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Vinta Inks

Violet (Maskara)

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Vinta Inks Violet Maskara is a pastel purple ink renowned for its exceptional multi-chromatic shading, featuring vibrant pink, blue, and aqua undertones on a soft violet base, creating ethereal cloud-like effects. It offers high readability with a sharp blue or dark violet halo, performs best on premium papers like Rhodia or Kokuyo with medium to broad nibs, and has a dry flow with quick drying times. This ink suits enthusiasts of subtle, artistic inks who appreciate historical storytelling and charity support through purchases.

Properties
Color Family
Purple
Dry Time
15-30 seconds
Water Resistance
Low
Shading
High
Sheening
None
Flow
Dry

Best Uses

JournalingArtBroad nib writing

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Reviews & Resources

Ink Review: Vinta Inks Violet Maskara fountain pen ink

Violet Maskara is an ethereal masterpiece of contrasts with a gentle violet foundation revealing powerful pink and blue undertones, creating cloud-like magic. It's a beautiful shading ink with a sharp blue or dark violet halo, offering strong readability and excellent performance on Rhodia and Kokuyo papers.

Vinta Violet Maskara - Ink Review - The Writer's Armory

Vinta Maskara is a multi-shading pastel purple ink with heavy pink and blue undertones, showing varied shading depending on paper, from blue tones on most papers to vibrant colors on Midori MD. It performs well with good dry times, minimal bleed-through, but low water resistance.

Ink Review #245: Vinta Inks Collection Violet Maskara 1890

Vinta Inks Violet Maskara 1890 is a pretty dual-shading light purple ink with bluish-pink shading, high shading, no sheen, and a consistent but dry flow. It shades beautifully on Tomoe River paper.

Ink Review #828: Vinta Maskara

Vinta Maskara is a beautiful pale purple ink with blue undertones, medium shading, low feathering and bleeding on fountain pen papers, and a slightly dry flow best suited for broad nibs. Dry time is 15 seconds with low water resistance.

Vinta Inks - Violet (Maskara 1890) - Ink & Colour

Vinta Violet Maskara 1890 is a pale purple ink with blue undertones that dominates when wet, showing minimal shading and good flow but feathering and bleed-through on cheaper papers. It performs better on Tomoe River with quicker drying and impressive water resistance.

Underappreciated Ink Brand: Vinta Inks

Vinta Inks' Maskara is highlighted as a darling washy, multichromatic ink that preceded similar trends, part of an underappreciated brand known for unique Philippine-inspired colors.

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