This ink came late vs all the others. I had to wait because it was missed in the original package. This waiting was exemplified, because I haven't run into many green inks personally. I don't immediate think green when choosing an ink colour? And I was interested to see if it would appeal as it looked nice in the examples. Also I have an on-going issue with the Parker Pen Company. Years and years ago I used to think their Quink Blue Black was a wonderful ink choice. Parker as a brand has moved around a lot in the last decade or so. Their current bottled inks of Quink are made in France. And that Blue Black ink has a really bad habit of fading, into a deep sea green! It's not a bad colour at all. But to call it blue black? And what is frustrating is that depending on the pen and paper combo. Sometimes, well, it doesn't, it just fades to a non-black, blue! Pounamu Green then had to surmount these personal biases right off. I was looking for a rich Green that wasn't overtly dark, but neither did I want to see a washed out acknowledgement of the colour and with little character. The waiting over, I got to use and try it and it's very rewarding. It shades from light to dark readily. A deep jade green to a watery teal on it's light end.
It is quick to halo effect where the edges dry a deep dark as the centre is lighter. I don't see any predominant shine, or sheen, just a deeper tone were it's thick and dense. It's a wet feeling ink out of the pen and even so, it drys quickly. The smear test, shows it's not the driest of the colour range. Right in the middle really. I do like how it will shade in that distinct way out of the pen into the text. Any fast laid area will come up light and then as you slow, the colour deepens. These inks that shade boldly, tend to "backwash" as well, with extra ink flowing back into the section of the line you just wrote. It's a lively reaction and must have to do with the ink's surface tension?
Chromatography test show me that the dyes are made of yellow and blue. That is what I'd expect Blue seems to control the entire spread of the separation. You can only see a ghost of the original line blot. Almost all of the ink has flowed away with the water. From bottom to midway, there is a very transparent green and only at the top half of the flow do we see Yellow and Grass Green followed on top with a wall of blue from pale to dark. Mostly Turquoise Blue with a ridge crest of dark Cerulean. Unlike the infamous French Quink. This green writes and dries as it's intended colour. Topping out the 9 colour choice of ink cartridges. There is a full palette shades for all writing needs. At least a starter pack.
ABOUT THE INK and International Short CartridgesThese inks are acid free & archival safe. They dry quickly & are only slightly water resistant. (You trade water resistance with a dye that is easy to clean and water-based.) Dyes are non-toxic, pH neutral & Light-fast. All the ink colours are very kind to pens and easy to clean after use. They will store up to three years without any problems. The ink cartridge are European.
These international Short Cartridges are about 38mm long & 8mm in diameter. Most pen bodies will hold one inserted into the pen feeder/section and then one extra spare reversed behind that in the tail of the pen's body.
The short carts fit all the pens I sell which have removable converter pumps. (A long International Cartridge is about the same length as an ink converter. While it holds more, you can't store a spare like with the short.)
