Ink Review of Colorverse Solar Wind & Magnetosphere

Goldspot and Colorverse came up with a new set of inks exclusive to Goldspot Pens: Solar Wind and Magnetosphere. These inks come in a boxed set with a 65ml bottle of Solar Wind and a 15ml bottle of Magnetosphere. Thanks to Goldspot Pens for providing a set for review!

Solar Wind:

Solar Wind is a bright turquoise blue.

Magnetosphere:

Magnetosphere is a dark blue violet with some sheen.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the Solar Wind has some pretty shading, Magnetosphere sheens to copper and green.

Writing samples:

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

Dry time: 10 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: Low-both inks feathered in multiple nib sizes on Leuchtturm and the larger nib sizes on Rhodia.

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low-both inks bled in multiple nib sizes on Leuchtturm and the larger nib sizes on Rhodia.

Other properties: medium shading for both inks, high sheen on Magnetosphere, and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper the ink feathered and bled in all nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Solar Wind is closest to Sailor Ink Studio 441. Click here to see the Colorverse inks together.

Magnetosphere is closest to KWZ Stay Home Purple.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pelikan M600 Turquoise with an extra fine nib and a Franklin-Christoph 45 Pink and White (often called the bacon pen) with a broad nib on Tomoe River paper. Both inks had average flows.

Overall, Solar Wind can be a bit light in the smaller nib sizes so I would stick to medium and broad nibs. I love the sheen on Magnetosphere, the copper and green are interesting and pretty. Out of the two I prefer Magnetosphere, but both are worth a try.

Disclaimer: These inks were provided by Goldspot Pens for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and this post is not sponsored in any way.