This is Dugong Bughaw from Vinta Inks. Meaning “Blue Blood” in Tagalog, this ink belongs among the royalty of super sheening inks.

A gorgeous medium blue underneath, Dugong Bughaw explodes in a thick, luxurious, pink-red sheen the moment it hits the paper. It's truly beautiful.

In writing, it performs well for a high sheen ink. On some papers, the sheen really dominates, but on others it’s more restrained and accents strokes nicely. I didn’t have any problems with feather, but as expected, show-through can be strong. Drying time wasn’t a problem, but you need to be careful of smear when the sheen is heavy.

Vinta Inks continues to impress me. They’ve been producing some of the most interesting inks of the last couple of years. I can’t wait to see what’s next!