Aurora - L'artisan Pastellier

[visvamitra]

L'Artisan Pastellier inks don't get much love or attention here. I understand this as they're not easily obtainable. I must admit I'm huge fan of Callifolio series. Soon I'll prepare comparison of all 34 colors but it'll take time. Maybe November?

 

I'll make reviews of some of them.

 

I'll start with Aurora - nice, decent brown-red-orange. I'm not particularly happy with this one. I like it. I use it from time to time and find it pleasant but I believe it lacks character a little bit. It;s too "soft" / "subtle" for me most of the time. There are however days I really like it. I guess it's good to have it somewhere around.

INFO

Producer: L'Artisan Pastellier

Color: Aurora

Saturation: moderate +

Flow: very good in all pens I've ever filled with it

Shading: really nice and pleasant

INK SPLASH

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DROP OF INK

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CHROMATOGRAPHY

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SOFTWARE IDENTIFICATION

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COLOR RANGE

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Calendar- KAWECO SPORT, B nib

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RHODIA

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Thick layer of ink on Clairefontaine 120 g paper

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[Hallel]

Interesting. This'd be lovely for sketching with, maybe a page or two in a journal?

 

Where can you purchase this stuff?

[alexander_k]

Many thanks for the review. Callifolio inks have been on my shopping list for some time now, so I'm looking forward to your other reviews too.

[PS104]

I wish I could find it. This is a nice red/brown that doesn't jump out and grab you by the throat. It would be in my rotation fer sure. Thanks for the review

[visvamitra]

@PS104 - You may buy them directly from the producer's on-line/stationery boutique.

[amberleadavis]

When I tried them the 4 colors did not match what they had on their website. I felt lied to and frustrated. The behaviors were acceptable but the colors were too watery for my tastes. I want super saturated inks like they show on their website. Not the washed out colors they sent. Had the the website showed me Herbinesqe colors and delivered, they would get more love from me.

[visvamitra]

Well - that's truth. The color samples on the manufacture sire are much more saturated than in reality. I've exchanged some mails with Didier Boinnard and he's mentioned that he would change sampkles soon. Also some of the colors - especially bluer-greens weren't similar to the samples on the site. I believe it was corrected. I've asked them for the samples of all the iks and there are chances I'll receive them next week so that I can make honest reviews and comparison of all the colors.

Basically L'Artisan Pastellier inks are moderately saturated and watery but I love them this way. I have some super saturated inks that I like but I also like inks that are less bold. And they offer variety of nice colors. Also my all time favourite ink is Inti. It's not really saturated, it's subtle. But I left ink in my Graf von Faber-Castell for 8 months. I've forgotten to clean the pen (and it's most expensive pen in my collection). Last week I took it out and not only the ink didn't evaporate but also didn't dry out. The pen was ready to use. In the beginning (first few sentences) the ink was darker than normal but after few seconds the color was back to normal. These inks are REALLY fountain pen friendly. If it was Diamine or even Montblanc I would have to spend two days on cleaning the feed.

That's why I strongly advocate Callifolio inks and I'll be honest about them in full line comparison.

[Ghost Plane]

I look forward to more reviews of these. I like Herbin, but they don't have a blue-green to my liking. This appeals to my rusty shade cravings.

[amberleadavis]

They are good about not drying out and were good for mixing...say if you could add an ink powder.