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 for Rs. 100 (1.5 USD) each for 30 ml ink bottle plus shipping.

The inks that are being produced are currently limited to 28 nos. :

GOLD RUSH MEADOW GREEN BLUE MAGIC AFTER DARK SAPPHIRE BLUE LAKE BLUE BRONZE LEAF ORANGE CRUSH AUTUMN SINDHOOR GLORY VINE DARK ROSE NJAVAL WILD CHERRY PURPLE PEACOCK YELLOW VALLEY MELLOW BLUE VIVID VIOLET ORCHARD LILY DARK CHOCOLATE COOL BREEZE SILENT NIGHT SKY FORGET ME NOT SKY BLUE GHAT GREEN PUMPKIN GIRL PINK / BARBIE PINK (discontinued)

Krishna Inks – Color Chart 1

Krishna Inks – Color Chart 2

I would like to thank Dr. Sreekumar for sending me the samples and also for the effort that he has put in. I will be reviewing all one by one.

This review is about BLUE MAGIC ink from KRISHNA. This is vibrant blue ink colour which I like.

Ink needs improvement because it feathers even on good quality JK Cedar 100 gsm paper.

Krishna Blue Magic

Krishna Ink comes in plastic bottles in 30 ml quantity and procurement for better quality plastic bottles or probably glass bottles is already under way. Currently this is available in India only.

INK SPLASH

Krishna Blue Magic – Ink Splash on JK Cedar 100 gsm

There is no sheen even if the ink pools on the paper rather I see more of feathering.

DROP ON PAPER NAPKIN

Krishna Blue Magic – Ink drop on Paper Towel

COLOUR MATCH

Krishna Blue Magic – Colour Range

WRITING SAMPLES

Krishna Blue Magic – Writing Sample on JK Cedar 100 gsm

Krishna Blue Magic – Writing Sample on JK Cedar 100 gsm – Angled view

The ink has very slight shading and generally the ink flows very well.

INK SWABS

Krishna Blue Magic – Ink Passes on JK Cedar – 100 gsm

Krishna Blue Magic – Ink Swab on JK Cedar – 100 gsm

WATERPROOF TEST

Krishna Blue Magic – Waterproof Test

Ink is not at all water resistant.

INK DRYING TIMES

Krishna Blue Magic – Ink Drying Times

BLOW-UP WRITING SAMPLES

Krishna Blue Magic – Blow up Writing Sample on JK Cedar 100 gsm

CONCLUSION:

I like the colour, only if it would have resistance to feathering. Sailor Souten and Iroshizuku KonPeki are way better inks when it comes to sheen, feathering and shading however they are very expensive.

However I have also heard from Dr. Sreekumar that this ink is being reformulated.

Following are the summation of ink properties:

Feathering : Yes

Yes Sheen : No

: No Shading : Very Low

: Very Low Lubrication : Low

: Low Flow : Medium

: Medium Water Resistance : Bad

: Bad Drying Times : Medium

: Medium Nib Creep : None

: None Clogging : None

: None Odor : None

Ink can be bought from : LINK (Ebay India Store)