Ink Review #102: Diamine Blaze Orange

I'm a little obsessed with orange ink for fall. Today's orange is Diamine Blaze Orange. I purchased my bottle at Cult Pens. 

The color...

Blaze orange is a medium orange with a little bit of shading.

This ink doesn't look that great in ink drops. When pooled it almost looks grey.

Dry time: 35 seconds

Water Resistance: none

Feathering: None

Show through: low-medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: Low shading, no sheen

Ink swabs for comparison, left to right (top to bottom for RSS): Diamine Orange, Diamine Blaze Orange, and Diamine Pumpkin. To see the Diamine ink swabs together, click here.

Montblanc Lucky Orange, Nemosine Solar Storm 1859, and Sailor Jentle Apricot. To see the orange ink swabs together, click here.

Longer writing:

I did the first half of the page with a Pilot 912 FA on Tomoe River, but there was so much railroading that I switched to a broad nib for the second half of the page.

Overall, it's a fine ink, it just doesn't have great shading or sheen to make it stand out from the pack, because there are a lot of good oranges out there. It's well behaved and has nice color.

Disclaimer: I purchased this ink myself, and all photos and opinions are my own. There are no affiliate links on this page.