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Day 10!

Welcome to Inkvent Day 10! Today, we’re checking out Velvet Emerald.

The color/properties:

Velvet Emerald is a standard ink. The base color is a moderate green with soft blue undertones. The color is subtly muted but, at the same time, carries a depth that imparts the color with a mild richness. It shades crisply between its tones, and in some cases, might present a red sheen at the edge of letters as well as where the ink pools.

*Please note that the scan is the accurate representation of this color.

Rhodia

Leuchtturm

How did it perform?

Velvet Emerald’s performance was mixed. Initially, it performed well and had a comfortable medium flow. Unfortunately, as the nib size went up I began to notice a gradual lack of flow and lubrication. I experienced a few hard starts with the broad nib during my tests on both papers. I think the issue would easily be remedied by simply using a wetter pen. There wasn’t any bleeding or feathering on either of the test pages, and the ink cleaned out with a basic flush without any lingering color or sediment left over in the pen.

My personal thoughts…

Velvet Emerald is okay. There’s nothing inherently wrong with the color — after all, blue-green-with-red-sheen (however much or little) is a timeless classic. Velvet Emerald gets a lot of things right and I could see myself enjoying it — it’s quite festive and a great choice for a winter ink. Though we’ve already received a handful of similar greens in previous editions of the Inkvent calendar, this might be a great option if you’re looking for something like Garland (from the 2021 Red Edition) without the shimmer and sheen effects.

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Tools and materials used in the writing samples:

• A TWSBI Diamond 580 AL with 3 nib units including a Fine, Medium, and Broad. All nibs are tuned to perform at the same wetness.

• A Rhodia No16 A5 DotPad

• A Leuchtturm1917 A5 Notebook

Scan of the writing sample

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