Ink Review #2656: Colorverse a Lib
/Colorverse a Lib is from the Project Volume 5 collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.
*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 than it does in writing.
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:
Vintage Mabie Todd Swan (flex nib)
Taroko Enigma notebooks (68gsm TR)
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 some feathering and bleeding in the larger nib sizes.
Comparison Swabs:
a Lib is closest to Wearingeul Tsukuyomi. Click here to see the purple inks together.
Longer Writing:
I used a Lamy Safari Violet with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a dry flow.
Overall, the color is interesting, and I like it in large swabs, but in writing the shading can be too light, which makes it hard to read.
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