Ink Review #1766: Van Dieman's Apple Island Green

Van Dieman’s Apple Island Green is from the Colours of Tasmania collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Apple Island Green is a bright emerald green.

*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 some shading.

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:

• EF Pilot Vanishing Point

• F, M, B Pilot Ishime

• Vintage Mabie Todd Swan (flex nib)

• Rhodia Goalbook

• Taroko Enigma notebooks (68gsm TR)

• Leuchtturm A5

• Pen & Gear Paper from Walmart

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: Medium

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

Other properties: low shading, no sheen, and no shimmer.

On 20 lb copy paper there is some feathering in all nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Apple Island Green is a little brighter than Van Dieman’s Huon Pine. Click here to see the green inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Franklin-Christoph 45 in Kelly Green with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this ink is a nice fun color, but there’s a bit too much feathering and bleeding for me.

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