Antigua’s - Fuchsia

Antigua’s Fuchsia - Ink drop

Antigua’s makes some beautifully rich, saturated colors, and Fuchsia is exactly that, and more! It’s probably not going to be your first choice for work, but it’s definitely a very fun ink!

Antigua’s Fuchsia fountain pen ink color range

Antigua’s Fuchsia is as intense as you’d expect from the name. It’s a dark and loud fuchsia, dark enough that I really want to call it a magenta at times. Red undertones are stronger on some papers than others, and it’s especially noticeable when the ink is wet.

Ink Swatches on Cosmo Air Light and Tomoe River

You’ll find good shading on coated papers. There’s a brilliant olive-gold sheen on the ink drop image on Rhodia, and on the ink swatch on Tomoe River, too. In writing, it’s more reserved. You won’t notice it unless you look from an angle in the right light, but you may find a thin stroke edge sheen on some coated papers.

Good Shading and Definition on Cosmo Air Snow paper

Fuchsia is a wet ink, but it doesn’t feel watery. Flow is smooth and well lubricated. It’s very pleasant in feel. Drying was a bit longer than average on coated papers, but not too bad. Writing experience is very nice.

Antigua’s Fuchsia Writing Samples

Performance was very nice on coated papers. Strokes were clean and sharp. On uncoated papers, there’s some micro-feathering. It breaks the stroke profile slightly in places, but it doesn’t feather wildly. There’s some show-through on uncoated papers, but not a lot of bleeding. Overall, it’s better on some papers than others, but it’s usable on all.

Antigua’s Fuchsia - Swatch Card

All Antigua’s inks come in the beautiful 50 ml bottle you’ll recognize from Pelikan’s Edelstein series. You can get them for €11.99 at www.antiguas.es. Take a look at the handmade, Antigua’s pens, too!

Antigua’s Fuchsia - Swatch Card Ink Comparisons

Special thanks to Miguel Angel at Antigua’s for gifting me with the inks, and to Maria at www.inksinspiration.com for sending them! Check out both of their websites!

Antigua’s Fuchsia 50 ml Bottle - (Image from www.antiguas.es)