Colorverse Pillars of Creation & Mystic Mountain
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Colorverse Pillars of Creation & Mystic Mountain are from the new Colorverse Season 7: Eye on the Universe. When I first saw swabs for Season 7 I immediately knew these two were probably going to be my favorite. Pillars of Creation comes in a 65ml bottle and Mystic Mountain in a 15ml bottle. You can find this ink for sale at Pen Chalet.
Swabs:
Left to right: Pillars of Creation is a deep grape purple and Mystic Mountain is a light cornflower blue. As soon as I swabbed these myself Pillars of Creation immediately reminded me of Diamine Handel (which I love) so you will see them compared below.
In large swabs on Tomoe River paper, Pillars of Creation has some gorgeous green sheen, Mystic Mountain has lots of pink shimmer.
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: Medium
Feathering: None
Show through: Medium
Bleeding: None
Other properties: medium shading (both), medium green sheen (Pillars) and pink shimmer (Mystic).
On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was lots of feathering in every nib size as well as some bleeding.
Comparison Swabs:
Pillars of Creation is darker than Diamine Handel, and similar to Diamine Merlot.
Mystic Mountain is lighter than Tono & Lims Diamond Dust but darker than Vinta Pastel Blue Julio 1991.
Longer Writing:
Pillars of Creation: I used a Platinum 3776 Nice Lavande with a broad nib on a Taroko Odyssey Notebook (Cosmo Air Light paper). The ink had an average flow.
Mystic Mountain: I used a TWSBI Eco-T Mint with a broad nib on a Taroko Odyssey Notebook (Cosmo Air Light paper). The ink had an average flow.
Overall, I absolutely love both of these inks. Pillars of Creation is my favorite though-the color is amazing, I love the shading and the green sheen and it performs well. Mystic Mountain can be a bit light in smaller nib sizes so I would stick to the larger nib sizes, but it’s the only blue ink I know of that a has pink shimmer as of right now. This ink set would be a perfect gift for anyone who likes unusual or interesting inks.
Disclaimer: I purchased these inks myself and all photos and opinions are my own. This page does contain affiliate links but this post is not sponsored in any way.