click here to see the brown inks together.

Longer Writing:

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

Overall, this is a lovely brown-black. It would be a great office ink since it’s a dark neutral color.

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 #2272: KWZ Brown 4

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Let’s take a look at KWZ Brown #4 from the Standard collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Brown 4 is a dark red-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 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: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: low shading, low black 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:

Brown #4 is similar to Ink Institute Taipei Metro. Click here to see the brown inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Schon Design Ultem with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this is a nice brown ink, perfect for the autumn season. I did notice the vanilla smell when filling the pen, and only occasionally when 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 #2271: KWZ Brown 3

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Let’s take a look at KWZ Brown #3 from the Standard collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Brown 3 is a medium warm 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 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: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: low shading, low black 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:

Brown 3 is similar to Aurora Brown. Click here to see the brown inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Lamy Safari Terracotta with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I enjoyed this ink. It’s a nice well-behaved brown with a smooth average flow.

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 #2270: KWZ Brown 2

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Let’s take a look at KWZ Brown #2 from the Standard collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Brown 2 is a medium red-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 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: 50 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: low shading, low black 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:

Brown 2 is similar to Monteverde Scotch Brown. Click here to see the brown inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pelikan M800 Renaissance Brown with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I like this ink. It’s a lovely, well-behaved brown ink, perfect for the autumn season. The vanilla smell doesn’t bother me, but I definitely notice it when I’m filling a pen, and occasionally when I’m 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.

PenBBS Season 30 Part 1

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Let’s take a look at five inks from PenBBS Season 30. 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: 432 Plum Blossom, 433 Su Wu, 434 Beethoven, 435 Snow Pine and 436 Dark Bamboo.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 5-40 seconds

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

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All five had medium shading, Beethoven had low bronze sheen.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Plum Blossom is brighter than Sailor Jentle Oku-yama.

Su Wu is a little brighter than these other blue inks.

Beethoven is similar to Vinta Dream a Dream.

Snow Pine looks more green on paper but more brown in swabs.

Dark Bamboo is a llittle less green than Sailor Yoi.

Longer Writing:

Su Wu and Dark Bamboo had dry flows, the rest were average.

Overall, I think Snow Pine is my favorite out of the five-it looks different on every paper. It’s green on Tomoe River paper but brown on Col-o-ring swabs.

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

Ink Review #2264: Colorverse A And

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Today’s ink is Colorverse A And from the Colorverse Project collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

A And is a medium grey-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 from grey to 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: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: low 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:

A And is a little lighter than Pilot Iroshizuku Fuyu-syogun. Click here to see the grey inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pelikan M605 White Silver with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a dry flow.

Overall, the ink is a little too pale and dry for me. I wish it was a little darker and a little wetter.

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 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.