Krishna Hi Note Red Ink is another new color in the Krishna Super Rich Ink Series produced by Dr. Sreekumar in India. Krisha inks are handcrafted with specific characteristics and traits designed by the Dr. himself. The Super Rich Series of Krishna inks are typically medium to high saturation inks with vivid bold colors. They are great shading ink but are not designed to be mega sheening like Krishna RC Ink Series.

Krishna Hi Note Red ink is no not a fire engine red color but more of a dark red color. Amazingly, with that red dark color there also is pink under-tones which show up in the form of wonderful shading. We were also able to achieve some green sheen as well at the wettest points. As with most of Dr. Sreekumar’s creations, you can’t go wrong with Krishna Hi Note Red ink or any of his other 50+ fantastic colors.

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During our review of Krishna Hi Note Red ink we found the following characteristics that you may find helpful when choosing your next ink color.

Testing Factors

We used a J. Herbin glass spiral dip pen on French made Rhodia dot pad paper for our review of Krishna Hi Note Red ink. Your results may differ depending on what type of nib and paper you happen to use.

Bottle Sizes

Krishna Hi Note Red ink as do all Krishna inks come in a small square 20 ml. glass bottle. The packaging and labeling is very simple, which allows for the inexpensive price.

Cost

Krishna Hi Note Red ink, as with all of the RC Series inks, retails in for $8.00. Other Krishna ink series such as RC and Kot-Massi retail for a slightly higher price of $9.00 per 20 ml. bottle. This makes Krishna inks in general very reasonable price wise, especially considering each bottle is directly imported from India.

Dry Time

During our review of Krishna Hi Note Red ink we found a dry time of approximately 8-10 seconds, which is not bad considering it is a high saturation ink. The dry time we experienced though still allows Krishna Hi Note Red ink to be an everyday home or office ink.

Bleed Through

Even with its high saturation, Krishna Hi Note Red ink did not bleed through the Rhodia dot pad paper we used even during the cotton swab test.

Feathering

During normal use we found no feathering while testing Krishna Hi Note Red ink. However, during the water test, we did find some line distortion and feathering at the wettest points of the test.

Water Test

We conducted a water test by running a wet cotton swab over a dried sample of Krishna Hi Note Red ink. Our test resulted in significant color smearing, which is actually pink in color, Some line distortion and feathering were also found at the wettest points. Krishna Hi Note Red ink is not a water proof ink.

Shading & Sheening

Krishna Hi Note Red ink is not a sheening ink and is not advertised as such, but it does sheen a bit when you allow large amounts of ink to pool or with heavy application. The sheen comes across as a metallic green color and contrasts quite well with the other base colors. What Krishna Hi Note Red ink is meant to do is shade, which it does beautifully if you have the write nib and penmanship. There are very dark burgundy colors to light pink that can come through.

Conclusion about the Krishna Hi Note Red Ink

Krishna Hi Note Red ink is a good red option that goes on wet with nice saturation and shows up well on paper. It will shade beautifully, is inexpensive and has a few other nice possible traits such as the slight sheen. Krishna Super Rich Series of inks are a good buy and can be used in most fountain pens without worry of extra ordinary clogging or damage. The red is a nice dark shade functional in the office or at home with note, letter and journal writing. Pen Chalet is proud to be partner with Dr. Shreekumar and be one of the first to introduce his new creations as they are released in America. Happy Writing from India!

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