Ink Review #2737: Ink Institute Affluent Dragon

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Today’s ink is Ink Institute Affluent Dragon from the Spring 2023 collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Affluent Dragon is a bright 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 a little bit of sheen.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: There’s some bleeding in the flex nib and swab on Rhodia, but I think that’s due to a flaw in the paper rather than the ink. I’ve had this happen with most inks on this most recent batch of paper.

Other properties: medium shading, tiny red sheen, and gold shimmer.

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

Comparison Swabs:

Affluent Dragon is closest to Diamine Arctic Blue. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Kaweco Sport Cyan with a fine nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.

Overall, this is a lovely ink. It has some nice shading, even in a fine nib.

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