Ink Review #1451: Van Dieman's Ruby Slippers

Van Dieman’s Ruby Slippers is from Van Dieman’s Hollywood collection. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.

The color:

Ruby Slippers is a bright cherry red with silver shimmer.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has an average amount of 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: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Medium

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

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering and bleeding in all nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Ruby Slippers is closest to De Atramentis Camelian Red Silver. Click here to see the Van Dieman’s inks together, and click here to see the red inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Pelikan M205 Star Ruby with a fine nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, it’s a lovely color but does have a bit more feathering and bleeding than I prefer. It’s similar to De Atramentis Camelian Red Silver but it clogs less.

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