PenBBS Seasons 19 & 21

Let’s take a look at five inks from PenBBS Seasons 19 & 21. I purchased my inks from Vanness Pens, but they are no longer carrying PenBBS inks, so I’m unsure where you can get some.

Swabs:

Left to right: POTUS, Blue Sky, Chengdu Red, Forgive Green and Still Waters.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 30-60 seconds

Water Resistance: Low-Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: POTUS had medium shading. Blue Sky had medium shading and silver shimmer. Chengdu Red had low shading and low green sheen. Forgive Green had low shading and green shimmer. Still Waters had medium shading and gold shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was lots of feathering in every nib size as well as lots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

POTUS is similar to Monarca Arena Blanca

Blue Sky is more periwinkle than these other blue shimmer inks. Still Water is closest to Vinta Sodalite.

Chengdu Red is close to Diamine Tulip.

Forgive Green is less saturated than Diamine Neon Lime.

Chengdu Red had an average flow, all the rest had a dry flow.

Overall, I think Blue Sky is probably my favorite out of the five, but I’m not in love with any of them.

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