The above photo was taken in direct sunlight. Ink is swatched on Clairefontaine 90gsm paper, using a glass dip pen.
Specs
Name: Morningside Mint
Maker: Ferris Wheel Press
Color Family: Green
Properties: Shading
Purchased at: Goulet Pens
What’s in a name?
From the 2021 Morningside Collection, designed to invoke the romance of Spring, this is a mint green named for the hue it is.
Swatches
A large swatch of ink showcases the darkest this ink gets, as well as the maximum properties it has (when held at the right angle to show any shimmer or sheen). But what about when you’re writing a letter or notes with it?
The above was written on Clairefontaine 90gsm paper, using a Monteverde Ritma fountain pen with an Extra Fine nib.
Of course, for maximum effect you want to see it in light and in motion. The following video shows the ink swatched on Skylab Letterpress 160gsm cards.
Thoughts
This was my first time using the Monteverde Ritma that I received in Truphae’s Inkmeister subscription box, and it came with a nib that’s unlabeled…turns out it’s an EF nib, and I do not like that. I mean, the pen is fine, but the nib is way too tiny for my taste (both in terms of writing comfort and feedback while writing). The good side of that is Morningside Mint is clearly legible even in the smallest nib, so that answers that. The bad side is that virtually no shading ink looks like a shading ink in an EF nib. There’s just not enough ink laid down on the paper to see the difference in hue.
This ink has a dry flow, but behaved well for me. Apparently, it’s lubricated for enhanced performance but unlike Monteverde’s lubricated ink, it didn’t feel like it was flying out of the pen. I like that it’s a saturated mint with high shading and am curious to try it in a larger nib- I think it’s be excellent in a Flex nib! It’s probably not a work-appropriate hue but if you like mint tones then I’d recommend trying it out.
*All pics and vid were taken using a Samsung Galaxy S22 and color-adjusted to best reflect the hue of that ink.
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