Jim P.

Father, geek, serial hobbyist.

Just a quick little test and so far, so good. Very bright and seems to be “true” red. Not too dark or too pink when dried. Neither are bad just not what I’m after sometimes.

There seems to be a bit of gold sheen, too, which I didn’t expect (but should have, seems like almost all reds have gold sheen)

Water resistance seems great so far, I’ve had a water drop sitting on a letter until it evaporated with no change. Rubbed a few letters with a wet finger and nothing moved. Had to really exert a bunch of pressure to even get a tiny faint smear but it didn’t affect readability.

Writes a bit on the wet side, especially compared to typical Diamine inks. Could be the pen, though.

Writing Samples

Writing sample below is on Iroful (top, first) and MD (bottom, second)

Photo of two writing samples and a fountain pen containing red ink. Taken from the top-down. Both samples say "Diamine Forever Cherry Red" followed by three "X"s and three curlicues. The ink is a bold red.
Writing Samples on Iroful and MD Paper
Photo of two writing samples and a fountain pen containing red ink. Taken from a low corner angle. Both samples say "Diamine Forever Cherry Red" followed by three "X"s and three curlicues. The ink is a bold red.
Writing Samples on Iroful and MD Paper from a low angle

Swatch

Photo of Diamine Forever Cherry Red swatched on MD Paper

Microscope

Microscope photo of ink on Iroful paper. The ink is bright red. In places with less ink it appears slightly pinkish. In places with more ink it's darker and the edge of those boundaries is darker still. Some flecks of gold are visible in the dark areas.
Microscope photo of the ink on Iroful paper
Microscope photo of ink on MD paper. The ink is bright red. In places with more ink it's darker and the edge of those boundaries is darker still. Some flecks of gold are visible in the dark areas.
Microscope photo of the ink on MD paper

Bonus video

Microscope video of the ink drying and sheen becoming visible

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