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Pros & Cons
Pros
The medium color saturation is rich and vibrant without being too dark. Stunning teal with fuchsia sheen.
Monteverde's fire opal ink is wonderful. The appearance of this ink is very pleasing. It reminds me of pilot’s iroshizuku kon-peki ink in terms of how it performs.
This is the best bottled ink i have ever purchased (and i have a lot) this ink is made in the european union and bottled in usa. It is also not terrible to clean out of my parker like other more permanent inks can be.
It produces beautiful shading when used with the correct combination of nib and paper quality. The combination of ink and nib is silky smooth and very pleasant to write with. I have this inked up in 3 pens currently and it's a smooth operator for sure... Read More
Cons
The ink performance is terrible as well, it keeps feathering and bleeding through any kind of paper, even on rhodia and in 60gms tomoe river. It's highly transparent and leaves an ugly brown color instead of a solid black. Unable to send back due to t... Read More
Amazon sent me canyon rust instead of fireopal for 3 of my 4 bottles. Canyon rust is a type of rust. It has an offensive odor.
Highlights
Quality
A well lubricate archival quality permanent ink
Im new to calligraphy and am so glad i have started out with quality ink
They refer to it as a 34lubricating quality
Title pretty much says it all i had been using really cheap ink and by cheap i mean poor quality prior to this
Price
I think monteverde is the best allaround pen ink because they have a huge color selection and the price is very reasonable
Monteverde makes great ink at a good price
Competitiveness
Great valuethe bottle is large and should last a long time
Have used many different brands of inks all prices
I ordered monteverde ink yosemite green but was sent jade noir instead thus my less than 5star rating
A 90ml bottle of monteverde ink costs the same as a 30ml bottle of noodlers ink even though both seem to write equally well and... Read More
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- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 79.8% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 1,114 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 13 2023.
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Color is beautiful not very water resistant not that it was expected
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No fountain pen ink is waterproof unless specifically stated so this will run if you get it wet
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It stains my hands noticeable more than montblanc ink does so be careful or use gloves to prevent staining your fingers when refilling ink or changing nibs
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Smoke noir is a mediumgrey with high saturation
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When wet it looks like a watereddown black
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This isnt a quality i was looking for when purchasing this ink but it is a welcome characteristic if true
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Title pretty much says it all i had been using really cheap ink and by cheap i mean poor quality prior to this
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Too well in fact if you wish to use it with any kind of dip pen
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