Ink Review #356: Colorverse 9 Sea Europa

Today's ink is Colorverse Sea Europa, from Spaceward Season 1. Thanks to Pen Chalet for sending a sample over for review.

The color:

Sea Europa is a dusky red, pretty unsaturated.

Swabs:

In large swabs there is some shading, but no sheen.

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: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was a little bit of feathering, but not bad, and no bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Ink swabs for comparison, left to right (top to bottom for mobile RSS): Robert Oster Lipstick Red, Colorverse Sea Europa, and Organics Studio Mercury Red. Click here to see the Colorverse inks together.

Birmingham Piano Girl Pink, Papier Plume Red Beans and Rice, and Colorverse Mars Curiosity. Click here to see the red inks together.

Longer writing: 

I used a broad Pelikan M805 Ocean Swirl on Tomoe River paper. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, it's pretty well behaved, but I'm just not crazy about the color. 

Disclaimer: A sample of this ink was provided by Pen Chalet for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does contain affiliate links.