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Calamus Antik Braun This ink in to celebrate the 22ND anniversary of Aratrum, the distributor of many fountain pen brands in Europe. They also have their very design fountain pen /pen / pencil. There are three inks in the line-up, antique brown/red and green as of October 2024. I bought my sample from fountainfeder. Beautiful reddish/pink brown when smudged, very wet, lubricated, with lovely shading, depending on the wetness of the pen and nib size the ink. The wetter your pen the darker it becomes, and the shading disappears. I prefer my brown dark, murky with little red. Not suitable for thin copy paper, as it becomes Halloween fest with all types of ghosts and bleed through. though it handles my cheap paper shopping list very well. Ink is slightly water resistant, however, it spread and seeps into the back of paper and makes a mess. It has a very complex Chroma: Writing Samples: Copy paper: Photo: Comparison: I'll be doing several brown ink reviews. Note the colour in the swatch doesn't reflect the ink. Water test: Left side 10 seconds under running water. Note how the water brings out the burgundy Art Work: Drive - Ridge (Thelma and Louise) Part of Inktober 2024 challenge: Inspired by Thelma and Louse 1991. Paper is Canson Mixed media. I used the following fountain pen inks: Calamus Antik Brown Jacques Herbin Turquoise de Perse (diluted) Noodler's Lexington Gray, Octopus Polar Bear White (clouds) Diamine Celdaon Cat (car) · Pens used: Pilot F3A Ef (semi-flex) Lamy (EF/F/M/B/ Stub 1.1) · What I liked: Writing experience, with a wet pen. Easy cleaning, price. · What I did not like: I’m not a fan of reddish brown. · What some might not like: Not good for cheep paper. · Shading: With dry pens yes. · Ghosting: Yes, on cheap paper. · Bleed through: Yes, on cheap paper. · Flow Rate: Wet · Lubrication: Excellant · Nib Dry-out: Did not notice. · Start-up: Ok · Saturation: Dark · Shading Potential: With dry pens yes. · Sheen: No. · Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Did not notice. · Nib Creep / “Crud”: Did not notice. · Staining (pen): No. · Clogging: Did not notice. · Cleaning: Very easy. · Water resistance: A bit. · Availability: 30 ml bottles. Please don't hesitate to share your experience, writing samples or any other comments. The more the merrier