Colorverse Martian ink is the 71st color produced by Colorverse Ink Company in its ever-expanding ink universe. They have just released their 5th Series or “season” of ink colors, all based upon the Red Planet, Mars. There are 5 unique color combinations in this 5th Season Series, each containing Mars-themed ink in both a larger 65 ml. bottle and a 15 ml. bottle. The complementary color associated with Colorverse Martian ink is a blue-grey ink, Life on Mars. Colorverse Martian ink is a vibrant red-orange color, associated with the Mars landscape. Martian ink will produce deep dark red-orange color with lighter lines in a dusty orange.
Colorverse continues to inspire our minds into the unknown space beyond earth and its endless possibilities. The Colorverse Red Planet series will spark your imagination into future space travel to Mars, which may not be in the too far off distance.
Continuing reading for a chance to win the bottle of Colorverse Martian ink we used for this review.
During our review of Colorverse Martian ink we found the following characteristics that you may find helpful when choosing your next ink color:
Testing Factors
We used a glass dip pen on Rhodia dot pad paper for our review of Colorverse Martian ink. The glass dip pen has a tip that is equivalent to a fine-medium fountain pen nib.
Bottle Sizes
Martian ink comes in the unique and interesting Colorverse 65 ml. ink bottle. The large capacity ink bottle has a protruding nub on the bottom, almost like a comet. Each box of ink in the 5th Season Red Planet Series will include two bottles of ink, both a 65 ml. bottle and a 15 ml. bottle of complimenting ink. The ink is well packaged with built-in protective qualities and even some Colorverse ink “swag” that you may find interesting and fun.
Cost
Colorverse Martian ink retails in the USA for $36.00 but we currently have it on sale. This makes Colorverse Red Planet inks, including the Martian and Life on Mars colors a reasonable mid-ranged price ink due to the amount of ink you receive, the bottle and packaging. Each bottle of Colorverse ink is imported directly from Korea and remember you get two bottles of ink!
Dry Time
During our review of Colorverse Martian ink, we found a little longer dry time of approximately 11-12 seconds. Please note that different paper, nibs and writing style will produce different results.
Bleed Through
Colorverse Martian ink is a medium saturation ink, but we found no bleeding during our review, using Rhodia paper, even during the cotton swab test.
Feathering
We found no feathering during our review of Colorverse Martian ink during normal use. During the water test, we conducted we did find some slight additional feathering.
Water Test
During our review of Colorverse Martian ink, we conducted a water test where we ran a wet cotton swab over an ink sample that had dried for about 3 minutes. The results were significant color smearing and some slight feathering, although the lines remained very legible.
Shading
Colorverse Martian ink excels at shading, from a deep red-orange color with wetter lines to a lighter dusty orange with a hint of red on the dryer lines and nibs.
Conclusions about Colorverse Martian ink
Colorverse Martian ink is a dark red-orange medium saturation ink that shows up dark and legible on paper. It will shade wonderfully well with the right fountain pen nib and penmanship style. The price is reasonable in the mid-high range. The complementary color that comes with Colorverse Martian ink is a nice muted dusty blue-grey color. Although the planet Mars, our neighbor in space, is constantly in the news, movies and our imagination, it can now be in our written documents through Colorverse’s Red Planet Series of inks. Happy writing from Korea!
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I would love to try a Colorverse ink and particularly this one as I don’t own an orange ink. Thanks for the opportunity.
I’d love to see more reviews of Colorverse inks, especially some of their blacks!
This ink looks so cool.
I LOVE orange!
My favorite ink is Diamine Lilac Satin.
Their colors are nice, but I’ve been reluctant to try Colorverse because of the price. Is it really worth it?
I have loved every Colorverse ink I’ve tried and your review helps me consider yet another ink for my collection. 🙂
I need to try this.
Thanks for the opportunity, ColorVerse inks have never disappointed and your reviews are spot on and very handy.
I’d love to see more reviews of Kyoto TAG inks.
That shen is amazing!
Something about this ink seems so ‘cheeky’, and I can’t quite figure out why. It is certainly not an understatement to say that it would be excellent for shading. I’ve often mentioned that some inks in your reviews would be great for drawing with, but this one truly does bring some images to mind. I took a moment to see what the 15ml complimentary color was, and can only think how much I’d have liked to see that dark green tested as well. Thank you for covering another Korean ink this time. Colorverse and 3 Oysters have been releasing some… Read more »
I have no orange inks nor any from colorverse. This looks like it could be a good addition.
Nice review. The coloverse ink line contains some of my favorite colors.
Gorgeous red orange ink! My fave ink currently is still blue black.
I realized last night that I have well over a 100 bottles of ink, many of which I could say was a favorite at some point in the past. Currently enjoying Iroshizuku shin-kai as a favorite of the week. Very curious about these Colorverse inks – quite beautiful!
I would love to see a yellow ink comparison
What a lovely color!
Please review some of the old standby inks like Sheaffer, Waterman and Parker.
You should review Organics Studios Nitrogen
vibrant!
Very nice color!
Absolutely Beautiful colour ink!! I’m loving the shading in it. ColourVerse has brought us another winner!! God Bless & the Love of Christ to you all!!
Love this color!
Wow, I really like this color. It’s definitely other worldly. I’d love to see more of the Colorverse inks please.
I’m really starting to love red-orange inks!
I’d love to see a review of Colorverse’s newest series.
That is super gorgeous shading! I would love to see more Colorverse inks or shading inks.
I would love to try a Colorverse ink. I like how you described the ink bottle having a ‘protruding nub on the bottom, almost like a comet’. It really makes the bottle look cute especially the 15ml one. Thanks for the opportunity.
I’d love to have this ink. Recently I have been going mad over pens and ink. And my mouth waters when I see these.
This ink is exactly what I’d expect for its name. 😀 Very cool! I’d love to try it.
I’d like to see a post on the difference between calligraphy ink and fountain pen ink.
This is a beautiful color of ink and one that I do not currently own. I would love to win it. Thank you for the opportunity.
Heck yeah! Colorverse has quickly become one of my favorite, go-to ink brands, and I’ve been looking forward to this series since it was announced. I’ve already gotten the Map of Mars/Mars Attacks and love them, and this orange ink is another Red Planet ink up at the top of my wishlist!
My favorite ink is Diamine Autumn Oak. I would also like to see more Krishna ink reviews. Thank you for the giveaway
I like orange
I love orange ink and my current favourite orange ink is Diamine Golden Honey.
Another all time favourite: Rohrer & Klingner Alt Goldgrün
I would love to see more reviews of the newer ink brands, colorverse, 3Oysters, Krishna, or PenBBS.
I am curious how these inks would work in pens over time too.
How about a list of the best Sepia inks. Top 5 for overall performance and color.
Love Colorverse! Love this color! If I don’t win I will have to try it.
Orange-red inks are some of my favourites. And please review more Colorverse inks, thanks!
Orange-reds is one of my favourite ink colours. Please review more Colorverse inks, thanks!
Want ! 😉