Ink Review #1118: Diamine Crimson

Today’s ink is Diamine Crimson. I purchased my bottle of ink from Cult Pens.

The color:

Crimson is a dark unsaturated red.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has some pretty shading.

Writing samples:

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

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering in most nib sizes and a little bit of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Crimson is much darker than the light Diamine reds: Wild Strawberry, Tulip, Brilliant Red and Poppy Red, but not quite as dark as Oxblood. Click here to see the Diamine inks together, and click here to see the red inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Pelikan M200 Gold Marbled with a medium nib on a Yoseka A5 notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, it’s a good standard medium red. There’s nothing about it that stands out, but if you need a classic red this might be the ink for you.

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.