Ink Review #2882: Ferris Wheel Press Bluebell Brushstrokes

Today’s ink is Ferris Wheel Press Bluebell Brushstrokes. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Bluebell Brushstrokes is a deep unsaturated blue.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink is brighter than it is on the Col-o-ring swab.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

• EF Pilot Vanishing Point

• F, M, B Pilot Ishime

• Vintage Mabie Todd Swan (flex nib)

• Rhodia Goalbook

• Taroko Enigma notebooks (68gsm TR)

• Leuchtturm A5

• Pen & Gear Paper from Walmart

Dry time: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low-only on Rhodia.

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had feathering in all nib sizes and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Bluebell Brushstrokes is less green than Robert Oster Muddy Water, and darker than Birmingham Polar Bear. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Overall, I really like the color. The flow is a little better than a lot of the other Ferris Wheel Press inks I’ve tried.

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