Kitty Ink Pot Unstoppable Snake — Ink Review #235
Kitty Ink Pot - Unstoppable Snake
Ink Review # 235
Originally posted on FPN: Mar 22, 2026
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🧾 Description
Ink: Unstoppable Snake
Brand: Kitty Ink Pot
Country: China
Available: 30 ml bottles from AliExpress and other Chinese websites.
Pens Used: Pilot Kakuno EF, Kaweco Sport (EF/F/M/B/stub 1.1, 1.9), Karas Kustoms Vertex with FPnibs Ultra-flex and extra-wet ebonite feed, Hongdian forest Blade nib, Brause Pumkin dip pen.
This chromo-shading belongs to the 2025 Kitty Ink Pot series. It honors the year of the Snake. The official name is The Snake is Unstoppable.
The bottles are quite cute:
The colour is difficult to describe. It’s a light green-grey when wet, then it dries to a tan-grey. It was most striking with a 1.9 mm, flex, and dip pen nibs. A hint of gold or bronze haloing effect appears, though don’t expect fireworks, unless you use an ink brush.
The ink is medium-dry with slightly below-average lubrication.
It is made for Midori paper. With other papers it’s just decent.
It’s well-behaved on copy paper unless you start flex-dancing on it. :D
It is best for art and calligraphy with wide or very wet flex nibs. However, my FPnibs nib with its triple-channeled ebonite feed was often ink-starved
Over time it grew on me, and I enjoyed using it for drawing. It has decent water-resistance and it’s easy to clean with most pens. With some, it’s more involved.
A decent ink with a unique colour, though not worth the price or the hassle to obtain if you’re specifically looking for a chromo-shading ink.
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🧪 Chroma
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✍️ Writing Samples (Photos)
Translation by ChatGPT. Published translations may differ in wording and tone.
JEF stands for Japanese EF nib.
Rhodia
“There is no need to be overly serious; the world itself is not solemn.”
Qian Zhongshu (1910–1998), Chinese novelist and scholar
Iroful
The most amusing things in the world usually carry a bit of risk.”
Wang Xiaobo (1952–1997), Chinese novelist and essayist
“I am merely someone who enjoys a bit of liveliness.”
— Eileen Chang (1920–1995), Chinese novelist and essayist
Note: Tomoe River used here is 68 gsm, not the thinner 52 gsm version commonly referenced in reviews.
“Days are lived forward, not backward.”
— Yu Hua (b. 1960), Chinese novelist
Hammermill 20lb
“Originally there was no road; when many walk it, it becomes one.”
— Lu Xun (1881–1936), Chinese writer and cultural critic
Close-up
Col-O-ring. Scans are approximative.
I have no ink like this.
💧 Water Test
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🎨 Artwork
The Sphinx and the Snek
Inspired by @LizEF, Adventures of Quin and Makhabesh.
Fountain pen and ink brush, Kitty Ink Pot, Unstoppable Snake, Talens Mixed Media Sketchbook
Puttin' on the Ritz
Inktober52 – Prompt 8: Pretend
Cat & Mouse like puttin’ on the Ritz when the world looks blue, pretending everything will be okay, as long as there’s imagination.
Kitty Ink Pot Unstoppable Snake, Jinchen Lantau Dream, Yellow highlighter, Signo White gel pen
Talens Mixed Media Sketchbook.
Guardian
Fountain pen study inspired by the hybrid guardians of ancient Mesopotamia.
Kitty Ink pot Unstoppable snake, Jinchen Lantau Island, Talens Mixed Media
Inktober52: Prompt 9: Horse
Cat & Mouse were inspired to travel back in time and experience firsthand the Parthian shot.
Kitty Inkpot Unstoppable Snake, J. Herbin Bleu Azur, JinChen Lantau Dream, Talens Mixed Media Sketchbook.
Parts
Fountain pen and inkbrush, Kitty Ink Pot Unstoppable Snake ink, Talens Mixed Media Notebook.
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- What I Liked: Ink washes. Flex nib on Midori.
- What I Did Not Like: The hype. Lack of lubrication. Price if not on sale.
- Writing Experience: Ok, but I’ve seen better.
🧷 Ink Characteristics
- Shading: Lovely.
- Ghosting: Only with flex nib.
- Bleed Through: Same as above.
- Flow Rate: Watery, yet it couldn’t supply ink for the flex nib.
- Lubrication: Not bad, could be better.
- Nib Dry-out: Did not notice.
- Start-up: No problems.
- Saturation: Nope.
- Sheen: If sheen is chromo-shading then yes.
- Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Only with dip pen.
- Nib Creep / Crud: Did not notice.
- Staining (Pen): No.
- Clogging: No.
- Cleaning: Ok with most. Only one pen needed a bit more effort.
- Water Resistance: None.
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💬 Closing
I had high hopes for this ink, but unless you’re an artist or calligrapher, you won’t see much of its chromo-shading potential in regular writing. That said, it’s a unique colour and worth considering.
No fountain pens were harmed in preparing this ink review. ;)
Please don’t hesitate to share your experience, writing samples, or any other comments — the more the merrier. :)
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