Whew, using the word review twice in one title is super annoying. I’ll have to think of something better the next time I do this. Anyway – this month’s daily samples are using 8 different ink brands.
I pulled each sample randomly from a pile that gives me enough samples for November and January. Then I grouped the inks by brand, so I’ll be showing them grouped like that here. However! I wasn’t thinking and did not take the opportunity to order them by number – if they had one – or by series – if they had one. So, in January, I have to remember that! But, let’s look at the November daily samples:
Taccia:
Hokusai Benitsuchi: rusty brown, dark red with orange hints.
Sharaku Kurocha: Brown. Very straightforward brown.
Utamaro Usuzumi: Black, slight sheen.
Utamaro Ume Murasaki: A brownish pink.
Hokusai Kukakihanada: Ocean/whale blue – maybe not literally, but that is what it makes me think of?
Kyo No Oto:
05 Aonibi Iro: Mushy denim blue.
01 Nurebairo: I can’t tell if this is sheen or not? I feel like it is. Super darkest blue with just like…a wet colored sheen honestly?
02 Iamyou Iro: Bright pink, red tones.
07 Hisoku: Light to medium blue, readable, might be chromatic…
03 Kokeiro: Writes out like pea soup, dries to a goose poop greeny brown.
Kyo Iro:
03 Fushimi’s Flaming Red: Bright red, leaning towards a dark pink.
05 Keage Sakura: Nice cherry blossom pink.
01 Cobblestones: A really soft brown, or a brown tuned grey? Perfect for cobblestones.
PenBBS:
520 Light Snow: Fall red, orange tones when it’s written lighter.
508 Grain Buds: Makes me think of coffee, both to drink when it’s dark and to stain.
329 Black Bread: Black! A very dark grey is what it dries to.
Vinta:
Mulberry Ubi 1663: Mulberry purple, dark, only noticeably purple in the light.
Teal Andrata 1898: Dark teal hidden under a purple sheen – or at least it looks like an almost black purple, I suppose it could be read mixing with the teal?
Heritage Brown Pamana 2018: Orangey brown with a green sheen.
Sea & Sky Lakbay 1861: Pretty, light blue, pink shimmer, not sure how much the shimmer comes thru, but when it does, pretty! Kind of dirty looking in the swatch tho.
Black Onyx Romblon 1582: Black/green undertones to the ink, faint dark purple sheen, and a very faint shimmer? Can’t see it in the vial, just the swatches. In writing it’s hard to see because of the sheen so…secret shimmer? I like it tho. For a black ink, nice subtle colors if you look at it right.
Wearingeul:
Color of Literature, Project 4, Kyonghui: A sort of tan gold…reminds me of the color you’d see on plastics from the 80’s.
Color of Literature, Project 1, A Star Spattered Hill: A buttery yellow, warm brown tone, gold shimmer. Pretty!
Color of Literature, Project 1, Shooting at the Moon: Dark ink with a faint sheen. The color reminds me of a night sky and that hazy halo that you can see sometimes around the moon.
Demian Literature, Mature: Medium denim blue, grey tones as it dries.
Color of Literature, Project 1, Stars in Autumn: Medium to dark blue with blue shimmer. I feel like I really like this one, the swatch came out really pretty.
Color of Literature, Project 4, Human Problem (Issue): Interesting that an ink called ‘Human Problem’ is the color of blood?
Akkerman:
00 Royal Akkermanblauw: Medium dark blue, reddish sheen, looks purple. Subtle.
Pennonia:
032 Csontvarys Blue: A sort of sky blue with denim darker blue tones.
Draculea: An orangeish red? Or a reddish orange? Sort of a fall color.
It was nice revisiting these brands. I am looking forward to finishing out these in January!
