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Ink Review: Monteverde Zebra
COLOR Monteverde Zebra is part of the Jungle Ink series. It is a bold dark blue, decently dark but with some extra saturation that makes...
May 22, 2024
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Ink Review: Robert Oster Choc Pudding
COLOR Choc Pudding was released as part of the Holiday 2020 collection. It is a medium cool brown with some gray shift that reminds me of...
May 15, 2024
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Ink Review: Private Reserve Sherwood Green
COLOR Sherwood Green is a beautiful deep green. It leans ever so slightly toward the teal end of the spectrum - so subtle that it's not...
May 8, 2024
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Ink Review: Herbin Vert de Gris
COLOR Vert de Gris is a very subtle slightly desaturated blue-green. It leans a bit more to the blue-gray side of the spectrum, with just...
May 1, 2024
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Ink Review: Van Dieman's Snowy Mountain Sunset
COLOR I love swatching complex inks. There is a lot happening with Snowy Mountain Sunset, and swatches are so beautiful. It is a lovely...
Apr 24, 2024
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Ink Review: Tono & Lims Sea of Illusion
COLOR Sea of Illusion is a limited edition release from the South Korean brand Tono & Lims. It is a lovely slightly desaturated cobalt...
Apr 17, 2024
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Ink Review: Monteverde Mango Mousse
COLOR Mango Mousse is a bright yellow-orange that definitely pulls in the essence of 'mango'. It appears more orange the more ink is...
Apr 10, 2024
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Ink Review: Pelikan Edelstein Smoky Quartz
COLOR Smoky Quartz is a lovely dark brown with a lot of subtle color variation. It leans a bit more 'coffee' rather than 'chocolate' in...
Apr 3, 2024
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Ink Review: Ferris Wheel Press Morningside Mint
COLOR Morningside Mint is a very light, appropriately minty green ink. It was part of Ferris Wheel Press' Spring collection in 2021. In...
Mar 27, 2024
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Ink Review: Robert Oster Tea Time
COLOR Robert Oster Tea Time is part of the Endless exclusive series called 'Cozy Comforts'. It was inspired by matcha tea. As someone who...
Mar 20, 2024
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Ink Review: Sailor Ink Studio 280
COLOR Sailor Ink Studio has a number of interesting 'chromashader' colors. 280 is most commonly a light brown/mustard yellow with a...
Mar 13, 2024
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Ink Review: deAtramentis Columbia Blue-Copper
COLOR I'm a huge fan of the color combination of a deep blue with copper. This color combination is so pretty! It's interesting - at a...
Mar 7, 2024
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Ink Review: Dominant Industry Dawn
COLOR Dominant Industry Dawn is a lovely light purple. It is a lilac that shades into a nice lavender with some hints of a cornflower...
Feb 29, 2024
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Ink Review: Monteverde Blueberry Muffin
COLOR I will admit, when I first think of blueberry muffins, this is not the color that comes to mind. I think my mind first thinks of...
Feb 22, 2024
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Ink Review: Birmingham Pen Company Voltaic Arc
COLOR Voltaic Arc is a medium blue with an intense amount of red sheen. It sheens so much on most papers that it can be surprising how...
Feb 15, 2024
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Ink Review: Pilot Iroshizuku Kiri-same
COLOR Iroshizuku Kiri-same is a warm-toned medium gray ink. On some papers the warm tones shift this to more of a desaturated brown,...
Feb 8, 2024
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Ink Review: Waterman Intense Black
COLOR I know that this is not the best black on the market. It isn't the darkest black available, but I still love it. It is a very nice...
Feb 1, 2024
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Ink Review: Diamine Blue Velvet
COLOR Blue Velvet is a very intense medium Persian blue. It's a bright and bold color! This color was produced for the 150th Anniversary...
Jan 25, 2024
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Ink Review: Akkerman Koninginne Nach-Blauw
COLOR This dusky blue ink is the perfect 'denim blue'. In heavier swatches it starts to lean toward a blue-black, but in writing it is an...
Jan 18, 2024
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Ink Review: Ferris Wheel Press Bluegrass Velvet
COLOR Teal is one of those colors that always catch my eye, and this is a great teal. It is saturated enough to pop off the page as well...
Jan 11, 2024
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