Category: Diamine

  • Diamine Monboddo’s Hat on Maruman Mnemosyne

    Diamine Monboddo’s Hat on Maruman Mnemosyne

    Ink In 2019, the Fountain Pens UK Facebook group collaborated with Diamine to create two inks, Scribble Purple and Monboddo’s Hat. The inks are named after Scribble Monboddo, a purple colour lover who runs the Too Many Purples blog. Monboddo’s Hat is a ink colour inspired by Scribble Monboddo’s purple top hat. The ink is…

  • Diamine Aurora Borealis on Midori MD Cotton

    Diamine Aurora Borealis on Midori MD Cotton

    Ink Diamine Aurora Borealis is a colour was chosen by the members of Reddit’s fountain pen community (/r/fountainpens). This was the second ink that Diamine created for them. The ink is a teal colour with an average flow, some shading and very little sheen the only appears on certain papers. On Midori MD Cotton paper:…

  • Diamine Onyx Black

    Diamine Onyx Black

    Onyx Black is a black ink with a wet flow. This is not a pitch black ink, if you look closely, you will notice a little shading. But for general purposes, this is black enough for me. I noticed this ink takes a while to fully dry. This ink is easy to clean out of…

  • Diamine Aqua Lagoon on Muji Planting Tree

    Diamine Aqua Lagoon on Muji Planting Tree

    Ink Diamine Aqua Lagoon is a medium turquoise that leans a little towards teal. It has an average flow. I like this colour, turquoise but not quite your typical turquoise, to keep it interesting to look at. On Muji Planting Tree paper, Writing Sample This was written with a TWSBI ECO-T medium nib. Below are…

  • Diamine Monboddo’s Hat on Muji Planting Tree

    Diamine Monboddo’s Hat on Muji Planting Tree

    Ink In 2019, the Fountain Pens UK Facebook group collaborated with Diamine to create two inks, Scribble Purple and Monboddo’s Hat. The inks are named after Scribble Monboddo, a purple ink lover who runs the Too Many Purples blog. Monboddo’s Hat is a ink colour inspired by Scribble Monboddo’s purple top hat. The ink is…

  • Diamine Soft Mint on Midori MD

    Diamine Soft Mint on Midori MD

    Ink Soft Mint is a minty green ink with an average flow. It looks rather light in writing but I find the words still readable in dim light. The ink left a ring of colour residue and light staining of the pen barrel which couldn’t be removed with normal cleaning using water. However both the…

  • Diamine Violet on Midori MD

    Diamine Violet on Midori MD

    Ink The ink is a medium purple with an average flow. I experienced quite a bit of nib creep with this ink, and it even splattered onto the inside of the cap. This ink also stained the pen barrel but the staining can be removed using pen flush. On Midori MD paper, Writing Sample This…

  • Diamine Ancient Copper on Yamamoto Ro-Biki

    Diamine Ancient Copper on Yamamoto Ro-Biki

    Ink Diamine Ancient Copper is a burnt orange ink with a wet flow, some shading and no sheen. In places where the ink had pooled, it looked brown. I enjoy the wet flow and the colour of the ink. The orange-brown range of this ink makes me think of rust, but ancient copper sounds better…

  • Diamine Writer’s Blood on Kokuyo Perpanep Zara Zara

    Diamine Writer’s Blood on Kokuyo Perpanep Zara Zara

    Ink The ink is a dark maroon colour with a wet flow. This ink was created for r/fountainpens on Reddit. When the ink launched, it created quite a buzz and didn’t take long to sell out on store shelves. Perhaps because fountain pen users are all writers in some form, the name resonated with many…

  • Diamine Aqua Lagoon on Tomoegawa Tomoe River

    Diamine Aqua Lagoon on Tomoegawa Tomoe River

    Ink Diamine Aqua Lagoon is a medium turquoise that leans a little towards teal. It has an average flow. I like this colour, turquoise but not quite your typical turquoise, to keep it interesting to look at. On Tomoe River paper, Writing Sample This was written with a TWSBI ECO-T medium nib. Below are a…