{"id":12585,"date":"2024-04-05T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/?p=12585"},"modified":"2024-04-04T21:12:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T01:12:51","slug":"ink-battle-diamine-colorverse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racheldelafuente.com\/blog\/ink-battle-diamine-colorverse\/","title":{"rendered":"Ink Battle: Diamine and Colorverse"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I’ve expanded ink battles to include inks that I’m considering buying, and this is what you’ll find this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can assume I have no problems with any ink that appears in an ink battle. The point of the battle is to choose a winner of the two colors. I use a pair of similar inks in pens with the same nib, then test them out to see which I like better. Generally, I’m trying to decide which ink to keep, but sometimes I’m trying to decide which to buy, or if I should buy one ink when I already have a similar one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I may find out that, when used with the same nib, they’re sufficiently different to own them both. Depending on how these battles turn out, I may tag some of the posts as ink dupes<\/a> as well. You can find all of the ink battles posts on the tag page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

This ink battle is between Diamine Deep Dark Orange and Colorverse \u03b1Tau. Both inks are in a TWSBI Mini with a F nib. The paper is Kokuyo A5 Campus Loose Leaf, plain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I already own a bottle of Deep Dark Orange. I only have a sample of \u03b1Tau. At first glance in my swatch book, and even when I tested the two inks together with a dip pen, they looked similar enough to warrant an ink battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, as you can clearly see below, they are significantly different. I’m still not 100% sure if I want a full bottle of \u03b1Tau. I need to use it a bit more, but owning Deep Dark Orange won’t stop me from getting it, if I decide I want to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Comparing<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Since these are orangeish inks \u2014 they have a lot of red \u2014 it was a bit difficult to get the full-page picture to appear true-to-life. These close-up images are generally more correct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This battle is a draw, with both combatants leaving the ring with respect for the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What do you think? Which one is your favorite? Let me know in the comments! I’d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks for reading to the end, I hope you enjoyed my post. Make sure to subscribe to my blog<\/a> or follow me on Instagram<\/a> so you don\u2019t miss any posts. I generally post at least once a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Time for another Ink Battle! This time Diamine Deep Dark Orange and Colorverse \u03b1Tau are squaring off on a battlefield of Kokuyo Loose Leaf.<\/p>\n

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