Ink

Robert Oster Viola

  • Colour: Warm purple with blue undertones.
  • Special Attributes:
    • Shade: Loads of it.
    • Sheen: None.
    • Shimmer: No.
  • Watercolour Usage: It seems to dry quickly enough that washes are difficult. But you can get some great blue chromo shading to come out.
  • Harkens to Mind: Dusty violets, lilac flowers.
  • Similar to: Lighter than Amazing Amethyst by Diamine.
  • Expense: $18/30ml as of 2022.
  • Example: Another unknown Victorian.

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Verdict

I am a big fan of this in art, and in writing it needs a medium nib at least. I put it in my EF Pilot Decimo but it was pretty hard to read. Mostly, I feel that it is an art ink, and a lovely one at that.

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