Sailor - Sei Boku
Today’s ink is one of my all time favourite blue inks! The fickle beast that is the pigment ink, Sailor Sei Boku.
Let’s get into it.
Sei Boku is a pigment ink, meaning that it has more waterproof properties than the dye inks that the majority of fountain pen inks are (though nothing compared to iron gall, though that’s a conversation for another post). Compared to a dye fountain pen ink, pigment inks are more difficult to maintain - especially if you’re looking for something low maintenance.
Pigment inks can dry out and clog your pens. It’s important to flush and clean your pens out I’d say fairly regularly, especially if you aren’t using the pen often enough. However, Sei Boku is just such a beautiful ink to me that I have a dedicated inexpensive Jinhao pen just for this ink.
Ink Swatches
Here’s some examples of writing with the ink in my Jinhao 82, as well as a small comparison with some of my other favourite blue inks (not trying to find comparable shades, just favourites at the moment.
Writing Samples
Hi! Just a disclaimer that:
This post is not sponsored.
This ink was purchased with my own money.
If you’re interested in buying some inks, you can check out the folks at EndlessPens and use my code paperemm for 10% off your cart (with some exceptions :))