Diamine Inkvent 2023: Day 13 — Weeping Willow
Day 13!
Welcome back! Let’s talk about Inkvent Day 13, Weeping Willow.
The color/properties:
Weeping Willow is a standard ink, but it has remarkable shading properties. The base color is a pastel beige that shades with a crisp and high contrast in tone where the ink pools. Within the base color, there are notes of green and pink that, if dark enough, can appear red. A lot of this color variation won’t necessarily appear in normal writing circumstances, but in the correct conditions, it is possible.
*Please note that the scan is the accurate representation of this color.
How did it perform?
Weeping Willow performed well. There wasn’t any bleed-through or feathering on either of the test papers. It had a medium flow, and I didn’t experience any hard starts or stops during my tests. The ink was slick enough to make the writing experience comfortable but still tactile. Cleaning was as expected for such a light color, and the water ran clear with a basic flush, without any remnants of color left behind in the pen or nib units.
Ink splat
Ink droplets
My personal thoughts…
Weeping Willow is fantastic. It’s a beautiful and unique color that has a lot of character thanks to its high degree of shading. There’s a likelihood that this one might appear too pale to many individuals, but I’m not personally bothered by it. Initially, I wasn’t sure it was in theme with Inkvent, but after some additional reflection, it does accurately portray the dull grey/brown that a willow tree takes on in the winter. This one will be making it onto my shelf without question.
Written in a Leuchtturm1917 notebook
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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