Ink Review #1555: 3 Oysters Doldam

3 Oysters Doldam is from the I.Color.U collection. I purchased my sample of ink from Pen Chalet.

The Color:

Doldam is a medium grey with shading.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink ranges from light grey to a medium brown.

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 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was quite a bit of feathering and bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Doldam reminded me of Montblanc Oyster Grey at first, but when compared Oyster Grey is cooler-toned than Doldam. Click here to see the 3 Oysters inks together, and click here to see the grey inks together.

Longer writing:

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

Overall, this ink is generally well behaved, and has some interesting shading. I still prefer Montblanc Oyster Grey over Doldam.

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