Ink Review #2868: IWI Grain Full

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Today’s ink is IWI Grain Full from the Colors of Nature collection. My sample of ink came from Vanness Pens but they no longer have any in stock. I looked around but can’t find it for sale anywhere at the moment.

The color:

Grain Full is a medium honey ochre.

*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 some really interesting shading.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 5 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: Medium

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low-just a few spots.

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

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

Comparison Swabs:

Grain Full is similar to Ferris Wheel Press Autumn in Auburn. Click here to see the brown inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a TWSBI Eco Transparent Orange with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.

Overall, I love the color, shading and quick dry time, but there’s way too much feathering for me. I don’t need a full bottle of this one.

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