Ink Review #2771: Van Dieman's Standing Ovation

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Van Dieman’s Standing Ovation is from the Encore collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Standing Ovation is a medium magenta purple.

*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 it has some green sheen.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

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

Comparison Swabs:

Standing Ovation is lighter than Diamine Robert. Click here to see the purple inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Kaweco Al-sport Violet with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a dry flow. I loved this pen/ink combo with a fresh fill, but the flow dried out super fast.

Overall, I love the color and the sheen but it’s too dry for me. I did not enjoy it in longer writing.

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