Lennon Tool Bar Atmospheric Inks

Shigure Inks recently started carrying Lennon Tool Bar inks from Taiwan. Yesterday we tested the 2019 Autumn collection, so now we are taking a look at the Atmospheric collection which includes: Firmament, Cloudy Day and Twilight. Thanks to Shigure Inks for sending the inks over for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: Firmament, Cloudy Day and Twilight. Firmament is an unsaturated murky green. Cloudy Day is an unsaturated dark blue. Twilight is somewhere between blue, purple and grey. On the Col-o-ring card it looks more purple.

Writing samples:

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

Water resistance: High

Feathering: Low-there was some feathering in the flex nib on Leuchtturm and Rhodia.

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low-there was some bleeding on Leuchtturm in the flex nib.

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

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was lots of feathering in every nib size as well as a lot of bleeding, so I would not recommend these inks for cheap paper.

Comparison Swabs:

Firmament is similar to but less saturated than Sailor Ink Studio 462. Cloudy Day is similar to Birmingham Aluminum. Twilight is bluer than Colorverse Anti-Matter. Click here to see the Lennon Tool Bar inks together.

I used a Lochby Lined Refill A5 notebook (Tomoe River 68gsm). All of the inks had a wetter than average flow, almost a bit thin and watery.

Overall, I enjoyed these inks. The very wet flow makes the small extra fine and fine nibs seem broader than they are. I love how well the colors coordinate together and all behave similarly.

Disclaimer: These inks were provided by Shigure Inks for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.