Ink Review #2595: KWZ Red 1

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KWZ Red 1 is from the KWZ Standard collection. My sample came from Vanness Pens, but they no longer have it in stock. I couldn’t actually find it in stock anywhere, so I’m unsure where you can find some.

The color:

Red 1 is an unsaturated medium red.

*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 it has some shading.

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: 60 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

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 some bleeding in the larger nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Red 1 is similar to Ferris Wheel Press Candy Marsala. Click here to see the red inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pilot Ishime Maroon with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.

Overall, this is a lovely ink. I really enjoyed using it. Hopefully I can find some in stock somewhere soon.

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