Another hit from Robert Oster. As the name indicates, this is a bright red that demands attention, but it is not obnoxious - I filled several pages with it & didn't have any eye strain reading it. The flow is average, so it is a bit wetter than the other RO inks I've used. I didn't see any sheen. There is basically no water resistance. I didn't have any bleed-through or feathering & the ghosting was low. The dry time is reasonable - not exceptionally fast but not long. With the F nib, I saw a little shading but not much. But with the M nib, there was quite a bit more - except on the Tomoe River. The most shading occurred on Rhodia, which was surprising.