Ink Review #272: Robert Oster Yellow Sunrise

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Today we are kicking off yellow ink week with Robert Oster Yellow Sunrise. I purchased my sample of ink from Anderson Pens.

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The color:

Yellow Sunrise ranges from bright yellow to a yellow-orange.

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In large swabs, there is some interesting shading but no sheen.

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

Dry time: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None.

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low-there was a little bit of bleeding in the flex nib on Tomoe River paper.

Other properties: Medium shading, no sheen, and no shimmer

On 20 pound copy paper the ink behaved well, no issues that I noticed.

Ink swabs for comparison, left to right (top to bottom for mobile RSS): Robert Oster Yellow Sunset, Robert Oster Yellow Sunrise, and Robert Oster Aussie Gold. Click here to see the Robert Oster inks together. 

Robert Oster Green Olive, Diamine Yellow, and PenBBS #139 JohanssonClick here to see the yellow inks together.

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Longer writing: 

I used a Pilot 912 FA and a broad Pilot Vanishing Point on Tomoe River paper. The ink had an average flow. 

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Overall, it's an interesting color. I'm not usually crazy about yellow inks since they can be really hard to read, but I think this one does ok. I like that it has some nice shading. Give it a try, you might love it.

Disclaimer: I purchased this ink myself, and all photos and opinions are my own. There are no affiliate links on this page.