ALTno need to be embarrassed, but this is diamine bashful blueberry fountain pen ink!
this is another ink from the cult pens exclusive fresh fruit line, and it really takes blurple to the next level.
ALT...because it is both blue and purple, at the same time.
on midori MD paper, you can really appreciate the dual shading. depending on the way this dye pools, it can appear blue, purple, or even pink!
ALTand around the edges, you can see a tiny tiny purple and pink border (you might need to zoom in to see this) surrounding the slight red sheen. that red sheen is from dye crystals drying on top of the paper.
ALTand speaking of the paper, diamine bashful blueberry is another ink that seems prone to getting sucked into the inked grid lines. from what I have come to understand since starting these types of pictures, the ink on the paper helps saturate it enough to give it a little extra sucking power. so it draws the ink in, and can form something of a barrier depending on the circumstances.
ALThere it is as a swatch! this ink gets really light, and you can see the pink much more clearly. you can also tell from this swatch that even in the darker areas, there is virtually no sheen. so although you will get some sheen in massive quantities, diamine bashful blueberry would not be an ink you would get for sheen performance.
aaannnndd....enhance!
ALTat the bottom of the blob in the bottom right, you can see more of that distinct dual shading action, and more of the grid lines forming a border.
I was really surprised with this ink! dual shading inks (or chroma shading, or multi shading, or whatever else you want to call them) are definitely much rarer than regular shading inks, and I did not expect to find one in the fresh fruit collection! it really reminds me of sailor manyo nekoyanagi.
what do you think?
to me, it almost feels like a waste to have this one hidden in the fresh fruit collection!
