Krishna Winter 3 Ink is the latest version of Krishna’s “Winter” ink color released by Dr. Sreekumar from India! Dr. Sreekumar is the master of taking information, feedback, reviews and plain customer suggestions to modify, update and create new versions of his ink.
Krishna Winter 3 ink is part of Krishna’s RC ink series, known for their sheening properties. Although Winter 3 is not a “mega” sheening ink such as Krishna Sea at Night or Poyka, it will still produce a nice dark purple sheen to go with the vibrant blue base color of the ink.
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Krishna Winter 3 Ink Review
During our review of Krishna Winter 3 ink we found the following characteristics that you might find helpful:
Testing Factors
We used French made Rhodia dot pad paper with a glass dip pen for our review. The dip pen has a writing tip that is similar to a medium-fine fountain pen nib. Different tips, nibs and paper may produce different results.
Bottle Sizes
Winter 3 ink comes in Krishna’s standard small 20 ml. glass bottle with basic packaging. However, the old plain cardboard box has been replaced with a new white cardboard box that has a Krishna “Winter 3” label. The new Krishna packaging is slowly coming on all of the Krishna’s ink colors as we get the in stock.
Cost
Krishna Winter 3 ink is a reasonably priced ink option at $9.00 retail. Understanding that each bottle of ink is handcrafted and imported directly from India makes this price quite reasonable.
Dry Time
We found a dry time of approximately 7-10 seconds during our review of Krishna Winter 3 ink. Krishna Winter 3 ink is a medium saturated sheening ink, which will take a bit more time to dry than normal ink colors.
Bleed Through
During normal use we found no bleeding while testing Krishna Winter 3 ink. However, during the cotton swab test, we did find some bleeding using Rhodia paper.
Feathering
We found no feathering during our review of Krishna Winter 3 ink. Even during our water test, there was very little additional feathering.
Water Test
We conducted a water test during our review of Krishna Winter 3 ink where we ran a wet cotton swab after the ink sample had dried for about 3 minutes. The results were significant dark color smearing, but very little line distortion and feathering.
Shading & Sheening
Krishna RC series of inks are known more for their sheening rather than their shading. Although there are some mega sheening inks in the Krishna RC series, we would not categorize Krishna Winter 3 ink one of them. However, during normal use you will see some interesting purple sheen combined with the beautiful dark royal blue color of the ink.
Conclusions about Krishna Winter-3 Ink
Krishna Winter 3 ink is a magnificent blue sheening ink color that is sure to please. It has a reasonably quick dry time for a sheening, medium-high saturation ink. However, due to it being a sheening ink, you should take extra steps to make sure you properly clean your pen periodically (we recommend every two weeks or more frequently) to avoid any unwanted clogging. Also the Dr. has suggested that you may even want to dilute Krishna Winter 3 ink in order to meet your personal needs. This may give you even extra ink for your money. Happy Writing from India!
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