3 Oysters - Peacock Blue

3 Oysters Peacock Blue - Ink Drop

In the winter of 2020, 3 Oysters released six new inks. This is the fifth of the six that I have reviewed, and I’ve been very impressed with the writing performance of these inks. Today, we have Peacock Blue from the Delicious series.

3 Oysters Peacock Blue - nice sheening

Visually, this isn’t the most peacock of peacock blues, but it’s a very attractive, rich, and saturated deep blue. While there are subtle yellow and green undertones that typify a peacock blue, this ink is equal parts midnight blue. These subtleties are best revealed through shade variation. As the splatter and writing reveal, this is a sheening ink. The rich plum red sheen covers areas of pooling on all premium papers, and stroke edges in writing. I think the level of sheen is just right.

Peacock Blue is a wonderful writing ink. I don’t know if 3 Oysters changed anything, but these new releases have all been fantastic writers. It’s a nice wet, glassy smooth ink. Strokes were clean and crisp, particularly on premiums. Shading was strongest on coated papers, but it was visible on all. Drying was a bit longer than average, but not a problem at all. Premiums were 20-30 seconds, and office copy dried in 5 seconds.

3 Oysters Peacock Blue - fast drying times

I’m not particularly drawn to deep, dark blues in general, but this is a very good-looking blue, and a very nice writing ink. I think people who use a lot of blues will really enjoy 3 Oysters Peacock Blue. There’s a lot to like here, and it’s all very well-managed.