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Wearingeul

Shooting at the Moon

Blacks & greys#313935

Literature-themed Korean inks that turn novels, poems and myths into moody, often glitter-laced colors.

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Specs

Color familyBlacks & greys
Approx. hex#313935
SheenNot typically noted

Paper & pairing

As a near-neutral tone, it reads as professional and safe for anything from journaling to signatures. 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 Wearingeul

Wearingeul, whose name means 'wearing writing' in Korean, is a Seoul-based studio that reinterprets works of world and Korean literature as fountain pen ink. Novels, poems and myths are translated into colors that embody their characters and moods, and many inks add sheen or a contrasting glitter as a second, symbolic color. The line spans a World Literature series, author collections and Greek mythology inks.

South Korea Founded 2020
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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 Shooting at the Moon?
Shooting at the Moon falls into Inktend's blacks & greys family based on its typical swatch color.
Does Shooting at the Moon have sheen?
Shooting at the Moon 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 Shooting at the Moon?
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 Shooting at the Moon?
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.