Colorverse Black Hole Sheen Question

[dvalliere]

After seeing the review of Colorverse Black Hole at Squishy Ink, I got a few samples of the ink. I like the ink. No regrets buying it and I'll use up what I bought. I am however VERY DISAPPOINTED that I cannot get any of the blue sheen to show up. I've been using it in a crazy wet pen (FPR Himalaya with stub nib--the thing is a firehose!) on a variety of papers (Rhodia, Clairefontaine, Black n' Red, Tomoe River, and some sheen-friendly cardstocks). No blue sheen. I get sheen, but nothing with even a subtle blue effect. Even after days (the original post indicated that the blue sheen showed up delayed by a couple days).

 

Can anyone out there advise me on the trick to getting the blue sheen?

[Intensity]

I see this reddit post said it took a week for blue sheen to develop

https://www.reddit.com/r/fountainpens/comments/844trl/colorverse_black_hole_one_week_after_drying_some/

[Angeldust]

I also really struggled to get any blue to show up. I found that literally leaving a whole drop to dry undisturbed on Tomoe did reveal blue sheen, but that it was impossible from any of my pens.

[Mew]

I wouldn't really count to getting any substantial blue sheen. Squishy ink made those splashes or whatever which showed blue sheen, and very little, almost none in regular writing unless you zoom in using a camera.

Most of us write with our inks and not make splashes, so they are ultimately useless and unreliable.

 

I do have the ink and got copper sheen out of it, but little to no blue sheen. Not counting on getting it either.

If you want to follow squishyink's reviews, check the writing samples, they are good. Ignore the splashes.

[Uncial]

I get no blue sheen, which is disappointing, but I like the complexity of the ink and the odd copper aspect.

[dvalliere]

I wouldn't really count to getting any substantial blue sheen. Squishy ink made those splashes or whatever which showed blue sheen, and very little, almost none in regular writing unless you zoom in using a camera. Most of us write with our inks and not make splashes, so they are ultimately useless and unreliable.

 

I do largely ignore the splashes in reviews but she did demonstrate blue sheen in writing and I thought that wish my GUSHER of a pen, I could surely replicate the effect. Sadly that has not happened.

 

I get no blue sheen, which is disappointing, but I like the complexity of the ink and the odd copper aspect.

 

I agree, Uncial. I also like the complexity of the ink and its sheen even if it's not blue.

[mhguda]

Blue-shifted black hole would mean it's approaching us!!