Monteverde Color Changing Inks, Part 2

Let’s take a look at the second half of the Monteverde Color Changing Inks. You can finds these inks for sale at a lot of retailers, including Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Green to Pink, Deep Blue to Pink, Blue to Yellow, and Purple to Yellow.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 5-10 seconds

Water Resistance: Medium

Feathering: Medium

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Medium

Other properties: All have no shading or sheen.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering and bleeding in every nib size.

Comparison Swabs:

Green to Pink is closest to De Atramentis Moss Green.

Deep Blue to Pink is closest to Cross Blue.

Blue to Yellow is closest to Diamine Royal Blue.

Purple to Yellow is closest to Van Dieman’s Elizabeth’s Violet Eyes.

Longer Writing:

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

Overall, I really don’t like these inks. Yes they dry fast, but they feather and bleed badly, and look pretty terrible once you change the color.

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

Monteverde Color Changing Inks, Part 1

Monteverde released a set of 9 Color Changing inks, with a color changing solution. Let’s look at the first five inks. You can finds these inks for sale at a lot of retailers, including Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Black to Green, Brown to Green, Burgundy to Orange, Red to Yellow, and Fuchsia to Yellow.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 5-60 seconds

Water Resistance: Medium

Feathering: Medium

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Medium

Other properties: None

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering in every nib size and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Black to Green isn’t super close to any of these other blacks-the green undertone is strong.

Brown to Green is closest to Pelikan Edelstein Smoky Quartz.

Burgundy to Orange is closest to Van Diemen’s Duck Wing.

Red to Yellow is a bit brighter than Esterbook Scarlet.

Fuchsia to Yellow is close to Octopus Fluids Orchidee.

Longer Writing:

I used a Taroko Enigma notebook. The last four had average flows, and Winter of Mudeung has a dry flow.

Overall, I hate these inks. They bleed and feather a ton, even on Tomoe River paper, and I don’t like the colors after they have been changed.

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

Sailor Yurameku Series 2 Inks

Let’s take a look at the Sailor Yurameku Series 2 inks. You can find these inks for sale at Goulet Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Zare Gakoro, Hana Gakoro, Kokoro Guma, Date Gakoro and Suki Gakoro.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 30-40 seconds

Water Resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All five had medium shading and medium sheen.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering in every nib size as well as some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Hana Gakoro and Zare Gakoro aren’t particularly close to any of these other blue blacks.

Kokoro Guma is closest to Taccia Sharaku-kurocha out of these brown inks.

Date Gakoro isn’t similar to any of these other blues-it’s more violet than they are.

Suki Gakoro is more brown than these other green inks.

All five inks had average flows.

Overall, these inks are super interesting-they are one color when wet and dry to a different color. Out of the five I think Zare Garoko is my favorite. All are well behaved with some nice shading and sheen.

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