March 11, 2024

Colorverse Korea Inks, Part 3

March 11, 2024/ Kelli McCown

Colorverse recently released 10 more inks to their Korea Special Ink Collection, so today we are going to take a look at five of them. Thanks to Luxury Brands for sending these inks over for review! You can finds these inks for sale at a lot of retailers, including Vanness Pens.

Swabs:

Left to right: Winter of Mudeung, Hwaseong Fortress, Egg Cockle, Humpback Whale and Leodo.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 30-70 seconds

Water Resistance: Low-Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All have low shading. Winter of Mudeung has blue and pink shimmer.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering in every nib size and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Winter of Mudeung is more grey than Dominant Industry Martin.

Hwaseong Fortress is a little darker than Colorverse Costar.

Egg Cockle is has a similar tone to R&K Sketch Jule, but is much darker.

Humpback Whale is a bit lighter than Kobe Nagata Blue.

Leodo is closest to Sailor Ink Studio 341.

Longer Writing:

I used a Taroko Enigma notebook. The last four had average flows, and Winter of Mudeung has a dry flow.

Overall, I enjoyed these inks. Winter of Mudeung is a little dry for me, but I really like the others.

Disclaimer: These products were provided by Luxury Brands for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.

February 07, 2024

Ink Review #2490: Colorverse Project Clear Cyan

February 07, 2024/ Kelli McCown

Today’s ink is Colorverse Clear Cyan from the Project Collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Clear Cyan is a pale sky blue.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has some shading.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 20 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had some feathering in all nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Clear Cyan is lighter than Colorverse Solar Wind. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pelikan M600 Turquoise with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a slightly dry flow.

Overall, I enjoyed the color, it’d be a good color to use in the springtime. I do wish the flow was a bit wetter.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.

February 05, 2024

Ink Review #2489: Colorverse Project Cotton Blue

February 05, 2024/ Kelli McCown

Today’s ink is Colorverse Cotton Blue from the Project Collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Cotton Blue is a dusky medium blue.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has some shading.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 15 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: Medium

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had some feathering in all nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Cotton Blue is lighter than Diamine Early Dusky. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Montegrappa Elmo with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a slightly dry flow.

Overall, I really like the color but it’s too dry and feathery for me.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.

February 01, 2024

Ink Review #2488: Colorverse 45 Strelka

February 01, 2024/ Kelli McCown

Today’s ink is Colorverse 45 Strelka. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has some shading.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 15 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: Low

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had some feathering and a few dots of bleeding in all nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Strelka is a little darker than 3 Oysters Haneul. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pelikan M600 Turquoise with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.

Overall, the color is average, and there’s a little bit of feathering and bleeding.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.

November 06, 2023

Colorverse Korea Inks Part 2

November 06, 2023/ Kelli McCown

Let’s take a look at five of the Colorverse Korea Special Inks today. You can find these inks for sale at Vanness Pens. Thanks to Luxury Brands for sending these inks over for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: Turtle Ship, Danoje Festival, Dokdo, Eung Bridge and Han Bit.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 30-60 seconds

Water Resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All had low shading. Han Bit had blue shimmer.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering in every nib size and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Turtle Ship is a little lighter than PenBBS Snow Night.

Danoje Festival is a little darker than PenBBS Spring Lake.

Dokdo is a little more blue than Pennonia Poison Green.

Eung Bridge has less purple than Troublemaker Milky Ocean.

Han Bit is lighter than these other blue shimmer inks.

Longer Writing:

All of the inks had average flows. I used a Taroko Enigma notebook.

Overall, these are interesting inks. I think Dokdo is my favorite out of the five simply because teal is my favorite color. Danoje festival and Han Bit are too light for me, they are hard to read back.

October 30, 2023

Colorverse Korea Inks Part 1

October 30, 2023/ Kelli McCown

Let’s take a look at five of the Colorverse Korea Special Inks today. You can find these inks for sale at Vanness Pens. Thanks to Luxury Brands for sending these inks over for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: Hahoe Mask, Sorae Fog, Tangerine, King’s Road, and Green Tea.

Writing samples:

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

Dry Time: 30-40 seconds

Water Resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

Other properties: All had low shading.

On Walmart Pen + Gear copy paper there was some feathering in every nib size and some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Hahoe Mask is similar to Sailor Ink Studio 573.

Sorae Fog is similar to Tono and Lims Strawberry Ice.

Tangerine is a little lighter than Diamine Wonderland.

King’s Road isn’t super close to any of these other green inks.

Green Tea is similar to Lamy Charge Green.

Longer Writing:

All of the inks had average flows. I used a Taroko Enigma notebook.

Overall, these are interesting inks. I think Tangerine is my favorite out of the five. King’s Road and Green Tea are too light for me, they are hard to read back.

September 15, 2023

Ink Review #2323: Colorverse Green

September 15, 2023/ Kelli McCown

Colorverse Green is from the Office collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Green is a classic medium green.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has a little bit of shading.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had just a little bit of feathering and a few dots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Green is a little bit darker than Robert Oster Elf’s Cap. Click here to see the green inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Pelikan M605 Green White with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.

Overall, this is a good office-appropriate green, but there’s nothing about it that makes it stand out from all the other green inks out there.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.

September 14, 2023

Ink Review #2322: Colorverse Blue

September 14, 2023/ Kelli McCown

Colorverse Blue is from the Office collection. You can find this ink for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.

The color:

Blue is a classic medium blue.

*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.

Swabs:

In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink has a little bit of shading.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 40 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: None

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had just a little bit of feathering and a few dots of bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

Blue is lighter than these other blues. Click here to see the blue inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Montegrappa Elmo with a medium nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow.

Overall, this ink is a good basic blue but there are so many good blue inks out there that this one doesn’t stand out from the crowd.

Thanks to all my Patrons! I couldn’t do these reviews without you! You can find my Patreon page here.

Disclaimer: All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links and this post is not sponsored.

September 13, 2023

Colorverse Kingdom Part 2

September 13, 2023/ Kelli McCown

Let’s take a look at three more Colorverse inks from the Kingdom collection. You can find these inks for sale at most retailers including Vanness Pens.