Colorverse Season 7 Eye on the Universe: Four Space-Themed Inks Worth a Look

Introduction

Colorverse Season 7, called Eye on the Universe, continues the South Korean ink maker’s streak of tightly themed releases. The season splits into six two-bottle sets, each pairing a larger 65 ml bottle of a standard or sheening ink with a smaller 15 ml glistening companion. Four of the most interesting inks from this season are Extreme Deep Field, NGC 1850, Pillars of Creation and Mystic Mountain, and together they cover a satisfying spread of deep blues, turquoise tones and a saturated purple with serious sheen.

Season 7: Eye on the Universe

Each set arrives in elaborate space-themed packaging, with an information card covering every ink in the season, a bookmark, stickers sized for ink sample vials, a small tissue for clean-up, and a fold-flat cardboard pen stand. The teardrop-shaped bottles themselves are a nice touch: the 65 ml main bottle looks sharp on a desk, while the 15 ml glistening companion is compact and charming, with shimmer particles that settle at the bottom when left standing. Shake the small bottle before filling so the glitter redistributes evenly.

At $36 per two-bottle set, Season 7 is not the cheapest ink on the market, but the packaging, bottle design, themes and ink quality together make a convincing case. If you already enjoy Colorverse, this season keeps the standard high.

Extreme Deep Field

Extreme Deep Field is a deep blue with plenty of sheen, and on paper it reads as a dark, almost dark-turquoise blue with a purplish sheen. In chromatography it separates dramatically, showing a very heavy near-black with just a hint of blue. It is the kind of ink that rewards heavier nibs and generous flow, where the sheen has room to develop. Of the four inks covered here, it is the one to pick if you want a serious, dark daily writer with a hidden flash of color when the light catches it.

NGC 1850

NGC 1850, named for an entry in the New General Catalog of nebulae and star clusters, is the glistening partner in its set. On paper it appears as a slightly lighter blue than Extreme Deep Field, close to another dark turquoise, with a heavy amount of shimmer. In chromatography it leans almost gray with touches of green, turquoise and blue. Like all shimmer inks it settles in the bottle, so give it a shake before filling.

Pillars of Creation

Pillars of Creation is a saturated purple named after the famous Hubble photograph of interstellar gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula, some 7,000 light years from Earth. It is also the standout of the group: on Tomoe River paper, heavier applications and droplets produce a ton of sheen with green and yellow tones rising out of the purple. Compared to similar purples, it carries noticeably more sheen than many rivals, some of which barely sheen at all.

On 80 gram paper with a heavy application, ghosting and bleed-through stay low. Shading is modest because the ink is so saturated, but sheen ranges from medium in normal writing to high in wetter applications. It also performed admirably across a range of nibs, from an extra fine up to a 1.1 stub, keeping its character at every width.

Mystic Mountain

Mystic Mountain takes its name from another Hubble image, a pillar of gas and dust in the Carina Nebula where newborn stars form. This glistening ink is a lighter shimmering blue with a touch of shading rather than a huge amount. Its chromatography is arguably the most interesting of the four, separating into a striking gradient of colors while the shimmer stays settled at the bottom of the strip. It pairs naturally with Pillars of Creation if you want a lighter, sparkling companion to a saturated purple.

How These Inks Behave on Paper

Across the four inks, behavior on 52 gram Tomoe River paper is solid. With heavy applications and even deliberate drips, ghosting and bleed-through remain low outside the extremes, which is a good result for inks this saturated. Chromatography reveals very different personalities behind similar-looking colors, from the near-black separation of Extreme Deep Field to the shimmer-laced gray-green of NGC 1850.

Flow is medium on Pillars of Creation, and drying times are reasonable: almost dry within five seconds from an extra fine nib, and roughly 10 to 15 seconds from a medium. None of these inks claims to be waterproof, and a water test showed they do not hold up well once wet, so treat anything written with them carefully around spills.

Writing Performance and Care

The four inks all behaved well across different pens and nib sizes. Pillars of Creation stayed consistently saturated even after multiple passes, so repeated writing does not darken the line much. Shimmer inks like NGC 1850 and Mystic Mountain need a quick shake of the bottle before filling to keep the glistening particles distributed, and they will settle again if the bottle sits unused.

Because they are not water resistant, flush your pen promptly if you plan to switch inks, and avoid using these for documents that might face moisture. Within those limits, they are straightforward, well-behaved inks that suit everything from fine nibs for everyday notes to stubs for showy writing.

Buying Advice

If you want one set from Season 7, the choice comes down to what you enjoy in an ink. Pick Pillars of Creation and Mystic Mountain if sheen-heavy purple with a sparkling light-blue partner appeals to you, or Extreme Deep Field and NGC 1850 if you prefer dark turquoise blues, one sheening and one shimmering. At $36 per set, sampling first is a reasonable strategy, but the packaging and ink quality make the full bottle experience worthwhile.

Conclusion

Colorverse Season 7 keeps the brand’s space themes, striking packaging and quality inks rolling, and these four inks each bring something distinct: a sheen-rich dark blue, a shimmering turquoise, a saturated purple with green-gold sheen, and a lighter sparkling blue. For collectors and anyone curious about sheening or glistening inks, Eye on the Universe is an easy season to recommend.