Ink Review Colorverse Electron & Selectron

Colorverse 31 Electron comes in a boxed set with 32 Selectron and belongs to the Multiverse collection. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

The color:

Electron is a medium red orange.

The color:

Selectron is a deep 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 Electron 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:

• EF Pilot Vanishing Point

• F, M, B Pilot Ishime

• Vintage Mabie Todd Swan (flex nib)

• Rhodia Goalbook

• Taroko Enigma notebooks (68gsm TR)

• Leuchtturm A5

• Pen & Gear Paper from Walmart

Dry time: 30-40 seconds

Water resistance: Low-High

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: electron has low shading, no sheen, and no shimmer.

On 20 lb copy paper the inks had some feathering and bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Selectron is deeper than these other black inks. Click here to see the black inks together.

Electron is closest to Pilot Iroshizuku Fuyu-gaki.

Longer writing:

I used a Taroko Enigma notebook. The both inks had a wet flow.

Overall, I enjoyed both of these. They’re well behaved and have a nice wet flow.

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