Ink Review #388: Colorverse #39 Supernatural

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Today's Colorverse x Opus 88 ink is Colorverse #39 Supernatural. In each box is a 65ml bottle and a 15ml bottle of matching ink. This ink was designed to match the Opus 88 Picnic Green fountain pen. Thanks to Pen Chalet for sending a sample over for review.

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The color:

Supernatural is a bright Kelly green.

Swabs:

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In large swabs there is some interesting shading. The ink drops took forever to dry, and haven't even dried yet, they are still a bit wet.

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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: high shading, no sheen, and no shimmer. 

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was feathering and just a little bit of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Ink swabs for comparison, left to right (top to bottom for mobile RSS): Diamine Kelly Green, Colorverse 39 Supernatural, and Robert Oster Green Lime. Click here to see the Colorverse inks together. Kelly Green is the closest to Supernatural.

Robert Oster Ryde Green, Robert Oster Green Green, and Robert Oster Sublime. Click here to see the green inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a fine Jinhao Shark pen on Tomoe River paper. The ink had an average to slightly dry flow, and did have a few hard starts and skips.

I used a fine Jinhao Shark pen on Tomoe River paper. The ink had an average to slightly dry flow, and did have a few hard starts and skips.

Overall, it's got some nice shading, but it's pretty close to Diamine Kelly Green, which is much cheaper, and has a slightly better flow.

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, but is not sponsored in any way.