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De Atramentis Artist Orange This is similar to the Document line but has less of its properties. inks and can be mixed and matched with either Artist or Document lines. It's an anemic orange or a punchy yellow depending how you see it. It’s wet, lubrication slightly below average and is not suitable for cheap thin papers, nor letter writing, unless you’re passive aggressive. 😛 It did weirdly stain a few spots on my already badly stained Kakuno, had flow issues with it and the Kanwrite ( I had to prime to feed) but with the Lamy Safari it worked fine. It’s almost impossible to scan. Photo shows best the colour of the ink. It’s best on Midori cream paper where the shading is most prominent. Surprisingly with B/ 1.1. nibs it becomes paler. I believe this is best used for art work and Wabbits 🐰🥕 You can use it both as yellow or orange in washes or mix it with Artist/ Document Red to give it a bit of oomph. It's slightly cheaper than Document inks (the bottles are 50 ml as opposed to the 45 ml of the documents). Let’s start with the chroma: Writing Samples: Photo: Note the difference in colour. Comparison: Note how the scanner has deformed almost all oranges. Water test: For animal lovers, no felines were hurt during this test and finally an art work, entitled September 19, 1914 It's based on the Reims Cathedral Smiling Angel statue, which was decapitated during the early days of World War I by a flaming beam. Reims cathedral is significant in French history as its were the French Kings were crowned. The statue was restored and is still smiling Inks used, De Atramentis Artist Orange, Platinum Carbon Black, J Herbin Bleu des profondeurs · Pens used: Pilot Kakuno Ef, Lamy (EF/F/M/B, BB), Kanwrite with Ahab flex. · What I liked: On Midori (Ef-M nibs), using for washes. It can pass both for yellow and orange. · What I did not like: Writing with it. I could barely read myself. · What some might not like: It’s a pigment ink, it’s pale. · Shading: Surprisingly yes. · Ghosting: Yes, on cheap paper. · Bleed through: Yes, on cheap paper. · Flow Rate: Wet · Lubrication: Slightly belove average. · Nib Dry-out: Did not notice. · Start-up: It didn’t like Kakuno or Kanwrite. · Saturation: Pastel · Shading Potential: Surprisingly quite good. · Sheen: No. · Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Did not notice. · Nib Creep / “Crud”: Did not notice. · Staining (pen): Yes a few spots on the Kakuno. · Clogging: Did not notice. · Cleaning: The more it stays in your pain the more difficult it’ll be. · Water resistance: Excellent · Availability: 50 ml bottles. Please don't hesitate to share your experience, writing samples or any other comments. The more the merrier