In Indian Fountain Pen industry or Circles, Dr. Sreekumar is quite known for his hand-turned fountain pens and almost 20 types of nib tuning. However recently he has shelved in to making fountain pen inks under the brand name of KRISHNA.
These inks are sold on eBay India Page for Rs. 550 (8 USD) each for 5 Nos. 30 ml ink bottle plus shipping.
NOTE THAT NEW GLASS BOTTLES HAVE ARRIVED AND THIS WILL RESULT IN BIT OF PRICE INCREASE.
The inks that are being produced are currently limited to 28 nos. :
- GOLD RUSH
- MEADOW GREEN
- BLUE MAGIC
- AFTER DARK
- SAPPHIRE BLUE
- LAKE BLUE
- BRONZE LEAF
- ORANGE CRUSH
- AUTUMN
- SINDHOOR
- GLORY VINE
- DARK ROSE
- NJAVAL
- WILD CHERRY
- PURPLE
- PEACOCK
- YELLOW VALLEY
- MELLOW BLUE
- VIVID VIOLET
- ORCHARD LILY
- DARK CHOCOLATE
- COOL BREEZE
- SILENT NIGHT SKY
- FORGET ME NOT
- SKY BLUE
- GHAT GREEN
- PUMPKIN
GIRL PINK / BARBIE PINK(discontinued)
I would like to thank Dr. Sreekumar for sending me the samples and also for the effort that he has put in. I will be reviewing all one by one.
This review is about GOLD RUSH ink from KRISHNA. This is actually like yellow golden colour. And I do like it. It does amazing job in broad nibs.
Krishna Ink comes in plastic bottles in 30 ml quantity and new lot with INCREASED PRICES will come in glass bottles now.
INK SPLASH
DROP ON PAPER NAPKIN
COLOUR MATCH
WRITING SAMPLES
The ink colour is very good. It is legible with very slight shading and no sheen.
INK SWABS & SCRIBBLE
WATERPROOF TEST
The ink is not at all water proof and washes away easily.
INK DRYING TIMES
The ink drying times are fairly acceptable which is less than 30 sec.
BLOW-UP WRITING SAMPLES
There is no feathering of ink and it behaves quite well.
CONCLUSION:
I like the colour of the Ink. It can also be used as highlighter Ink. Performs best in Western Broad and Medium nibs along with the Calligraphy Nibs
The ink has amazing flow properties and is moderately lubricated.
Following are the summation of ink properties:
- Feathering : No
- Sheen : No
- Shading : Low
- Lubrication : Moderate
- Flow : Good
- Water Resistance : Bad
- Drying Times : Acceptable
- Nib Creep : None
- Clogging : None
- Odor : None
Ink can be bought from : LINK (Ebay India Store)