Standard No. 105 Forest

Painterly Korean inks inspired by landscapes and famous artworks, split between a numbered Standard series and a shimmering Pearl series.

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Specs

Color familyGreens

Approx. hex#23573F

SheenNot typically noted

BrandDominant Industry

Paper & pairing

Greens read as more expressive than blue or black — a common choice for people who want color without leaving the realm of "still looks professional." 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 Dominant Industry

Dominant Industry is a small ink maker based in Paju, South Korea. The brand describes its mission as bottling the efforts of painters, creating lifelike landscape- and artwork-inspired colors using reflective and transparent pigments that play with natural light. Its catalog is organized into a numbered Standard series and a shimmering Pearl series, alongside scented, Mirror and calligraphy inks.

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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 Standard No. 105 Forest?

Standard No. 105 Forest falls into Inktend's greens family based on its typical swatch color.

Does Standard No. 105 Forest have sheen?

Standard No. 105 Forest 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 Standard No. 105 Forest?

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 Standard No. 105 Forest?

It behaves predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Stick to something reasonably absorbent-resistant, since cheap copier paper dulls saturation and can feather.

Similar shades By colour distance

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