Category: Reviews
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KWZ Rotten Green – Ink Review #10
TL;DR I love it. It’s going on my future bottle list. A lovely, well-behaved, murky green in writing and something special in art. I’d absolutely recommend this one for the “I’m supposed to be using black but I have issues with authority” pile. General Description KWZ Rotten Green is a dark and murky green with…
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Wearingeul Human Problem/Issues – Ink Review #9
TL;DR I love it. My search for the perfect red ink is over. I need a bottle desperately. I want to fill all of my pens with it and bask in its glory. One thing to be aware of with this ink is that it has two names. Human Issues and Human Problem are both…
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Robert Oster Schwarze Rose – Ink Review #7
TL;DR I’m feeling a bit meh about this one for writing. I think I just have something against Robert Oster’s shimmer inks as I find they tend to feel dry and clog my pens. The colour is beautiful though, and even moreso when painted with. General Description Robert Oster Schwarze Rose is a dark green…
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Ferris Wheel Press Blue Beryl Tonic – Ink Review #6
TL;DR A nice colour, legible in larger nib sizes or wet writing pens, but the shimmer is almost impossible to see in writing. It’s a good light blue if that’s what you’re into. It’s also a very expensive ink at over £1 per ml. General Description Ferris Wheel Press Blue Beryl Tonic is a light…
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Pilot Iroshizuku Yama-Budo – Ink Review #5
TL;DR It’s nice, but it’s not my favourite. I may have liked it more if I didn’t spill it all over my lap and have magenta stained thighs for a day. It also, for some reason, performs terribly on Sanzen Tomoe River, but it does seem to be isolated to that paper. It is an…
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Wearingeul Black Dream – Ink Review #4
TL;DR I am absolutely in love with this ink. I would recommend it any day of the week. It’s well-behaved, lubricated, and the shimmer looks stunning. It’s a potential alternative to Pennonia Strigoi if you want that red on black look without having to sacrifice a pen to the matte pigment gods. General Description Wearingeul…
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Dominant Industry Autumn Forest – Ink Review #3
TL;DR I’m a big fan. It’s legible in writing, it’s lovely to paint with, and the shimmer is excellent. It is on the dryer side and is somewhat incompatible with glass dip pens, but it performs well in pens. General Description Dominant Industry Autumn Forest is an olive-brown ink with subtle shading and a pink…
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Pilot Iroshizuku Take-Sumi – Ink Review #2
TL;DR My go-to dye-based black ink. It’s dark, it performs wonderfully, and it has subtle copper sheen that I am very fond of. I’ve never had it misbehave in a pen, hence my choice to use it as the control ink for my pen reviews. The only downside is the cost. General Description Pilot Iroshizuku…
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Vinta Sirena – Ink Review
TL;DR I would not recommend this ink for anything other than art, and even then I still probably wouldn’t. It’s too light to read consistently, even when using a broad nib, and it’s so dry that it can disrupt flow in even the wettest of pens. But hey, multi-shading. General Description Swatch on Tomoe River…
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Asvine V169 – First Impressions
I bought this pen from Esybuy on Etsy for about £34. TL;DR So far, so good. Would absolutely recommend. The pen hasn’t hard started on me, has good flow, and has a beautifully smooth (fine) nib. Just remember to unscrew the blind cap before writing, as with most vacuum fillers. The only potentially controversial features…
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