Colorverse Ham & Ham Glistening

Colorverse Ham 65 and Ham Glistening come as a boxed set. These inks are available at Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Ham 65 and Ham 65 Glistening.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 15-20 seconds

Water Resistance: Medium

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

Other properties: Ham 65 had medium shading and low red sheen. Ham 65 Glistening had low shading, low red sheen and red shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was lots of feathering in every nib size as well as some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Ham 65 is more green than Robert Oster Carbon Fire.

Ham 65 Glistening is more green than these other blue shimmer inks.

Longer Writing:

Ham 65 had a wet flow and Ham 65 Glistening had an average flow.

Overall, both are nice inks but they do have a little bit of feathering and bleeding.

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