BlueBlack x Diamine - Afternoon in Seoul

Ink ReviewBlueBlack KoreaDiamineSeoul CityLight BlueBlueShimmer

Mar 4

BlueBlack x Diamine Seoul City set 서울오후 (Afternoon in Seoul) fountain pen ink — **BlueBlack x Diamine - Afternoon in Seoul -** **Ink Drop**

서울오후 (Afternoon in Seoul, or literally 서울 “Seoul” 오후 “afternoon”), is the sixth ink in the Seoul City set from BlueBlack Pen Shop. With London and New York, this is the third set that BlueBlack has worked with Diamine to create. All three sets are exclusively available at their shop in Seoul, or through their website.

BlueBlack x Diamine Seoul City set 서울오후 (Afternoon in Seoul) fountain pen ink color range — **BlueBlack x Diamine - Afternoon in Seoul - Color Range**

Afternoon in Seoul is the first blue (and the second shimmer ink) in the set. Appropriately, it’s a gentle, afternoon’s sky blue with a touch of overcast light grey, and hints of pink and yellow in saturation. This comes through in stroke centers. There’s a nice, darkened edge on some papers, making it very distinctive and clear. Shading ranges from light to strong depending on your paper and nib.

BlueBlack x Diamine Seoul City set 서울오후 (Afternoon in Seoul) fountain pen ink edge — **BlueBlack x Diamine - Afternoon in Seoul - Dark Edge**

The shimmer is a soft silver and quite well behaved. It’s more restrained in writing than many. There’s enough to decorate strokes without destroying shading completely. This is an attractive ink.

BlueBlack x Diamine Seoul City set 서울오후 (Afternoon in Seoul) fountain pen ink strokes on Rhodia — **BlueBlack x Diamine - Afternoon in Seoul - On Rhodia**

Writing experience mirrors the others in the set that I’ve reviewed. It’s a wet ink and flows generously. Shimmer didn’t cause any problems with flow for me. So far, all of the inks in the set have taken a bit longer to dry than average on coated papers, but on uncoated papers drying is very fast.

BlueBlack x Diamine Seoul City set 서울오후 (Afternoon in Seoul) fountain pen ink writing samples — **BlueBlack x Diamine - Afternoon in Seoul - Writing Samples**

Afternoon in Seoul is an attractive ink, and it’s very nicely done. On some papers, there’s more color variation, and more shading than you may first imagine. This is an ink that will please many tastes.