Y'all, this is a really good ink. I was already turning a corner on the color purple, but this one was so impossible to ignore. It's great. The color is excellent, the performance is very good on bad copy paper, and the flow seems perfect. Add to that that it's a very rare shade of purple (I only have one that's close to it), and it's an ink you shouldn't miss.
This name is a difficult one to say, (unless you're Hungarian) but it translates to pansy, and I have yet to find a bad pansy ink. So, get yourselves over to Cult Pens and pick up a bottle of Arvacska. You won't be disappointed.
( I just found a referral link for Cult Pens, and you'll get 10% off of your first order and I'll get the same.)
Now, as with all purples, it's difficult to render on a camera. I've adjusted these photos so that they're as close as I can get to the right color on *my* screen, but it might not be perfectly represented on your screen.
Close-Ups
Close-Ups
Poppin'. Purple.
Chromatography
It's interesting how simple this chromatography looks.
20lb, 30% Recycled Copy Paper Test
This is pretty darn good performance on this bad paper. You gotta expect some bleed through on this stuff.
HP Premium 32 Paper
Tomoe River Paper
It almost glows.
Wheat Straw Paper
Good here, too. The wheat straw paper isn't coated, but it is very smooth and this ink liked it.
Color Comparisons (on col-o-dex cards)
These are Col-o-Dex cards, and you can find them here.
Video Review
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I bought this ink from Birmingham Pen Co. I try not to let that sort of thing
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