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Gazing far

Blue Feather

Blues & navies#0090D2

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Specs

Color familyBlues & navies
Approx. hex#0090D2
SheenNot typically noted

Paper & pairing

Blues and navies are the most broadly "safe" fountain pen colors: legible, professional, and unlikely to raise eyebrows in an office. This ink will behave predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Cheap, highly absorbent paper (standard copier paper) will dull any ink's saturation and can cause feathering or bleed-through with wetter nibs.

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About Gazing far

Gazing Far is a Taipei-based stationery studio whose main focus is wooden writing instruments (fountain pens, rollerball pens, propelling pencils and ballpoints) complemented by its own inks and accessories. Its pens pair wooden barrels in finishes such as zebrawood and rosewood with Schmidt steel nibs.

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Storing and using the bottle

Bottled fountain pen ink has an effectively long shelf life when kept capped and out of direct sunlight: most inks remain usable for years. The main risk isn't the ink spoiling, it's a pen sitting inked and unused for weeks: that's what causes clogs, not the ink's age.

Frequently asked questions

What color family is Blue Feather?
Blue Feather falls into Inktend's blues & navies family based on its typical swatch color.
Does Blue Feather have sheen?
Blue Feather is not typically noted for sheen. If you want that effect, browse similarly colored inks tagged with sheen in the ink library.
How should I store a bottle of Blue Feather?
Years, easily, as long as it stays capped and out of direct sunlight. The thing that actually shortens an ink's usable life is sitting unused inside a pen, not sitting on a shelf.
What paper works best with Blue Feather?
It behaves predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Stick to something reasonably absorbent-resistant, since cheap copier paper dulls saturation and can feather.

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Color shown is a close digital approximation of a typical swatch, not a calibrated color match.