Ink Review #2833: De Atramentis Dark Orange
/This week we are focusing on De Atramentis inks, starting with De Atramentis Dark Orange from the Standard collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers, my sample came from Vanness Pens.
The color:
Dark Orange is a terracotta orange.
*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 is less saturated than 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, as well as on cheap copy paper.
*For my writing samples I use:
Vintage Mabie Todd Swan (flex nib)
Taroko Enigma notebooks (68gsm TR)
Dry time: 30 seconds
Water resistance: Low
Feathering: None
Show through: Medium
Bleeding: None
Other properties: no shading, no sheen, and no shimmer.
On 20 lb copy paper the ink had feathering in all nib sizes and some bleeding.
Comparison Swabs:
Dark Orange is less vibrant than Robert Oster Whiskey. Click here to see the orange inks together.
Longer Writing:
I used a Kaweco Al-sport with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.
Overall, this is a good autumnal orange. It’s well behaved and has an average dry time, but it doesn’t have any shading/sheen/shimmer to make it stand out from the crowd.
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