Levenger Skies of Blue

[Okami]

This is my first ink review and I've had a little trouble getting the scans to look right. Next time I'll try to put it onto one piece of paper. I noted that this pen had been unused for two weeks but forgot to say that I had absolutely no problem starting it.

 

 

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Edited November 2, 2008 by jbynum

[RayMan]

What a beautiful shade of blue! Thanks for your review.

[Limerick]

I envy the blue tone of your Skies of Blue, because I also bought the ink because I loves the behaviour of Cobalt Blue, but my Skies of Blue looks to be watery and pale. Not a bit as bright as yours. I'm still asking what went wrong with my bottle

[aymr]

I envy the blue tone of your Skies of Blue, because I also bought the ink because I loves the behaviour of Cobalt Blue, but my Skies of Blue looks to be watery and pale. Not a bit as bright as yours. I'm still asking what went wrong with my bottle

 

My cartridges are the same way, at least on Levenger paper (which seems to just drink up the ink).

 

However, I've got bottles of both Skies of Blue and Cobalt Blue on order because I read someone else on the board that mixed the two and liked the results, so I'm going to give it a shot. Let me know what you find.

 

Aym

[lovemy51]

what a beautiful blue!!! thanx for the nice review!

[encre]

Thanks for the review, not sure if that blue is for me but it certainly has presence.

 

[Ann Finley]

I find this ink to be reasonably well behaved, but it does leave what I've written with a fine point nib a bit wider of line than most of my other inks--not terribly so, but noticeably. I do like the color.

 

Best, Ann

[Pengrump]

My first bottle of Skes of Blue is a bit lighter in color. It also turns every pen I own into a firehose and feathers wildly on most paper. I like the color, so I bought a second bottle, which I have not tried yet. Maybe it will have more constrained flow.

[CraigR]

This is one of my favorite inks and I use it in several of my pens. I have not found a difference between the bottle ink and the cartridges. I also use several Levenger True Writer pens and find the ink works perfectly in them. /Craig

[mremptypants]

My first bottle of Skes of Blue is a bit lighter in color. It also turns every pen I own into a firehose and feathers wildly on most paper. I like the color, so I bought a second bottle, which I have not tried yet. Maybe it will have more constrained flow.

 

This was one of the first inks I bought after getting back into the hobby (Obsession). I love the color and belongs in everyone's "Blue Section" but I had crazy feathering as well. I tried many pens, many qualities of paper etc. Same result. It really put me off Levenger ink until I read other reviews. I bought a bottle of Levenger Regal and it is a favorite without issues.

[steelwolf]

My first bottle of Skes of Blue is a bit lighter in color. It also turns every pen I own into a firehose and feathers wildly on most paper. I like the color, so I bought a second bottle, which I have not tried yet. Maybe it will have more constrained flow.

 

This was one of the first inks I bought after getting back into the hobby (Obsession). I love the color and belongs in everyone's "Blue Section" but I had crazy feathering as well. I tried many pens, many qualities of paper etc. Same result. It really put me off Levenger ink until I read other reviews. I bought a bottle of Levenger Regal and it is a favorite without issues.

 

This sounds a lot like my experience. The color is great (a lot less purple than the OP's sample, in my experience) but even on pretty heavy paper it seems to bleed straight through. I'm trying to figure out if it's this particular color, the batch, or Levenger inks in general.