Ink Review #2765: Teranishi Guitar Antique Black

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Teranishi Antique Black is from the Guitar collection. You can find these inks for sale at Vanness Pens.

The color:

Antique Black is a medium black.

*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 reddish-black 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: no shading, tiny red sheen, and no shimmer.

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had feathering and bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Antique Black is closest to Parker Black. Click here to see the black inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a TWSBI 580 AL with a fine nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.

Overall, I really enjoyed this ink. It’s a lovely medium black with a tiny bit of sheen. It has quickly become one of my favorite black inks.

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Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.

Ink Review: J Herbin Brown Inks

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Let’s take a look at four J Herbin standard inks: Perle Noir, Cacao du Bresil, Terre du Feu, and Cafe des Iles. You can purchase these inks at most retailers including Vanness Pens. Thanks to the reader who sent these inks in for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: Perle Noir, Cacao du Bresil, Terre du Feu, and Cafe des Iles

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 30-50 seconds

Water Resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: The four had low shading.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was quite a bit of feathering and bleeding in all nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Perle Noir is closest to Pilot Iroshizuku Take-sumi.

Cacao du Brésil is just a little bit more purple than Robert Oster Choc Pudding.

Terre du Feu is less saturated than Organics Studio Oscar’s Copper.

Cafe des Iles is closest to Diplomat Pine Tree.

I used a Taroko Enigma notebook. All four inks had average flows.

Overall, Cafe des Iles is my favorite out of the four. I love the color and how well behaved it is.

Disclaimer: These inks were provided by a reader for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.

Ink Review #2689: Diamine Good Tidings

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It’s the final day of the Diamine Inkvent 2024 Calendar! You can still find the Inkvent Calendar for sale at Levenger, along with a few others. Thanks to Diamine for sending the Inkvent Calendar over for review!

The color:

Good Tidings is a deep black with lots of sheen.

*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 you can see some of the green and black 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: 50 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

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

Comparison Swabs:

Good Tiding’s base color is closest to Monteverde Black Ash. Click here to see the black inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pilot Vanishing Point Crossed Lines with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.

Overall, I like the concept of this ink, but it’s way too smeary for me. It can be easily smeared hours after drying, so this is not an ink for me.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: This product was provided by Diamine for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.

Ink Review #2642: Colorverse Permanent Black

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Colorverse Permanent Black is from the Office collection. You can find these inks for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Permanent Black is more of a medium grey than a black.

*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:

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: High

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink worked pretty well, just a little bit of feathering but no bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Permanent Black isn’t close to any of these other black inks-it’s more of a medium grey. Click here to see the black inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Lamy 2000 Black Amber with a fine nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.

Overall, this ink has some pro’s and con’s. Pro’s: it’s water-resistant and it works pretty well on cheap copy paper. Con’s: it’s more of a dark grey than a black and can be too light to be easily read in smaller nib sizes.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.

Graf von Faber-Castell Inks, Part 2

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Let’s take a look at five Graf von Faber-Castell inks today. You can finds these inks for sale at a lot of retailers, including Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Carbon Black, Stone Grey, Hazelnut Brown, India Red, and Burned Orange.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 15-40 seconds

Water Resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All have low shading.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering and bleeding in the larger nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Carbon Black is similar to Private Reserve Infinity Black.

Stone Grey is a little cooler-toned than Aurora Grey.

Hazelnut Brown is a little deeper than Sailor Spicy Chipotle.

India Red is closest to Organics Studio Mercury Red.

Burned Orange is a little darker in writing than Dominant Industry Earl Grey Tea.

Longer Writing:

I used a Taroko Enigma notebook. All four had dry flows.

Overall, I love the colors but the flow was a little dry for me-I just wish they were a little wetter.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.

Ink Review #2636: Private Reserve Pearlescent Black Silver

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Private Reserve Black Silver is from the Pearlescent collection. You can find these inks for sale at most retailers including Dromgoole’s, who has it on sale for half off right now.

The color:

Black Silver is a medium black with lots of silver shimmer.

*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 sooo much shimmer!

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: 20 seconds

Water resistance: High

Feathering: Medium

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Medium

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had lots of feathering and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Black Silver is closest to De Atramentis Velvet Black. Click here to see the black inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Franklin-Christoph 45 in Charcoal with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a wet flow.

Overall, I really don’t like this ink. It has a lot of feathering and bleeding and the shimmer clogs and gets everywhere. It wipes off so easy, even onto the opposite page. I can see why this ink is on sale everywhere, because it’s not a good performer.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.

Ink Review #2635: Private Reserve Black

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Private Reserve Infinity Black is from the Infinity collection. You can find these inks for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens, who has it on sale right now.

The color:

Infinity Black is a medium black.

*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 black 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: 50 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink worked pretty well, just a little bit of feathering and bleeding in the flex nib.

Comparison Swabs:

Infinity Black is similar to Faber-Castell Carbon Black. Click here to see the black inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pelikan M205 Moonstone with a fine nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.

Overall, this is an average ink. It’s designed to flow well even when you leave the cap off the pen for a while, but I didn’t notice that it flowed any better than the average ink.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.

Ink Review #2592: De Atramentis Black

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De Atramentis Black is from the Standard collection. This ink is also known as: Motorbike, Steam Locomotive, Halloween, Johannes Gutenberg, Cross Boys, Martin Luther, George Washington, Imperator Caesar Augustus, Acts of Murder Eifel, Fritz Reuter, Egyptian, Licorice and Durant. You can find these inks for sale at Vanness Pens.

The color:

Black is a medium black.

*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 looks darker than it does on the Col-o-ring swab.

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: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink worked pretty well, just a little bit of feathering and bleeding in the flex nib.

Comparison Swabs:

Black is a little bit lighter than these other black inks. Click here to see the black inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Kaweco Al-sport Anthracite with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a wet flow.

Overall, this is a good basic black. It’s not the darkest black ink out there, but it’s a good medium black.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.

Ink Review #2562: Papier Plume Black

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Today’s ink is Papier Plume Black from the Classic collection. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens or directly from Papier Plume. I love that this ink is available in 15 and 30ml bottles, and is pretty affordable too.

The color:

Black is a classic medium black.

*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 black 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: no shading, low black sheen, and no shimmer.

On 20 lb copy paper the ink worked pretty well, just a little bit of feathering and bleeding in the flex nib.

Comparison Swabs:

Black is closest to Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Black. Click here to see the black inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pelikan M205 Petrol Marbled with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.

Overall, this is a good average, affordable black ink with a little bit of sheen in large nib sizes on Tomoe River paper.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.

Ink Review #2558: De Atramentis Diamond Black

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Today’s ink is De Atramentis Diamond Black from the Standard collection. This ink is also known as Franz Schubert and Andrew Jackson. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Diamond Black is a classic medium black.

*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 dries to a shiny finish, but it’s not 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: 60 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink worked pretty well, just a little bit of feathering and bleeding in the swab.

Comparison Swabs:

Diamond Black is a bit lighter than Platinum Carbon Black. Click here to see the black inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pelikan M605 Black Tortoise with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a wet flow.

Overall, this is a good classic black without any extras. The flow is nice and smooth. It’s a great office ink.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.