Ink Review #1029: Troublemaker Copper Patina

Let’s take a look at Troublemaker Copper Patina today. Thanks to Shigure Inks for sending a sample over for review!

The color:

Copper Patina is a light teal with gold shimmer.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper you can see plenty of gold shimmer.

Writing samples:

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

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: medium shading, no sheen, and gold shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering and a bit of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Copper Patina is pretty similar to Diamine Spearmint Diva, the only difference is that Spearmint Diva has silver shimmer instead of Copper Patina’s gold. Click here to see the Troublemaker inks together and click here to see the teal inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a TWSBI Eco Transparent Orange with a medium nib on a Yoseka A5 notebook. The ink had a dry flow, I think mainly due to the shimmer slowing it down.

Overall, I love the color, but I prefer silver shimmer, so I like Diamine Spearmint Diva more than Troublemaker Copper Patina.

Disclaimer: This ink was provided by Shigure Inks for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and this post is not sponsored in any way.