Today’s ink is Pelikan 4001 Violet. You can find this ink available in short cartridges at Vanness Pens.

*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 a little bit of gold sheen.

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: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

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

Violet is closest to KWZ Gummiberry. Click here to see the purple inks together.

I used a Lamy Safari Violet with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a dry flow, but I really enjoyed this pen/ink/paper combo.

Overall, this is a lovely ink. It’s a great color with a little bit of shading. and sheen.

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