Overall, this year’s ink Advent calendars seem to be a closer match than last year, with Diamine’s Inkvent Calendar and Colorverse’s “Colorvent” Calendar each containing an equal number of inks I could see myself actually using day-to-day. This second five-day stretch was a bit underwhelming for me, with a lot of lighter shading inks that don’t seem usable for my purposes and which I probably would have taken a pass on if they were introduced as part of the regular lineup. That said, Colorverse’s decision to include “Gleamix” (a shimmer additive) as one of the choices for the Colorvent calendar was fun. The way it works is that you add a small amount to a sample vial to make any ink a “shimmer ink”, which certainly makes some of the flat colors more visually interesting.
Check out my recap of Colorvent/Inkvent Days 1-5 here, if you missed it.
Day Six: Diamine Inkvent “Fir and Fog” and Colorverse Colorvent “Sungrazing Comet”
Day Seven: Diamine Inkvent “Blush” and Colorverse Colorvent “LGM”
Day Eight: Diamine Inkvent “Dream Catcher” and Colorverse Colorvent “Snow Angel”
Snow Angel is one that would look interesting with a bit of shimmer added. Dream Catcher is too sheeny and not my scene at all.
Day Nine: Diamine Inkvent “Bittersweet” and Colorverse Colorvent “Morning frost on mars Gleamix”
Colorverse “Morning Frost on Mars” is not intended to be used as a stand-alone ink, but rather as an additive which is mixed with other inks to add shimmer and different color tones.
Day Ten: Diamine Inkvent “Nostalgia” and Colorverse Colorvent “Flame Nebula”
“Nostalgia” is another Diamine favorite from this week! “Flame Nebula” fell a bit flat for me but might benefit from some of the Gleamix?
Nostalgia is a color-shifting “Chameleon” ink and is up there with Fir & Fog on colors I might choose to stock as a regular offering.
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