Robert Oster Bishop to King is a vibrant, blue-purple fountain pen ink with medium shading and a pop of bronze sheen in large swabs. It dries in 20 seconds in a medium nib on Rhodia and has a dry flow. Robert Oster ink is made in Australia.
Brand
Robert Oster
Ink Name
Bishop to King
Country of Origin
Australia
Color
Purple
Dry Time
20 Seconds (Pilot Vanishing Point Medium Nib on Rhodia Paper)
I usually enjoy Robert Oster inks, but this one disappointed me. It initially appeared more blue (or blurple) than the vibrant purple pictured here and elsewhere online. After a we... view moreek in a TWSBI Eco Broad, it now comes out of the pen looking like an entirely different color than what it had been a week ago; it now looks like a soft blue.
Maybe it is supposed to shift colors and the color name somehow indicates this? Maybe it oxidizes? Or maybe my sample is an anomaly. view less
Bishop to King is like Dragon's Night with the volume turned down just a bit. It's a nice color. Not as vibrant as Dragon's Night, which I prefer. Great flow. As usual it cleans fa... view moreirly well out of the ben. A good bluish purple. view less
Purple... Not a color I use too often because I couldn't find one that suited my needs, Robert Oster's bucked that trend, however! A deep color with excellent layering/shading for ... view moreart, as well as incredibly behaved, Bishop to King is dark enough to be reminiscent of when purple was reserved for those of stupendous wealth. My test swatch/lines were done with a glass dip pen all on Midori Paper in non natural light. view less
Robert Oster has turned me into a purple gurl! Tjhis one and Cosmic Swirl are my two favorites -- this purple has a bit more blue undertones, and is gorgeous. Well behaved, no fe... view moreathering, neither dry nor wet, it lives in my FPR Himalayan! Yummy! view less
