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. Now they come in new glass bottles.

Krishna Inks

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:

Pencil Neelambal Dark Chocolate Purple Lake Blue Vivid violet Sapphire Ruby Monsoon Sky Pink Barleria Summer Rain Silent Night Sky Bronze Leaf Wild Cherry Pumpkin Nilwanti Cool Breeze Gold Rush Orange Crush After Dark Yellow Valley Glory Vine Dark Rose Magic Blue Orchard Lily Writer’s Night Peacock Neelkurinhi Emerald Mangal Dew Leaf Njaval Meadow Green Ghat Green 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 about YELLOW VALLEY ink from KRISHNA. The colour is really beautiful and I actually like these kind of greens. The ink drying are better than previous inks, it dries within 30 to 32 seconds and is to be note that bold point nib was used to check drying times. However one issue with this ink is that there is an issue with nib crud if left for longer period unattended for more than a week or so.

Krishna Yellow Valley

INK SPLASH

Krishna Yellow Valley – Ink Splash on JK Cedar 100 gsm

I love the colour of this ink. Its kinda murky green which I like. Ink has no sheen and does not feathers.

DROP ON PAPER NAPKIN

Krishna Yellow Valley – Ink drop on Paper Towel

COLOUR MATCH

Krishna Yellow Valley – Colour Range

WRITING SAMPLES

Krishna Yellow Valley – Writing Sample on JK Cedar 100 gsm – Top View

Krishna Yellow Valley – Writing Sample on JK Cedar 100 gsm – Side View

As you can see from the above writing samples the ink has shading property and it shows most in stub nibs. And ink is very legible even in the fine Japanese nibs.

INK SWABS & SCRIBBLE

Krishna Yellow Valley – Ink Passes on JK Cedar – 100 gsm

Krishna Yellow Valley – Ink Swab on JK Cedar – 100 gsm

Krishna Yellow Valley – Ink Scribble on JK Cedar – 100 gsm

WATERPROOF TEST

Krishna Yellow Valley – Waterproof Test

The ink leaves just a bit of colour when rubbed with water and you can see the that it is still very much legible after water rub test and thus I can say it is has water resistant properties.

INK DRYING TIMES

Krishna Yellow Valley – Ink Drying Times

BLOW-UP WRITING SAMPLES

Krishna Yellow valley – Blow up Writing Sample on JK Cedar 100 gsm

Krishna Yellow Valley – Blow up Writing Sample on JK Cedar 100 gsm – Side View

COMPARATIVE WITH SIMILAR COLORS

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

CONCLUSION:

I like the colour

The ink has good flow and is nominally lubricated. Dry times are still high but please note that I used the Bold wet nib for drying test. The beauty of the ink is that it is water resistant.

But yes there is a bit problem with nib Creep if not used for long.

Following are the summation of ink properties:

Feathering : No

No Sheen : No

: No Shading : Moderate

: Moderate Lubrication : Moderate

: Moderate Flow : Good

: Good Water Resistance : Good

: Good Drying Times : Little High

: Little High Nib Creep : Yes

: Yes Clogging : None

: 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 TO EBAY STORE : KRISHNAPENS