Ink Review: Colorverse Blue Dragon Collection

Today’s inks are from the Colorverse Blue Dragon Collection from the 2024 Special Series. They are: Blue Dragon Standard, Blue Dragon Glistening Gold, Blue Dragon Glistening Silver and Blue Dragon Glistening Blue. You can purchase these inks at a few retailers including Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Blue Dragon Standard, Blue Dragon Glistening Gold, Blue Dragon Glistening Silver and Blue Dragon Glistening 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 seconds

Water Resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: No shading, monster pink sheen, as well as gold, silver and blue shimmers.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was a little bit of feathering and bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Blue Dragon Standard is similar to Octopus Fluids Nordsee.

For shimmers, Diamine Serendipity is the closest.

I used a Taroko Enigma notebook with a Brooks Charleston and a medium nib. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I like the non-shimmer version the best. I love the color, but it’s a little too much sheen for me.

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