Ink Review #1115: Diamine Classic Green

Let’s take a look at Diamine Classic Green. I purchased my bottle of ink from Cult Pens.

The color:

Classic Green is a dark olive green.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has some shading and a little bit of black 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, tiny black sheen, and no shimmer. The black sheen is only visible in large swabs on Tomoe River Paper.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering in most nib sizes and a few dots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Classic Green is pretty close to Sailor Jentle Tokiwa Matsu and Epinard. Click here to see the Diamine inks together, and click here to see the green inks together.

Longer writing:

I used a Franklin Christoph 46 in Green Diamondcast with a medium nib on a Yoseka A5 notebook. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, I didn’t used to be a fan of olive greens but they have really grown on me this past year. This ink is well behaved and even has some shading. You can’t go wrong with this ink, especially for the price.

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