Ink Review #2664: KWZ Fields of Barley

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Let’s take a look at KWZ Fields of Barley from the All that Glitters collection. You can find this ink at most retailers including Vanness Pens. Thanks to KWZ for sending this ink over for review!

The color:

Fields of Barley is an emerald green with gold shimmer.

*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 so much shimmer! The shimmer does a great job of staying in suspension though.

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:

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

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

Comparison Swabs:

Fields of Barley is closest to Diamine Golden Ivy. Click here to see the green inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pelikan M600 Vibrant Green with a fine nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.

Overall, I really enjoyed this ink. Like KWZ Jurassic Treasure that I reviewed yesterday, I love how small the shimmer is and how well it stays in suspension-I only had to shake the pen at the beginning of the page and the shimmer stayed consistent throughout the rest of the page. This ink is a perfect green to use for holiday cards.

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Disclaimer: This product was provided by KWZ 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.