Callifolio Blue Blacks

Let’s take a look at five Callifolio inks. You can find these inks for sale at Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Noir, Gris de Payne, Byzance, Bosphore and Botany Bay.

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: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All had medium shading.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Noir is a little darker than Colorverse Daehan Jeguk.

Gris de Payne is more blue than Pilot Iroshizuku Fuyu-syogun.

Botany Bay has a slight teal undertone, Bosphore is slightly grey and Byzance is more of a true blue black.

Longer Writing:

All of the inks had dry flows. I used a Taroko Enigma notebook.

Overall, all five had nice shading but were way too dry for me. I would stick to wet pens like Pelikans with these inks.

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

Octopus Write & Draw Part 3

Let’s take a look at five Octopus Write & Draw inks. You can find these inks for sale at Vanness Pens. These inks are pigmented, so make sure you take extra care in cleaning out your pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Blue Chameleon, Blue Sloth, Blue Lynx, Violet Lion and Violet Raccoon.

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: High

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: None

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

Comparison Swabs:

Blue Chameleon is similar to Akkerman Party.

Blue Sloth is close to Taccia Asahanada.

Blue Lynx is lighter than Laban Hermes.

Violet Lion is a little lighter than Diamine Festive Joy.

Violet Raccoon is less saturated than PenBBS Azalea.

Longer Writing:

All of the inks had slightly wet flows. I used a Mabie Todd Swan on a Taroko Enigma notebook.

Overall, I enjoyed all five of these inks. They’re water-resistant and slightly wet, which makes them great for art. Blue Chameleon is my favorite out of the five simply because I love blue black inks.

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