Ink Review #1959: IWI Autumnal Equinox

IWI Autumnal Equinox is from the Colors of Nature collection. This ink is available in 30ml bottles. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

The color:

Autumnal Equinox is a medium walnut brown.

*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 has a much cooler tone.

Writing samples:

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

*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: 5 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had some feathering and a few dots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Autumnal Equinox is a little warmer than these other brown inks. Click here to see the brown inks together.

Longer writing:

I used an Opus 88 Koloro with a medium nib on an Odyssey notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this ink is a meh for me-it dries quickly but also feathers a bit. I’m not wowed by it.

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