Ink Review #2573: Dominant Industry Early Spring

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Today’s ink is Dominant Industry Early Spring. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Early Spring is a light grey that shades to green with pink 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 you can see both the green shading and the pink 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: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

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

Comparison Swabs:

Early Spring is much lighter than these other grey shimmer inks. Click here to see the grey inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Leonardo Mother of Pearl with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a dry flow.

Overall, I love the color in large swabs-it shows the green shading and pink shimmer, but hardly any of that shading shows up in writing. It’s also very pale and hard to read, so this isn’t an ink for me.

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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 #2377: Dominant Industry Matin

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Dominant Industry Les Nympheas : Matin is from the Painters Pearl collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Matin is a pale lilac purple.

*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 gold 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: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had some feathering but no bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Matin is much lighter than these other purple shimmer inks. Click here to see the purple inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Lamy Al-star Lilac with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a dry flow.

Overall, this ink is too light and dry for everyday use. It’s hard to read, even in a medium nib.

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 #2375: Dominant Industry Les Nuages

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Dominant Industry Les Nympheas : Les Nuages is from the Painters Pearl collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Les Nuages is a pale blue with 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 plenty of pink 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: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

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

Comparison Swabs:

Les Nuages is lighter than Robert Oster Free Spirit. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pilot Custom 74 in Teal with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a dry flow.

Overall, the color is nice, but too light and dry for everyday use.

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.

New Dominant Industry Inks

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Today let’s take a look at three new Dominant Industry inks: Evening, November Leaves and Winter Pine. You can find these inks for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Evening, November Leaves and Winter Pine.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 20-40 seconds

Water Resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All three had low shading.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering in every nib size but no bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Evening is similar to Vinta Maskara.

November Leaves is just a little brighter than Wearingeul Potato of Spring.

Winter Pine is close to PenBBS Yangzhou.

Longer Writing:

All had dry flows.

Overall, all three were way too pale and dry for me. In longer writing, even in medium and broad nibs, the writing was hard to read.

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

Ink Review #2242: Dominant Industry Forest

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Today’s ink is Dominant Industry Forest from the Standard collection. Thanks to Yoseka Stationery for sending this ink over for review!

The color:

Forest is a dark green.

*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 red 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: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had just a little bit of feathering and a few dots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Forest is similar to Scribo Verde Bosco. Click here to see the green inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Franklin-Christoph 45 in Spanish Moss with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I really enjoyed this ink! It’s well behaved and a nice green color.

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 Yoseka Stationery 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 #2241: Dominant Industry Leaf Green

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Today’s ink is Dominant Industry Leaf Green from the Standard collection. Thanks to Yoseka Stationery for sending this ink over for review!

The color:

Leaf Green is a dark grass green.

*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: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had just a little bit of feathering and a few dots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Leaf Green is similar to Robert Oster Hemp. Click here to see the green inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a TWSBI Eco Transparent Green with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow, but I had some choked flow issues at the beginning. Once I got it going it wrote well, but it took half a page before it got there.

Overall, this is a lovely color, but I didn’t enjoy the flow issues I had with it. I would pass on this ink and pick a similar one like Robert Oster Hemp.

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 Yoseka Stationery 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 #2240: Dominant Industry Natural Green

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Today’s ink is Dominant Industry Natural Green from the Pearl collection. Thanks to Yoseka Stationery for sending this ink over for review!

The color:

Natural Green is a dark forest green.

*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 plenty of 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: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had just a little bit of feathering and a few dots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Natural Green is darker than Colorverse Brane. Click here to see the green inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Lamy Safari Savannah Green with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this is a nice green ink. I don’t use shimmer inks often, so I don’t need a full bottle of this one, but it’s a lovely ink.

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 Yoseka Stationery 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 #2239: Dominant Industry Earl Grey Tea

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Today’s ink is Dominant Industry Earl Grey Tea. Thanks to Yoseka Stationery for sending this ink over for review!

The color:

Earl Grey Tea is a medium red-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 looks much darker.

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: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had just a little bit of feathering and a few dots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Earl Grey Tea is similar to KWZ Orange. Click here to see the orange inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used an Edison Collier Persimmon Swirl with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I enjoyed this orange ink. It’s well behaved and a nice color. This color would be great for the autumn season!

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 Yoseka Stationery 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 #2238: Dominant Industry Romania Red

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Today’s ink is Dominant Industry Romania Red. Thanks to Yoseka Stationery for sending this ink over for review!

The color:

Romania Red is a deep Christmas Red.

*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 brown 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: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had just a little bit of feathering and a few dots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Romania Red is just a little bit lighter than Robert Oster Sedona Red. Click here to see the red inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a TWSBI Eco Blossom Red with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this is a nice Christmas red color, and well behaved. This ink would be great for Christmas and holiday cards.

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 Yoseka Stationery 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 #2215: Dominant Industry Maple

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Today’s ink is Dominant Industry Maple. Thanks to Yoseka Stationery for sending this ink over for review!

The color:

Maple 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 shades to a dark red.

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: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had just a little bit of feathering and a few dots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Maple is a bit lighter than Kyo-iro Moonlight of Higashiyama. Click here to see the orange inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Lamy Safari Terracotta with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this is a nice interesting orange. It’s well behaved with a little bit of shading.

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 Yoseka Stationery 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.