Pineider - Verde Chiaro (Light Green)
Pineider - Light Green - Ink Drop
I’m always interested in trying in-house ink brands produced by pen companies. They are often consistent and reliable in performance to help their pens perform at their best, but sometimes aren’t the most unusual. I own and enjoy a Pineider pen and have posted a review of it (see Avatar UR Black Edition), but I’d never tried a Pineider ink. I recently bought two, and I’ve been using them for the past few days. I put the brand to the test by choosing colors that aren’t always easy to get right.
Pineider - Light Green - on Cosmo Air Light
This is Pineider Verde Chiaro or Light Green. It’s quite attractive and sits somewhere between green apple and lime green. It has a sunny and bright disposition, and an intelligent personality. It never drifts too far towards the yellows, and you always know you’re using a green. This makes it very legible and more usable than some of the less saturated light greens that I’ve tried. It’s in a tricky spectrum, and I think Pineider has really chosen well in this particular light green.
Pineider - Light Green - Color Range
On uncoated papers, there’s pretty good shading and color variation from end to end on each stroke. When you look closely, strokes aren’t perfectly razor-sharp, but it doesn’t feather. I like it. On coated papers, it’s more interesting in some ways. There’s more shading, and shading is more abrupt. There’s often a nice darkened edge in medium or broader nibs. It really comes alive with wide variation between stroke ends, edges, and stroke centers.
Pineider - Light Green - Saturation and Edge
Writing performance is quite good. It’s a wet ink, but it’s well controlled and never gets away from you. Drying ranges from very fast on uncoated papers to average on coated papers. I didn’t find any negatives in writing, and it’s easy on the eyes for a light green.
Pineider - Light Green - on Rhodia
Pineider inks come in very nice, square-based, rounded-top, pyramid bottles that hold an enormous 75 ml of ink. On Pineider’s website, they’re priced at 19 Euros. At popular online retailers, prices seem to range anywhere from US$20 to $30 per bottle. $20 for a 75 ml bottle of ink from a prestigious, Italian brand is a great deal, so shop around. If you like greens and light greens, I think you’ll enjoy this ink very much.
Keep scrolling down for more writing samples, the swatch card, swatch card comparisons, and the Pineider bottle.
Pineider - Light Green - Writing Samples
Pineider - Light Green - Ink Swatch Card
Pineider - Light Green - Swatch Comparisons
Pineider - Light Green - 75 ml Ink Bottle