on saleDiamine Emerald - 30ml Bottled Ink

The wizard would be pleased!

The ink flows well from the pen and has vibrant color. When writing, I have only on occasion smudged the ink as it does dry fairly quickly, making it easy to use when writing quick notes, so long as I'm not too quick. The variation in the shade when writing is lovely.

I purchased this as a Christmas gift for my boss. We both have an interest in fountain pens, or as he calls them true liquid ink pens. He's very proud of his Irish heritage, hence the color choice. I got the bottle, and was about to wrap it, but I couldn't resist. I opened her up and filled a used cartridge, and it wrote beautifully. The color is true to form too. I'm sure he'll love it.

Diamine inks are so many, yet the quality is sub par. The nib dries so fast regardless of color and it's very frustrating to use the pen. After using used pilot and pelikan inks, you may not want to fill Diamine inks! Besides Diamine Emerald Green is very uninteresting and doesn't pop on any paper.

The quality of the ink is great. I glad I bought the sample size though. The shading example on the website is a much deeper shade of green than what I am experiencing with the paper that I use (which I buy from Staples). I was hoping for likeness closer to British Racing Green, what I am getting is more a diluted version. I also bought a TWSBI Eco and it is just great.