Day 13’s ink is Molten Basalt, a standard dark blue ink with so much brown sheen that I don’t understand why this ink wasn’t categorized as a sheen ink. It’s a baffling ink, not something that I’d expect in an Inkvent calendar.
Col-o-ring swab
Something about this ink reminds me of Montblanc Around the World in 80 days – it’s a dark indigo blue ink that looks like spilled petrol more than anything. It reads as a dirty black ink – a brownish black.
Different angle of the Col-o-ring swab
This ink is interesting, even though I’m not sure it should be part of…
Day 13’s ink is Molten Basalt, a standard dark blue ink with so much brown sheen that I don’t understand why this ink wasn’t categorized as a sheen ink. It’s a baffling ink, not something that I’d expect in an Inkvent calendar.
Col-o-ring swab
Something about this ink reminds me of Montblanc Around the World in 80 days – it’s a dark indigo blue ink that looks like spilled petrol more than anything. It reads as a dirty black ink – a brownish black.
Different angle of the Col-o-ring swab
This ink is interesting, even though I’m not sure it should be part of the Inkvent calendar. There’s something about its strangeness that makes me think that it could have been one of the those inks that Diamine designs with input from the community – like celadon cat.
Writing and sketching sample on Apica CD
The only way to see the base colour is to look at it while it dries. Once it’s dry you see the brownish purple sheen settle on every letter.
Close up on the writing
Today’s bear is Alex by June Kendall of Hardy Bears. I have several of her bears and I like her work.
The bear
I’m still not sure what I think of Molten Basalt. I will likely not buy a full bottle of it – will you?