Ink Review #2479: R&K Isatis Tinctoria
/Today’s ink is Rohrer and Klingner Isatis Tinctoria. This ink was a limited edition ink from 2021.You can find this ink for sale at Desk Bandit.
*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 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:
Vintage Mabie Todd Swan (flex nib)
Taroko Enigma notebooks (68gsm TR)
Dry time: 30 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 a few dots of bleeding in the larger nib sizes.
Comparison Swabs:
Isatis Tinctoria is less saturated than Robert Oster Midnight Sapphire. Click here to see the blue inks together.
Longer Writing:
I used a Pilot Vanishing Point Black Ice with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.
Overall, I love this color. I do with the flow was just a little bit wetter, but I enjoyed it overall.
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