Ink Review #1448: Van Dieman's Elizabeth's Violet Eyes
/Van Dieman’s Elizabeth’s Violet Eyes is from Van Dieman’s Hollywood collection. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.
Swabs:
In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks more like a true purple, but look at the ink drops below-so much feathering!
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: Medium
Feathering: Medium
Show through: Medium
Bleeding: Medium
Other properties: low shading, no sheen, and no shimmer.
On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering and bleeding in all nib sizes.
Comparison Swabs:
Violet Eyes is less saturated than Sailor Ink Studio 950 and lighter than Rohrer and Klingner Aubergine. Click here to see the purple inks together.
Longer writing:
I used a Pelikan M600 Violet with a fine nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had an average flow.
Overall, I could take or leave this ink. It has more feathering and bleeding than I prefer, but it has a nice color, so…meh. I’m neutral on this one.
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