Lennon Tool Bar Indigo Inks

We have one more Lennon Tool Bar ink collection to test out, the Indigo Collection: Tiegan, Yundoumuhua, Ganlan, Nahu, Shuise and Qiancong. Thanks to Shigure Inks for sending the inks over for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: Tiegan, Yundoumuhua, Ganlan, Nahu, Shuise and Qiancong.

Writing samples:

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

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: Low-there was a little bit of feathering in the flex nib.

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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:

Tiegan is similar to J Herbin Vert de Gris. Yundoumuhua is similar to Robert Oster Evening Sapphire. Ganlan is brighter than Sailor Ink Studio 640. Nahu is a little bit darker than Montblanc Miles Davis. Shuise is cooler toned than Vinta Perya. Qiancong is a little less vibrant than Pilot Iroshizuku Ebisu. 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 found a few of these too light for everyday use. Shuise is just too light for me. Qiancong had some flow issues-kept burping out of the nib, and is still rather light. Nahu is on the fence-very light but might be okay in larger nibs. I love the variety of blues in this collection though.

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.