Australian Sky Blue - Robert Oster Signature Ink

[visvamitra]

Robert Oster is new player in fountain pen ink market. He operates through ebay shop. The inks are sold in 50 ml PET bottles with a tightly secure twist cap. I don't know who makes the inks for the shop, but the colors look interesting and fresh. At the moment Robert Oster inks are available in colors

1. Aqua
   
2. Australian Sky Blue
   
3. Barossa Grape
   
4. Black
   
5. Blue Black
   
6. Blue Denim
   
7. Blue Night
   
8. Blue Sea
   
9. Bondi Blue
   
10. Burgundy
    
11. Chocolate
    
12. Claret
    
13. Copper Brown
    
14. Deep Sea
    
15. Emerald Green
    
16. Ever Green
    
17. Fire Engine Red
    
18. Forest Green
    
19. Graphite
    
20. Green Green
    
21. Green Lime
    
22. Green Olive
    
23. Jade
    
24. Khakhi
    
25. Light Green
    
26. Marine
    
27. Moss
    
28. Orange
    
29. Peach
    
30. Pinky
    
31. Red Orange
    
32. Royal Red
    
33. Ruby Red
    
34. School Blue
    
35. Spearmint
    
36. Torquay
    
37. Tranquility
    
38. Turquoise
    
39. Yellow Sunset
    

I received sixteen samples (marked in cursive) from well known ink enabler - Cyber6. Thank you Claudia You rock!

On Robert Oster's shop website Australian Sky Blue is described as follows: "Australian Sky Blue flows on like a turquoise, dries on with all of the character and beauty of the wide Australian sky".

I'm not really into turquoises / bright blue turquoises so I dislike the color. The ink behaves well but I believe it may be too light, especially in drier pens.

Drops of ink on kitchen towel

Software ID

Tomoe River, Kaweco Classic Sport - eyedropper, B

Leuchtturm 1917, Kaweco Classic Sport - eyedropper, B

Oxford

Comparison

(Sheaffer's bb sample was probably contaminated or deteriorated with time)

[migo984]

I have Sky Blue & agree it's quite a light colour. But it doesn't seem dry to me & I think it's very pretty. Looks very good on Graphilo paper.

[mehandiratta]

I like blue denim more..

[Cyber6]

I think is light for writing... but is LOVELY for sketching.. watercolors... doodling...

 

Thanks Vis !!!!

 

 

 

C.

[amberleadavis]

Vis, I love your work.

[LuxioPens]

Gorgeous color! I'll have to pick it up soon.. that is after I'm done with my Ama-Iro bottle