Jim P.

Father, geek, serial hobbyist.

Colorverse Dust Storm is a light yellow-brown.

This is the third of a trio of Colorverse ink samples I was gifted last year in the Secret Santa exchange.

The teeny tiny 5ml Colorverse glass sample bottles are fun, but not very useful. I had to pipette ink out into an inkwell just to swatch them because no dip pen I had would fit in the bottle opening.

Scans

The scans make it look more tan than it does in visible light.

Scan of an ink swatch card made from Col-o-ring paper Scan of an ink swatch card made from Iroful paper Scan of an ink swatch card made from MD paper
Dust Storm Swatch Card Scans. Click to enlarge.

Microscope

Doesn’t look any better to me up close!

Photo of ink lines on Midori paper under magnification. The ink is dark yellow-gray, with some areas lighter and other areas darker, especially in a couple small places where paper fibers appear very dark yellow. The edges of the lines are somewhat rough. Photo of ink lines on col-o-ring paper under magnification. The ink is dark yellow-gray, and near the center of a horizontal line there are paper fibers which appear very dark yellow. The edges of the lines are very rough. Photo of ink lines on Iroful paper under magnification. The ink is dark yellow-gray, lighter toward the center of the line and darker at the edges. The edges of the lines are smooth. Photo of ink swatch on Midori paper under magnification. The ink is dark yellow-gray, with the lower right third being lighter and the rest darker, especially in the lower left where paper fibers appear very dark yellow.
Dust Storm under Magnification. Click to enlarge.

Chromatography

Interestingly most of the color I didn’t like stayed right at the starting line, it separated out to much nicer orange and yellow.

Photo of chromatography paper under UV light.
Chromatography strip photo under UV light

There are a couple spots of glowing orange and a slight blue halo past the leading edge.

Group Photo

All together under visible light, again it leans too far toward mustard for my taste.

Photo of 3 ink swatches & chromatography strip for Colorverse Dust Storm which is a mustard yellow and maybe vaguely tan colored ink with minimal shading. Each swatch contains the ink name followed by "XX" 2 curlicues in both stub and EF widths. Swatch 1: Iroful swatch card with an outline of a paint palette and tube. The palette is mostly filled in with swirls of ink, a few small areas are darker with even darker edges. There is an outline of a paint tube which is swabbed and looks similar. The writing has a tiny bit of shading across letters with wider lines. Swatch 2: Col-o-ring swatch card with a stamped outline of a Colorverse ink bottle, which is teardrop-shaped with the point at the bottom left. The outlined area is mostly full of an ink blob which is darker at the bottom and paler at the top in a gradient. Swab across "cap" is similar, but not as dark. Again, the words in the sample have a little shading, but not much. Swatch 3: Midori MD swatch card with a stamped outline of a Colorverse ink bottle. The outlined area is mostly filled in with swirls of ink, a few areas are darker with even darker edges. Swab across "cap" is similar. As with the others, the text has minimal shading. Chromatography is faint but visible on most of the strip, there is a line of yellow where it started. A large faint area of blue-gray. Then blends into faint yellow and orange areas before fading away completely.

See Also

Check out the other two samples in this group:

Verdict

This one is a miss for me, too mustardy, much like like Colorverse Sunbeam. I prefer more yellow-orange, and this is sort of a dark yellow-gray? It has some shading, but it’s just lighter/darker and not any different colors mixed in. Also not even a hint of sheen. It’s legible, though, and not too light.

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