Ink Review #1112: Diamine Burnt Sienna

I’ve been trying to make it through some of the Diamine inks I’ve had for a long time, so today’s ink is Diamine Burnt Sienna. I purchased my bottle of ink from Cult Pens.

The color:

Burnt Sienna is an unsaturated red brown.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has a little bit of black sheen.

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: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: medium shading, tiny black sheen, and no shimmer. The sheen was only visible in large swabs on Tomoe River Paper.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering in most nib sizes and just a few dots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Burnt Sienna is similar to Diamine Cherry Sunburst but much lighter. Click here to see the Diamine inks together, and click here to see the brown inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Lamy Studio Terracotta with a medium nib on a Yoseka A5 notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, it’s a well behaved ink but the color doesn’t wow me. I think I would use this ink the most in the autumn season.

Disclaimer: I purchased this ink myself, and all photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored in any way.