Sailor Storia Dancer Pink (Pigmented Nano-Particle Ink)

[lgsoltek]

Sailor has recently released a new line of ink, the STORiA inks, which are pigmented nano-particle inks like Sei-boku and Kiwa-guro.

 

I've review Fire Red and Night Blue.

 

Nice frosty bottle:

http://s0.homezz.com/201504/5915/50664_o.jpg

 

As the other inks in this line, Dancer Pink dries to a pastel unsaturated colour. And for me this colour is horrible.

 

Splash

It's a pale pink leaning towards magenta. Fire Red is what I'd call a red pink.

http://s2.homezz.com/201504/5915/50657_o.jpg

 

Writing sample

The sample is written with a Platinum 3776 Medium. The word "Pink" under "sample" is written with a dip pen. As a pigmented ink, it has good water-resistance.

 

http://s2.homezz.com/201504/5915/50659_o.jpg

 

 

Comparison

With all my reds.

 

http://s1.homezz.com/201504/5915/50660_o.jpg

 

Final words

Seriously, save the money and buy other inks. Sailor has many great inks, but not this. If you want a pink, there is Bung Box Mother, Bung Box Sweet Love Pink and two pinks in the Onago-iro Days line.

Unless, of course, you really like this hue and the water-resistance is necessary for you.

Edited April 30, 2015 by Lgsoltek

[saskia_madding]

When it shades, it looks really pretty. downside is it doesn't shade overmuch. I think I'll stick to Onago-iro Bruised. Thanks for these reviews! I'm really glad I didn't get them.

[lgsoltek]

Golden sheen on onion skin paper. Not visible on regular paper though.

 

[ethernautrix]

With your most recent picture, you make the ink very appealing.

I think overall, it's much too light for me, but I LOVE your comparison swabs. (I know, I said it before. I really like them.)

[mhosea]

Very useful. Thanks for the review.

[saskia_madding]

If it looked like that on all paper, I'd snap it up in a second. Since I never use onionskin paper, mainly because I can't find one I like, I think I'll regretfully still give this a pass. Such a pretty picture, though!

[Algester]

if indeed these inks can be mixed however I think I can reporpuse the red and pink into the mixable reds category... I'm curious if one can make a permanent deep red like rouge hematite

[Davros]

if indeed these inks can be mixed however I think I can reporpuse the red and pink into the mixable reds category... I'm curious if one can make a permanent deep red like rouge hematite

I think it is very unlikely, but I wish you all the luck.

[inkstainedruth]

Thanks for the review.

It is a bit on the light side, but I rather like the color (and am wondering if the sheen can be seen on other types of paper besides onionskin).

How hard is it to get this ink in the US? Is this one of the store-specific ones, like Bung Box?

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[lgsoltek]

Thanks for the review.

It is a bit on the light side, but I rather like the color (and am wondering if the sheen can be seen on other types of paper besides onionskin).

How hard is it to get this ink in the US? Is this one of the store-specific ones, like Bung Box?

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

It's not store specific. It's sold by Sailor itself.

[bstnnyc]

Thank you for another great review and for testing the storia inks!

 

If it looked like that on all paper, I'd snap it up in a second. Since I never use onionskin paper, mainly because I can't find one I like, I think I'll regretfully still give this a pass. Such a pretty picture, though!

+1 that sheen is gorgeous!

[amberleadavis]

Great review! Thank you.

[lgsoltek]

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My advice is just don't buy these STORiA inks. They are terrible. I'm that stupid guy who blind bought them at a high price when they were first released. These are the worst Sailor inks ever. I hope these reviews can warn people off.

[chromantic]

I rather like the color, sort of a (much) paler Pinkly. Might have to try it.