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Standard - Red
Inkebara is one of the 713 brands in Inktend's built-in ink catalog.
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Paper & pairing
Reds and pinks show the most dramatic shading of any color family: expect real variation between the edges and center of each letter. 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.
About Inkebara
Inkebara is a small family-run ink maker based in Číměř near Třebíč in the Czech Republic's Vysočina region, which began developing its own fountain pen ink in 2016 and adopted the Inkebara brand name in 2018. Its water-based inks are made with at least 90% Czech ingredients and are certified as a regional product of Vysočina, covering fountain pen, calligraphy and brush inks in a wide palette including shading and sheening colors.
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
Similar shades By colour distance
Color shown is a close digital approximation of a typical swatch, not a calibrated color match.