Ink Review: Akkerman Dutch Masters 1, 2, & 4

Let’s take a look at three Akkerman Dutch Masters inks: 01 Ceruleum blauw van Vermeer, 02 Dou's Emerald Green and 04 Hals Oud Bruin. You can purchase these inks at a few retailers including Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: 01 Ceruleum blauw van Vermeer, 02 Dou's Emerald Green and 04 Hals Oud Bruin.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 40-80 seconds

Water Resistance: Low-Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All three had low shading. Dou’s Emerald had low red sheen.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was a little bit of feathering but no bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

01 Cerulean is a little lighter and brighter than 3 Oysters Blue.

Dou’s Emerald is closest to Kobe 01 Rokko Green.

Hals Oud is closest to Akkerman 22.

I used a Taroko Enigma notebook. 01 and 02 had average flows, 04 had a slightly dry flow.

Overall, Dous Emerald is my favorite out of the three. I would call it more of an olive green than an emerald, so the name doesn’t quite fit, but it’s still a fabulous green. I don’t know that I would ever need a full bottle since the Dutch Master bottles are a whopping 120ml’s, but I love the sample that I have.

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

Akkerman Dutch Masters 6, 8 & 10

Let’s take a look at three Akkerman inks from the Dutch Masters collection. You can find these inks for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: 06 Lievens, 08 Rusidael’s and 10 Van Huysum’s.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 40-60 seconds

Water Resistance: Low-Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: Low-medium shading and 08 had low copper sheen.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Lievens is less saturated than these other red inks.

Ruisdael’s is similar to Octopus Blue Chameleon.

Van Huysum’s is close to Inkebara Highlands Green.

Longer Writing:

All of the inks had dry flows.

Overall, all three are well behaved, but a bit dry for me. I wish they were a bit wetter, but other than that I enjoyed them.

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