Ink Review #1641: Colorverse 001 Shiny Black

Today’s black ink is Colorverse 001 Shiny Black, part of the Colorverse Project series. This ink is available in 65ml bottles at most retailers, including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Shiny Black is a medium black with silver shimmer.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Vanishing Point and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink a lot of shimmer.

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, F, M, and B Pilot Vanishing Points

• Vintage Mabie Todd Swan (flex nib)

• Rhodia Goalbook

• Taroko Enigma notebooks (68gsm TR)

• Leuchtturm A5

• Pen & Gear Paper from Walmart

Dry time: 15 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

Other properties: low shading, no sheen, and silver shimmer.

On 20 lb copy paper there was some bleeding and feathering.

Comparison Swabs:

Shiny Black is closest to Diamine Night Sky. Click here to see the black inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Franklin-Christoph 45 in Charcoal & Creme on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this is a decent shimmer ink. I’m not crazy about it simply because I don’t love shimmer inks, but it behaves pretty well, is a good neutral color and I didn’t have any issues with clogging.

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