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 Ink – New Glass Bottle

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:

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 of Monsoon Sky which is the new introduction to old 28 colours and this colour is greyish blue-green.

Krishna Ink – Monsoon Sky

INK SPLASH

Krishna Monsoon Sky – Ink Splash on JK Cedar 100gsm

DROP ON PAPER NAPKIN

Krishna Monsoon Sky – Ink drop on Paper Towel

COLOUR MATCH

Krishna Monsoon Sky – Colour Range

WRITING SAMPLES

Krishna Monsoon Sky– Writing Sample on JK Cedar 100 gsm – Top View

Krishna Monsoon Sky – Writing Sample on JK Cedar 100 gsm – Side View

This ink shades almost close to none. The ink flow is good. And has no feathering.

INK SWABS & SCRIBBLE

Krishna Monsoon Sky – Ink Passes on JK Cedar – 100 gsm

Krishna Monsoon Sky – Ink Swab on JK Cedar – 100 gsm

Krishna Monsoon Sky – Ink Scribble on JK Cedar – 100 gsm

WATERPROOF TEST

Krishna Monsoon Sky – Waterproof Test

Ink after water rub test leaves behind certain traces thus making ink bit water resistant and even after water wash it is still readable.

INK DRYING TIMES

Krishna Monsoon Sky – Ink drying times

The ink drying times hover just around 25 to 26 seconds.

BLOW-UP WRITING SAMPLES

Krishna Monsoon Sky – Blow up Writing Sample on JK Cedar 100 gsm

CONCLUSION:

The colour reminds me of Diamine Teal or Iroshizuku Tsuki-yo. But unlike Iroshizuku it has no shading or sheen. It has no feathering and has consistent flow. Its an okay ink for me because of the colour but I would any day prefer my Iroshizuku Tsuki-yo because of sheen and shading and amazing flow properties. However that comes at high price. This 30 ml bottle just costs less than Rs. 100.

Following are the summation of ink properties:

Feathering : No

No Sheen : No

: No Shading : No

: No Lubrication : Moderate

: Moderate Flow : Good

: Good Water Resistance : Good

: Good Drying Times : Good

: Good Nib Creep : No

: No 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