Ink Review #502: Rohrer and Klingner SketchINK Lilly

We’ve reached the last day of brown ink week-today’s first ink is Rohrer and Klingner SketchINK Lilly. I purchased my sample of ink from Vanness Pens. SketchINKs are water resistant and contain pigment, which makes them a little higher maintenance than the average ink.

The color:

Lilly is a dark, cool-toned brown.

Swabs:

Ink large swabs the ink looks almost black.

Writing samples:

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

Dry time: 15 seconds

Water resistance: High-the ink did not run at all.

Feathering: Low-the ink feathered in most nib sizes on Rhodia.

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: medium shading, no sheen, and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was feathering in every nib size, and some bleeding in the flex and broad nibs.

Comparison Swabs:

Lilly is a bit of a unique brown, I don’t have any other brown inks that quite match the color. Click here to see the Rohrer and Klingner inks together, and click here to see the brown inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a fine Montegrappa Copper Mule on Tomoe River 68gsm. I had some issues with flow. You can see in the first three paragraphs there was some clogging and skipping, so I ended up priming the feed a bit and then it wrote much smoother.

Overall, I like that it’s very water resistant and dries quickly, but there are some flow issues because of the pigment. I wouldn’t suggest leaving this ink in a pen for too long.

Disclaimer: I purchased this ink myself, and all photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and this post is not sponsored in any way.