Teranishi Chemical Industry ‘Guitar’ Modern Red

[A Smug Dill]

This is one of the first four colours in Teranishi Chemical Industry's ‘Guitar’ Taisho Romance High Colour Ink series.

 

(Just to clarify, Gentle Green is another; but Opera Rose and Nostalgic Honey are not. They just happen to be the only four of the ‘Guitar’ series inks I have, and three of them are kinda close in colour range, so I decided to do quick samples of them one after another on the same sheet.)

 

 

 

I like the colour a lot. The subtle transitions in the shading are pleasing to the eye; I certainly don't want shading in my red ink to manifest as clearly demarcated segments along a pen stroke. Little or no feathering is evident, but there is some minor show-through and spots of bleed-through. Decent water resistance for a red ink, and drying time is acceptable.

 

[LizEF]

Very nice review, @A Smug Dill!  I really like this red, including its shading.   It reminds me of Diamine Red Dragon, though I haven't even tried to compare them on screen - that's just the first comparison my brain thought up.  And I liked that one despite not seeing shading in my testing.  Apparently I like this shade of red.

[namrehsnoom]

A really nice red, with just a touch of shading that shows you’re writing with a fountain pen. Thanks for showing it, and thanks for the comparison with Opera Rose and Nostalgic Honey. I’ve only used Opera Rose yet, and that one is simply adorable.

[lgsoltek]

Oh this colour looks very nice!

[Loke]

Thanks for sharing.

Interesting colour!

[yazeh]

Nice colour and excellent review. Thanks