INK REVIEW – KRISHNA MEADOW GREEN

This is the ink review after a long hiatus. I was occupied in lot of other activities and ink reviews couldn’t get my attention.

Dr. Sreekumar has been given lot of feedback for the inks from the local community and he has listened to many and therefore he has reformulated many inks like chocolate brown. His inks are now easily available in 30 ml bottles on eBay India 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. Now they come in new glass bottles.

Krishn Ink – New Glass Bottle

 

The inks that are being produced have now increased to 35 nos. and even certain names have changed.

Krishna Inks – 35 Colors

 

The new names are as follows:

1. Pencil
2. Neelambal
3. Dark Chocolate
4. Purple
5. Lake Blue
6. Vivid violet
7. Sapphire
8. Ruby
9. Monsoon Sky
10. Pink Barleria
11. Summer Rain
12. Silent Night Sky
13. Bronze Leaf 
14. Wild Cherry
15. Pumpkin
16. Nilwanti
17. Cool Breeze
18. Gold Rush
19. Orange Crush
20. After Dark
21. Yellow Valley
22. Glory Vine
23. Dark Rose
24. Magic Blue
25. Orchard Lily
26. Writer’s Night
27. Peacock
28. Neelkurinhi
29. Emerald
30. Mangal
31. Dew Leaf
32. Njaval
33. Meadow Green
34. Ghat Green
35. Officer’s Blue Black

 

I would like to thank Dr. Sreekumar for sending me the samples and also for the effort that he has put in seeing the limited resources at his disposal.

This review is of Meadow Green which is a bright parrot green colour. The colour is nice and can be used as highlighter ink or some artistic work. I will not use it for writing though.

Krishna Ink – Meadow Green

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INK SPLASH

Krishna Meadow Green – Ink Splash on JK Cedar 100gsm

This is a lovely bright green colour ink which performs best in bold nibs.

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DROP ON PAPER NAPKIN

Krishna Meadow Green – Ink drop on Paper Towel

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COLOUR MATCH

Krishna Meadow Green – Colour Range

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WRITING SAMPLES

Krishna Meadow Green – Writing Sample on JK Cedar 100 gsm – Top View

 

Krishna Meadow Green – Writing Sample on JK Cedar 100 gsm – Side View

 

The ink has subtle shading property and as seen performs best in bold nibs.

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INK SWABS & SCRIBBLE

Krishna Meadow Green – Ink Passes on JK Cedar – 100 gsm

 

Krishna Meadow Green – Ink Swab on JK Cedar – 100 gsm

 

Krishna Meadow Green – Ink Scribble on JK Cedar – 100 gsm

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WATERPROOF TEST

Krishna Meadow Green – Waterproof Test

The ink is not waterproof at all.

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INK DRYING TIMES

Krishna Meadow Green – Ink drying times

 

Ink drying times were large , close to 35 seconds.

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BLOW-UP WRITING SAMPLES

Krishna Meadow Green – Blow up Writing Sample on JK Cedar 100 gsm

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COMPARISON WITH SIMILAR COLOURS

Bronze Leaf vs Yellow Valley vs Ghat Green vs Meadow Green vs Goldrush

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CONCLUSION:

The colour reminds me of Diamine Meadow Green or Iroshizuku Chiku Rin.  It has no feathering  and has consistent flow. It is a beautiful bright colour ink which I am sure will gather attention of lot of buyers.  This 30 ml bottle just costs less than Rs. 100.

Following are the summation of ink properties:

• Feathering : No
• Sheen : No
• Shading :  Little
• Lubrication : Moderate
• Flow : Good
• Water Resistance : Bad
• Drying Times : Bad
• Nib Creep : No
• Clogging : None
• Odor : None

 

Feedback and Comments are welcome.

The ink can be bought from the ebay store of Krishna Pens. Link is given below.

LINK : KRISHNA EBAY STORE