This is the Diamine Inkvent 2023 day 10 door:
Day 10’s ink is Diamine Velvet Emerald. It’s a standard ink.
Diamine Velvet Emerald is a standard ink with a good amount of shading and some red sheen. That’s a good amount of interest for a “standard” ink.
Velvet Emerald is a nice enough ink, but of all the inks so far it’s a bit lacking in terms of novelty. There are other artificial greens in the market, and even Diamine has a large selection of greens in this sort of colour.
Another tiny bear sketch today, this time of a hand-made one-of-a-kind British bear called Gerald. He looks a bit grumpy/worried, and I love him for it.
Here’s Gerald:
What do you think of Diamine Velvet Emerald? Is it a boring ink in a calendar full of chameleon shimmer and dual tone effects?
Writing at Large 
Chris Bruner
I personally love this color. If you look at my ink collection, that will be obvious! While it’s not Diamine’s fault that blue-green-teal is a very popular color range, it does speak to the lack of novelty for this ink: as you say, there are a LOT of players in this color space. Still, it’s a great color, and if I didn’t have so many similar inks, I’d probably buy a full bottle.
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writingatlarge
Completely agree
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Jean Wilcox
I like this ink a lot. It’s one that The shimmery, shiny one are fun to play with, but this is one I’ll write with. And I actually filled a pen with it.
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writingatlarge
I agree – I t’s a good teal green colour.
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debraji
I’ve loved all the bear sketches–they have such personality!
I like the ink–but already have that color, or a close cousin, in my ink drawer.
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writingatlarge
Thank you!
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