Tag: blue

Kaweco Royal Blue ink review

29 May 2014 By ian

Kaweco Royal Blue is a fairly standard shade and one that reminds me of being at school as a child. This may explain why it’s a colour I’m not especially fond of. However, if you are after a royal blue ink, this is a solid contender. It doesn’t have a lot of character or shading […]

Pilot Iroshizuku Ama-Iro ink review

22 May 2014 By ian

This might well be my new favourite mid-blue ink. It is so bright and lovely and cheerful. It also dries quickly, flows smoothly and has some beautifully subtle shading. (Shhh don’t tell anyone but I like this a lot more than Kon-Peki.) Here I am starting to doodle the Inkling but my camera ran out […]

Organics Studio Nickel Teal ink review

29 April 2014 By ian

This is a very subtle and delicate pale turquoise-y ink. It may get lost with a fine nib but it is beautiful with something broader. It has good shading and is very pretty. Here I am doodling the Inkling. I misspelled ‘nickel’ because I am an idiot. Organics Studio inks are lovely inks and good […]

De Atramentis Document Ink Dark Blue review

8 April 2014 By ian

A good waterproof and permanent ink can come in useful (addressing envelopes, signing things and so on). I think this might be the one for me. It’s a good shade of blue and it dries incredibly quickly. Here I am doodling the Inkling. Here is a water test. Thank you to The Writing Desk for […]