Today’s green ink is PenBBS 224 Tolstoy from PenBBS Season 14. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has some nice shading and a little bit of black sheen.

Writing samples:

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

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering and bleeding in all nib sizes.

Tolstoy is closest to Vinta Leyte. Click here to see the PenBBS inks together, and click here to see the green inks together.

I used a Lamy Al-star Charged Green with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this is an interesting ink! I love the shading and the color. It’s worth a try!

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