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Wearingeul
The Happy Prince
Literature-themed Korean inks that turn novels, poems and myths into moody, often glitter-laced colors.
Specs
Paper & pairing
Blues and navies are the most broadly "safe" fountain pen colors — legible, professional, and unlikely to raise eyebrows in an office. Sheening inks need the right conditions to show off — a wetter nib and a coated, less-absorbent paper (Tomoe River and similar sheets are the community standard) let the ink pool slightly and separate into its second color as it dries. On cheaper, more absorbent paper the sheen effect will mostly disappear.
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.
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.