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World Oceans - Arctic: Northern Lights - 4ml Fountain Pen Ink Sample

World Oceans - Arctic: Northern Lights - 4ml Fountain Pen Ink Sample

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In the high Arctic night, the sky becomes a living current.

Inspired by the aurora borealis arcing across polar darkness. The base is a deep glacial teal balanced between evergreen and blue-black, with richer forested shadows gathering at the edges and subtle plum undertones surfacing beneath the green. The shimmer is where the phenomenon unfolds, a fine gold blend that moves in sweeping bands from warm solar flare to soft champagne, with a pink transition flickering through at certain angles. On Tomoe River a striking red sheen gathers along pooled edges. Vivid, electric, atmospheric.

Try before you commit to a full bottle. Each sample is hand-decanted into a 4ml glass vial with a screw-top cap and a labelled colour name, so you can test the shading, sheen, and flow in your own pens on your own paper first.

This is a shimmer ink. Shake gently before each fill, and use it only in fountain pens that can be easily disassembled for cleaning. Dip pens and brushes are always a safe bet.

Volume: 4ml glass sample vial
Series: Van Dieman's World Oceans
Base colour: Deep glacial teal
Shimmer: Fine gold shimmer shifting from solar flare to champagne, with pink flashes
Sheen: Striking red sheen
Dye-based, water-based ink
Decanted in-house from a full 40ml bottle
Handmade in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

A perfect way to build a swatch library or fill an ink-sample flight. Ideal for junk journaling, lettering, fountain pen collectors, and stationery lovers who want to explore Van Dieman's Tasmanian inks without committing to a full bottle.
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