California Teal is a high sheening, shading, green-leaning teal ink that has blown the socks off of me every time I write with it without fail. I keep this ink in a nice and wet pen so that every time I write with it, the ink shows off its beautiful red shine.

Here you can see Cali Teal’s true color without the blinding sheen





A picture from my ink journal. Gorgeous!





This ink flows very nicely and smoothly thanks to Monteverde’s ITF technology. This ink has made my dry pens feel wet and smooth like never before. It looks fantastic on any paper, and looks especially amazing on Tomoe River paper. To top it all off, this ink is easy to clean and has a PH of about 8, making it perfectly fine for vintage pen usage (although I would personally stick with waterman inks for your super expensive vintage writers).

An example of this ink on a $.30 notebook. Yes, $.30 for this much sheen





This ink has gotten much recognition because of it’s amazing sheen, but the color has to be praised as well. The teal on this ink is one of my favorite shades, and the shading looks beautiful with wetter pens.

This ink sheens so much it turns BLUE!





Overall this ink is a must have in my book, and I recommend anyone who hasn’t had a chance to try this yet to buy a bottle, or at least a sample. And, if you have the chance, smear a good amount all over some Tomoe River paper. Trust me, you’ll thank me later!

Check out more pictures of Monteverde California Teal on my Instagram!