Ink Review #986: Diamine Scribble Purple

This year the Fountain Pens UK Facebook group teamed up with Diamine to create two new purples: Monboddo’s Hat and Scribble Purple. Since we already looked at Monboddo’s Hat, today we are taking a look at Scribble Purple. Thanks to Vanness Pens for sending a sample over for review!

The color:

Scribble Purple is a dark purple with lots of sheen.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink shows plenty of gold 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: no shading, high sheen, and no shimmer. The sheen is visible in all nib sizes on Tomoe River paper, and most nib sizes on Leuchtturm.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering in all nib sizes but just a tiny bit of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Scribble Purple is a bit warmer in tone than Diamine Purple Rain. Click here to see the Diamine inks together, and click here to see the purple inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Franklin-Christoph 46 Blue Diamondcast with a broad nib on a A5 Yoseka notebook. The ink had an average flow. I had some smearing issues with this pen/ink/paper combo. Lots of sheen, but quite a bit of smearing too.

Overall, I enjoyed this ink, but I will be careful with it on certain papers in the future.

Disclaimer: A sample of this ink was provided by Vanness 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.