The last black for a bit! Today’s ink review is Diamine Good Tidings!

Diamine Good Tidings is an extreme sheen ink that had a crazy amount of green-gold sheen atop a deep black with a very strong purple undertone.

The sheen is so strong that it’s almost impossible to look at large portions of writing without seeing the glow. You can see that clearly in my illustration, where the girl’s face is almost completely glowing. I almost always prefer matte black inks, but the way this ink glows is so unique and appealing that I find myself drawn to it, even though it’s not matte whatsoever.

It’s hard to judge how dark the black is because of that bright glowing sheen, but because of that sheen, the black portions look very, very dark.

Diamine Good Tidings is a pretty well behaved ink. I didn’t have any bleeding or feathering problems on any of the papers I tested, and it dries really quick, too. Some people reported that the ink can smear where it sheens after it dries, but I haven’t encountered that problem at all.

It’s not permanent at all. You won’t recover anything if you get your paper wet, so as always, try not to get your paper wet if you want to read what you wrote.

The one actual performance issue I did notice is a bit of a flow problem. It dries so quick, that it will dry out on your nib even when capped. It’ll only take a few squiggles to get it flowing again, though. And once you do get it flowing, it’s a nice, wet, consistent flow. But hard starts are annoying for some people, so I would say to keep that in mind.

Diamine’s Inkvent Inks come in goofy shaped 50ml glass bottles, and they cost around $24 USD. That’s not expensive, but it’s not cheap either.

I received an ink sample as part of a big pile of samples for Christmas, and I want a full bottle! This ink is so fun, and so pretty.

Here’s my video review on Youtube!

You can buy Diamine Good Tidings from places like Goldspot and Vanness. I’m not affiliated with either store, but I like them both.