Diamine Inkvent 2022 Days 1-5

We are well into December now, which means it’s time to take a look at the first five inks from the Diamine Inkvent 2022 Calendar. You can find the Inkvent Calendar for sale at a few different places, including Goldspot Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Bliss, Yule Log, Solar Storm, Spruce, and Spiced Apple.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 30-60 seconds

Water Resistance: Low-Medium

Feathering: Spruce had high feathering

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Spruce had medium bleeding.

Other properties: Bliss and Spruce have low shading, Spiced Apple had medium shading, Solar Storm had medium bronze sheen and Spiced Apple had medium green sheen. Yule Log had brown shimmer, Solar Storm and Spiced Apple had mixed metallic shimmer.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Bliss is similar to L’artisan Pastillier Turquoise.

Yule Log is lighter than Diamine Winter Spice.

Solar Storm is darker than Diamine Storm.

Spruce is darker than Diplomat Moss Green.

Spiced Apple is a little more orange than Diamine Dragon Blood.

All the inks had an average flow except Spruce which had a wet flow.

Overall, I think Yule Log and Solar Storm are my favorite out of the five. Spruce has too much bleeding and feathering for me.

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