COLOR Esterbrook Tangerine is a bright, sunny yellow-orange with gold shimmer. CHARACTER I love how inks in this color family shade. It...

COLOR Iroshizuku Chiku-rin is a lovely cheerful, slightly desaturated yellowish spring green. On some paper it leans a bit more yellow,...

COLOR Tono & Lims Welcome to the Jungle is one of my all-time favorite inks. It is a lovely pine green that manages to stay truly green...

COLOR Pennonia Tihanyi Lila (or Tihany Purple) is one of those hard-to-categorize colors. Is it blue? Is it purple? Light...indigo? I...

COLOR J. Herbin Emerald of Chivor was the first ink that really made me stop and say "wow" when I was entering the hobby. I had no idea...

COLOR Taccia Black Jeans is a cool-tone black. It's certainly not one of the blackest blacks out there- it's a bit washed out and moves...

COLOR Diamine Midnight Hour is a medium bold blue with a deep red sheen. It's very similar to Diamine Majestic Blue, but both the blue...

COLOR Ferris Wheel Press Lady Rose in Gold is a lovely color. I'm a fan of rose gold in general, and I find that they managed to make an...

COLOR Colorverse Stars & Stripes is a beautiful blue ink with good amounts of shimmer and sheen. The base blue is a happy, bright Persian...

COLOR Monteverde Napa Burgundy is a deep, dark red with only the slightest hint of a raspberry-purple. It's so far in the red camp that...

COLOR Diamine Winter Miracle is a lovely purple with bright green sheen and a bright blue shimmer. It's a bit warmer in color than...

COLOR Rohrer & Klingner Helianthus is such a fun color. It is a bright and sunny yellow that almost seems to glow on the page. It lightly...

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...

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...

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...

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...

COLOR Sea of Illusion is a limited edition release from the South Korean brand Tono & Lims. It is a lovely slightly desaturated cobalt...

COLOR Mango Mousse is a bright yellow-orange that definitely pulls in the essence of 'mango'. It appears more orange the more ink is...

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...

COLOR Morningside Mint is a very light, appropriately minty green ink. It was part of Ferris Wheel Press' Spring collection in 2021. In...