Krishna Monsoon Sky

This review was written on my Endless Recorder notebook which uses 68gsm Tomoe River paper, using my Ranga Giant 9B with 1.1mm JoWo stub nib.

To preface this review, let me just say, this is my favourite Krishna Ink yet. Monsoon Sky is aptly named – a stunning Prussian blue, it writes deliciously wet and shows a good amount of shading (my Ranga isn’t the best at showing shading).

There is a tiny bit of sheening around the edges in the writing, but the ink blot shows a decent amount.

It dries a little slow, mostly due to the stub nib.

Not much bleeding except for the ink blot

In conclusion, Krishna Monsoon Sky is a gorgeous teal blue colour. It is well behaved and writes wet. It shows some shading and a tiny tiny bit of sheening, but no shimmering. This is my favourite Krishna Ink so far.

Krishna Azaelia Flora

This is a review of the ink Azaelia Flora, by Krishna Inks.

It’s a gorgeous rich magenta/rose colour which is saturated. It has low to medium shading, no sheening and no shimmering properties.

The following review was performed using the TWSBI Eco Broad on the Endless Recorder journal which uses 68gsm Tomoe River paper.

Average to good drying times. It’s dry time is less than 30 seconds

Lots of ghosting, and there is some bleeding on the ink drops

In conclusion, this ink behaves well on Tomoe River paper, with good dry time, nice saturated colour. It shades minimally but no sheening or shimmering.

It can behave poorly on cheaper paper, but that depends mostly on the paper quality. I’ve seen feathering in some composition notebooks, and not in others.

I purchased this from thepenworld.com for 230 INR, and you get 20ml of ink.

Winnolam from Krishna Inks

My very first Krishna ink. This ink is a part of their Limited Edition IPS Ink, specially formulated for the Indian Pen Show which I was unable to attend. They have two inks as a part of their collection. Winnolam, which I am about to review, and Sufi, which seems to be a green/brown color similar to the Jungle Volcano.

This ink is a beautiful deep royal blue with a red sheen wherever the ink pools, which kind of reminds me of Organics Studio Nitrogen, but doesn’t show nearly as much sheen. This ink costs Rs. 225 for 15 ml on thepenworld.com. Definitely pricey, but most Krishna inks cost that much.

Supplies Used
1) Parker Frontier (Fine)
2) Classmate Exercise Notebook

Colour: Deep Blue with Red Sheen.

Drying Time: 25-30 seconds. Doesn’t smear afterwards.

Water Resistance: Low. Reacted very quickly. Some line definition is seen but it is low.

Flow: Wet.

Sheen: Medium. Not a sheen monster like the Jungle Volcano, but still visible on the edges of the ink.

Packaging: Like many others who have reviewed Krishna Inks, the packaging leaves a lot to be desired. But for those who don’t care about how the bottle looks, this doesn’t matter. My only issue with it is that there is no larger bottle available.