Diamine Pine Needle - 4ml Fountain Pen Ink Sample
Diamine Pine Needle - 4ml Fountain Pen Ink Sample
Details
Hue: A bright, yellow-leaning sap green. Diamine's retailers describe it as a deep forest green, but my swatches read noticeably lighter and yellower in the dip-pen bar and handwriting. It only reaches that deeper forest green where the ink pools heavily, and the pooled edges carry a very dark, almost black-brown rim.
Shading: Medium. It moves clearly from light to dark green within strokes.
Sheen: None.
Shimmer: Yes. It's a chameleon shimmer that shifts with the angle of the light. Mine shows mostly green-gold, with a cooler blue-green flash at a tilt.
Flow: Medium
The interesting bit: Pine Needle was Day 23 of Diamine's 2024 Inkvent calendar, and it was later released in full bottles as part of the Black Edition. Real pine needles lean blue-green, so this is a warmer, sappier green than the name suggests. It's one of the more festive inks from that year.
This is a hand-decanted 4ml sample vial from my own bottle.
Photos are my own swatches on Tomoe River Paper.
I'm a collector and I'm always happy to talk ink, so please message me if you have any questions.
Postage
Royal Mail or Evri, your choice at checkout, from £1.90. Free over £20. Dispatched within 2 working days. UK only for now.
Returns
Change your mind within 14 days and I'll refund you, including standard outbound postage. Return postage is yours unless something's wrong. Opened vials can only be refunded in part. Full details in my refund policy.
What you're getting
A 4ml vial, hand-decanted by me from my own bottle. Swatch photos are mine, on Tomoe River paper. Colours vary with paper, nib and screen, so treat them as a good guide rather than an exact match.