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Here's a writing sample of the 14 different Toucan inks that JustWrite Pen Company (no affiliation) very kindly sent to me.

 

I found the inks in general to be:

  • Very well-behaved and did not show any observable bleedthrough on "Double A" A4 sheets.
  • Neither dry nor wet, but not lubricated. No feathering on paper tested.
  • Quite unsaturated, especially the Black. The Black is more like a very dark grey, which gives it a vintage (IMO) character. However Primrose and Orange has a nice popping colour.
  • Some inks i.e Turquoise and Aqua had quite a long drying time but the others are acceptable.

I didn't test whether the inks are waterproof, but an accidental droplet on the Turquoise sample shows it is quite washable. I've also Photoshopped the scans so that they match the real life colours.

 

Overall, I'm impressed with the wide range of colours available and their behaviour on cheap paper. Any other questions are welcome. :)

 

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Really digging some of those colors... The gold is nice, as is sienna, and the blues and green are beautiful!

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Very pretty. Thank you for sharing!!!

 

Can I convince you to send a written sample for the 2014 Fade Test?

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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thanks for sharing. i like the sienna and the black. sienna for the 'golden brown' look and black for it's 'charcoal grey' look.

-rudy-

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Primrose looks like a good, local option for my Kaweco Sport that I plan to use as a highlighter - great thanks

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Closing date is 5/28/2014

Make your order here.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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Woo Hoo!!

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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Precious and few are the moments we toucans share ! :P

Auf freiem Grund mit freiem Volke stehn.
Zum Augenblicke dürft ich sagen:
Verweile doch, du bist so schön !

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Precious and few are the moments we toucans share ! :P

 

 

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Precious and few are the moments we toucans share ! :P

 

 

 

 

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I remember the original song when I was in high school.

 

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I remember the original song when I was in high school.

 

 

 

Okay, I confess, I laughed first and hummed the song second before finally typing my groan.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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Order:

  • Scarlet
  • Crimson
  • Magenta
  • Orange
  • Gold
  • Primrose
  • Bright Green
  • Aqua
  • Turquoise
  • Bright Blue
  • Royal Blue
  • Violet
  • Sienna
  • Umber
  • Black

Strathmore Writing (25% cotton, natural white, wove, 24lb):
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Georgia Pacific Multipurpose Paper (20 lb, bright white, Walmart):
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Southworth Diamond White (25% cotton, white, 20lb):
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Observations:

  • All seemed well behaved and cleaned easily.
  • While not one of the supersaturated lines of ink, overall I do not mind the saturation level. The exception is Violet. Violet is a nice color, but when I look at the lineup as the a whole, I can not help but thinking the thing that it is missing is a nice rich purple.
    • An evaluation in dryer pens or finer nibs might be warranted for those concerned.
  • Out of all the yellow inks I have tried, Primrose is the only yellow I have seen that has a green tinge in the bottle. It still ends up on the page as yellow. It is a bright yellow, I am thinking the green is something like safety green, which is why the yellow is bright on the page.
  • The Orange is probably the most interesting ink. It is bright, makes me think of Noodler's Dragon Napalm. Probably not quite the same level, but that is what it makes me think of.
  • If you zoom in on the Gold "swatch" on the Southworth paper you can just make out the cool orange edging that appeared. Not sure if that could be brought out in regular writing with the right paper and nib.
  • Thankfully, Gold dried a little darker than it looked going down. It seemed hard to read going down but is fine as I look at it now
  • I am used to Noodler's inks which tend to be towards the wet/smooth end, so I am accustomed to that spectrum. 1-7 except orange (4) were notably dryer and rougher writers. It switched to being a much smoother experience with Aqua or Turquoise and pretty much stayed that way.

Edit - Bonus: Swatches of all colors as seen on the top of sample vials:
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Great stuff!

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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