I am so glad they strayed off the blue path! And the color! I have one black ink, which is Octopus Fluids' Black Elephant, and though I love it I find it dries just a bit too shiny in my medium nibs. This might be a fantastic alternative!
Yes!! I do like Black Elephant but I agree it is a little shiny. I'm wondering how this one is going to do and if it will be shiny or more matte with writing.
When I swatched it I could not believe how that brown-ish sheen took over a black ink! I agree that there could have been more colour families sprinkled in😮 more often for their 1st calendar-3 reds that practically look the same and more blue and purple than we could ask for. I think they got it right in the naming especially of this one, the sheen certainly “eclipses” the base colour of this ink! 😂
You're right that as blacks go, it's a beautiful one, but... I feel as if the design brief for this calendar was to produce a risk-free, office-friendly starter-set of colours which wouldn't upset anyone and could be used in any environment. Useful but safe.
Hi @seemownay!! Thank you for stopping by 💝 I do have a full flip through video of the binders but I haven't done any swatches with them yet😊 It is a rather long video though 😅 Here is the link in case you are interested! th-cam.com/video/v4j4vurVfqA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Q1B-Z0jI12e_ctEL
Danielle with Diamine: "Ah another light one :/" Colorverse: "Hold my beer!" Seriously happy with this unique ink. I have no sheening black inks unless it's like a small ring or two in a big swatch.
I haven't tested the water resistance yet, but I would imagine it is not. I believe all the inks in here are made with dye which are not waterproof usually. Definitely check out Octopus Fluids Black Elephant though! That one is water resistant :)
@mydandeliondiaries Speaking of Colorverse, have you tried Gentle Terrier by them. I think it's part of the USA collection. I just bought it today as my first gray. I lost my bostie last October so I had to get it! 💚 I haven't been able to find a video of what it actually looks like.
this should've been the Friday the 13th one!!!!! what a missed opportunity haha Are we the people going to be able to vote for the top 3 inks at the end of this bc damn I want to vote for this one! Diamine - Onyx Black (with the way you were holding the card, the sheen made it so it looked like "Sailor Manyo Chigaya" would be a good dupe, but only for the sheen color effect)
This is the only one that caught my attention so far because the sheen looked more bronze. Very unique!
It is a "warmer" sheen for sure, I think this one is really nice!
Howdy from Austin! I'm usually not a huge sheen fan but this is definitely an ink I can get behind. Matte black ink for the win!
Hi!! It is a great change of pace compared to the previous days haha.
I am so glad they strayed off the blue path! And the color! I have one black ink, which is Octopus Fluids' Black Elephant, and though I love it I find it dries just a bit too shiny in my medium nibs. This might be a fantastic alternative!
Yes!! I do like Black Elephant but I agree it is a little shiny. I'm wondering how this one is going to do and if it will be shiny or more matte with writing.
When I swatched it I could not believe how that brown-ish sheen took over a black ink! I agree that there could have been more colour families sprinkled in😮 more often for their 1st calendar-3 reds that practically look the same and more blue and purple than we could ask for. I think they got it right in the naming especially of this one, the sheen certainly “eclipses” the base colour of this ink! 😂
This ink I feel is the 1st one where I went "WHOA." It is so cool!
@@mydandeliondiaries It's def gorg but that sheen...whoa.
Yeah I agree but also get why they went with the color family they did with all the space themed stuff.
I'm starting to think the color of the box is all the colors in the calendar. 😂
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This is the first ink out of this calender that is really waking my interest. It would like to try it. A black ink with a strong sheen sounds cool.
Same! I really like this one, Rover, and DaVinci Glow.
You're right that as blacks go, it's a beautiful one, but... I feel as if the design brief for this calendar was to produce a risk-free, office-friendly starter-set of colours which wouldn't upset anyone and could be used in any environment. Useful but safe.
And definitely without the sparkle of Christmas. They could release this any time of the year as a starter pack.
100% agree with both of these comments!
You have a good attitude...Merry Christmas!
Thank you, Merry Christmas!
Have you talked about your Kokuyo Ink Swatch binder in a video? I’m very … extremely, very much so … intrigued and would love to know more.
Hi @seemownay!! Thank you for stopping by 💝 I do have a full flip through video of the binders but I haven't done any swatches with them yet😊 It is a rather long video though 😅
Here is the link in case you are interested! th-cam.com/video/v4j4vurVfqA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Q1B-Z0jI12e_ctEL
Danielle with Diamine: "Ah another light one :/"
Colorverse: "Hold my beer!"
Seriously happy with this unique ink. I have no sheening black inks unless it's like a small ring or two in a big swatch.
Hahahaha 😂😂😂
I'm really happy with this one too. I'm interested to see how this one turns out in writing and if it is super shiny or stays matte!
Nice color and cool sheen. Is this ink water resistant or waterproof?
I haven't tested the water resistance yet, but I would imagine it is not. I believe all the inks in here are made with dye which are not waterproof usually.
Definitely check out Octopus Fluids Black Elephant though! That one is water resistant :)
I really like this ink ! I'm glad it wasn't blue too! Lol
YES!! This one is so neat, I really love how dark it is haha. It "eclipses" the page hehe
@mydandeliondiaries Speaking of Colorverse, have you tried Gentle Terrier by them. I think it's part of the USA collection. I just bought it today as my first gray. I lost my bostie last October so I had to get it! 💚 I haven't been able to find a video of what it actually looks like.
this should've been the Friday the 13th one!!!!! what a missed opportunity haha
Are we the people going to be able to vote for the top 3 inks at the end of this bc damn I want to vote for this one!
Diamine - Onyx Black
(with the way you were holding the card, the sheen made it so it looked like "Sailor Manyo Chigaya" would be a good dupe, but only for the sheen color effect)
Yes!! This would've been a perfect Friday the 13th ink haha. I don't know how the vote works yet, but I will share what I find out!
This is pretty much a dupe of their Black Hole ink from their very first season.
I haven't seen/tried that ink, but that is good to know!