Ink Review #1455: Van Dieman's Wattle Yellow

We are continuing on with yellow ink week! It’s time to try out Van Dieman’s Wattle Yellow from Van Dieman’s Colours of Tasmania collection. I purchased my sample of ink from Pen Chalet (aff. link).

The color:

Wattle Yellow is a bright sunshine yellow.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink looks darker, leans a little more orange.

Writing samples:

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

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Low

Bleeding: None

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

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering in most nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Wattle Yellow is similar to Diamine Yellow and Ferris Wheel Press Freshly Squeezed Sunshine. Click here to see the Van Dieman’s inks together, and click here to see the yellow inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a TWSBI Eco Yellow with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink had a dry flow.

Overall, it’s a good basic yellow ink, while still being pretty readable in a broad nib. My only issue is that it’s too dry for me.

Disclaimer: I purchased this ink myself and all photos and opinions are my own. This page does contain affiliate links but this post is not sponsored.