Dominant Industry
Dominant Industry Standard 119 Winter Pine – 25ml Fountain Pen Ink
Dominant Industry Standard 119 Winter Pine – 25ml Fountain Pen Ink
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Not every ink needs to work hard. Winter Pine is quiet on purpose — a pale, cool sage green that reads like the stillness of a pine forest under fresh snow, better suited to being enjoyed than relied on for a full page of notes.
Dominant Industry Standard 119 Winter Pine is a 25ml fountain pen ink from the Standard Series, made in small batches at Dominant Industry's studio in Paju, South Korea. Like all Standard Series inks, it's built for everyday fountain pen and dip pen use — no shimmer particles, no special handling required.
Available at Shosai (shosai.ca) in Gatineau / Ottawa — with in-store pickup (J9J 0K6) and Canada-wide shipping.
The Colour
Base Tone
Winter Pine is a pale, cool pastel sage green — genuinely light, even among pastel inks, which is exactly what gives it that crisp, wintry quality rather than a warm spring-green feel. It's a colour built for atmosphere rather than boldness.
Shading
Winter Pine shades with a crisp cut where the ink pools, developing a fine, deep green outline around the edges of saturated areas. The overall tonal range is modest, but with wetter or wider nibs, subtle pink or purple undertones can appear alongside the green — a small, unexpected detail that rewards close attention.
Sheen & Shimmer
Winter Pine has no sheen and no shimmer. Its character comes entirely from its pale, cool tone and the crisp edging that appears where ink pools.
A Note on Legibility
Because the base colour runs quite pale, Winter Pine can be genuinely challenging to read on grid or lined paper, or when a darker ink shows through from an adjacent page. This isn't an ink built for dense daily notes — it's better suited to art, swatching, and writing where the mood matters as much as the message. Reviewers consistently recommend a wetter-flowing pen to bring out what tonal variation the ink does offer, since dry pens can leave it looking flat and prone to hard starts.
Ink Properties at a Glance
Flow & Dry Time
A dry, consistent flow, with dry time of approximately 40 seconds on a medium nib on Rhodia paper — on the slower side for the Standard line.
Water Resistance
Winter Pine has low water resistance and is not suited to documents requiring permanence.
Formula & Safety
A dye-based ink formulated with notably low acidity — Dominant Industry describes their most acidic ink as comparable to milk — and pH-neutral, safe for resin and celluloid fountain pens.
Paper Performance
Winter Pine behaves well on fountain-pen-friendly papers, with no bleed-through or feathering reported.
Recommended Uses
- Art journaling and painting — several users specifically favour this ink for painting and mixed-media work over daily writing
- Winter and nature-themed accents — a genuinely atmospheric colour for seasonal correspondence or decorative lettering
- Swatching and pastel ink collecting — one of the coolest, palest sage greens in Dominant Industry's catalogue
About the Standard Series
The Standard Series is Dominant Industry's core lineup of everyday fountain pen inks — no shimmer, no colour-changing effects, just richly developed colour and shading built for daily use. Winter Pine is one of the line's most deliberately understated entries, prized more for mood and atmosphere than practicality.
About Dominant Industry
Dominant Industry is a South Korean ink studio based in Paju, dedicated to small-batch production and colours drawn from natural light and landscape. Rather than working from a flat colour chart, the brand develops each ink around a specific visual idea, aiming for what they describe as "bottled light" — colour that can be felt as much as seen.
Product Specifications
| Detail | Specification |
|---|---|
| Brand | Dominant Industry |
| Series | Standard |
| Ink Name | 119 Winter Pine |
| Origin | South Korea (Paju) |
| Volume | 25ml |
| Ink Type | Dye-based fountain pen ink |
| Base Colour | Pale, Cool Sage Green |
| Shimmer | None |
| Sheen | None |
| Shading | Low, with crisp edging; subtle pink/purple undertones possible |
| Dry Time | ~40 seconds |
| Water Resistance | Low |
| Nib Compatibility | Best with wetter-flowing pens; may be too pale in dry/fine nibs |
Available at Shosai — Ottawa–Gatineau
Shosai (shosai.ca) is a fine stationery boutique serving the Ottawa–Gatineau National Capital Region. We carry a curated selection of premium fountain pen inks, papers, and writing instruments from the world's most respected stationery brands.
- 📍 In-store pickup: Gatineau, QC — J9J 0K6
- 🛵 Local delivery: Available in the Ottawa–Gatineau area
- 🚚 Canada-wide shipping
- 🇨🇦 Bilingual service — English and French
Whether you are new to fountain pens or a seasoned collector, Shosai is your local destination for inks that go beyond the ordinary.
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