Ink Swatch - Tono & Lims - Star Light Series - E=mc²

Tono & Lims - Star Light Series: E=mc²

This one is very interesting. Is it green, gray, or both? On Iroful it’s sort of an olive green, on Col-o-ring it’s much darker gray with hint of green. On Midori it’s much lighter olive-ish. Still usable, but not as nice as Regulus. I was hoping for a little more “grassy” green but it’s still not too bad.

Under UV it glows green, but the exact shade of green varies.

Scans

The scans are a smidge darker than it looks to the eye, but they’re very close.

Swatch Card Scans. Click to enlarge.

It’s very much a shade of olive green, but it is quite gray overall, so “dusty” as some might call it.

Photos

These photos show each swatch under visible light, a mix of visible and UV light, and UV light alone.

Swatch Card Photos. Click to enlarge.

Col-o-ring paper is very reactive to UV and the paper itself glows blue brightly, which makes the glow of the ink appear less intense. Iroful is mildly reactive to UV and glows a little. MD reacts very low so it shows off the glow of the ink the best.

A mix of UV and visible light seems to yield the best results to the eye.

It’s difficult to see much of a glow on col-o-ring. Iroful is very green, while MD is green where the ink is heavier and blue where it’s lighter.

Microscope

Ink under Magnification. Click to enlarge.

Under magnification, Iroful appears to be much greener and less gray compared to the others.

Microscope UV

These photos show magnified portions of each swatch under visible light, a mix of visible and UV light, and UV light alone.

Microscope UV photos are a bit tricky since I have to dial the light up/down on the microscope and add UV light from a flashlight. As the UV light intensifies, it seems to play tricks with the microscope’s camera with the background to some extent.

Ink under Magnification with UV Light. Click to enlarge.

The difference in color is apparent again, with Iroful leaning more green and MD leaning blue.

Chromatography

Chromatography strip scan

In the scan hardly anything is visible, very faint green at the start and a little along the edges and a thin line of yellow at the very end.

Chromatography strip photo under UV light

Under UV the middle is glowing brightly blue again, and there’s another light blue halo past the edge.

Verdict

It’s not my favorite shade of green, but it’s great under UV. I’ve kept at least one pen inked with it since it arrived.

Based on a Mastodon Post