Sailor Ink Studio #143 is a soft, periwinkle blue ink renowned for its high shading and subtle pink or magenta sheening, offering a smooth-flowing experience safe for all fountain pens. It's celebrated for its gorgeous, subdued brightness with chromoshading effects that add visual interest, though it may show wet writing legibility issues. Ideal for enthusiasts seeking artistic inks for journaling or creative writing rather than everyday legibility.
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Ink Review #143: Sailor Studio 340 - Fountain Pen Pharmacist
This review covers Sailor Studio 340 (noted as #143 in context), featuring swabs showing moderate dry time, high shading, and no sheen, with a wet flow in writing samples on Tomoe River paper. Overall, it's described as a muted blue ink with high shading.
Sailor Ink Studio Set 8 - Mountain of Ink
Review of Sailor Ink Studio set #8 including #143, with swabs, writing samples on Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm papers, noting medium shading, low feathering, and low water resistance. The author loves #143 for its moody blue tones and plans to buy a bottle.
Sailor Ink Studio 143 - Ink Sample - The Goulet Pen Company
Product page includes customer reviews praising #143 as a pretty periwinkle with magenta chromoshading, though some note it's hard to read when wet and better as an accent color.
Troublemaker Milky Ocean vs Sailor Ink Studio 143
This forum discussion compares Sailor Ink Studio 143 to Troublemaker Milky Ocean, noting that #143 is a slightly bluer version with less dynamic hue shading between blue and purple.