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Octopus Write & Draw Duck Red Very nice, wet, lubricated ink, with nice shading (from dark to red), from Octopus with very long dry times on Japanese Paper (not for lefty over writers) It made my two scratchiest nibs sing, pilot Kakuno EF and the Osmioird with its needlepoint copperplate nib. Ink is well behaved on copy paper, unless you opt for a wet flex pen. Like most pigment inks, it’s not a good idea to forget it in a drafty pen. Ink would evaporate and will make cleaning slightly difficult. Note that all my samples bottles of Octopus inks have been more or less stained overtime by the dyes. Chroma: Writing Samples: Photo: Grey day photo Artificial led light - Iroful paper Comparison: Water test: Left side 10 seconds under running water. Art Work: This weeks artwork is a bit of experimentation and wackiness. Lady Kitty (The blue ink is a mixture of my De Atramentis Document /Artist Cyans that sticks to the paper like fly on a litter box :D) Paper is a a very bad/white Hilory sketchbook. Grandpa This draft sketch I did with a Osmiroid needlepoint copperplate nib. The nib is not suitable for sketching. But it worked out find. The cat reminds me of my grandpa who was very elegant The background is just a mixture of Lexington Gray and De Atrametis Document Cyan. and finally la pièce de resistance A day at the pond Octopus Write & Draw Red Duck De Atramentis Document/Artist Cyan in a brush pen, a touch of Noodler's Lexington Gray... Colorverse 58 Methuselah Grove (brown) The paper is the Hilory sketchbook. It's not suitable for ink work, and the De Atramentis sticks to , if the paper is wet .... · Pens used: Pilot Kakuo Ef, Lamy (EF/F/M/B/ Stub 1.1), Osmiroid – Copperplate nib · What I liked: Colour. Shading. Lubrication. · What I did not like: Long dry times on Japanese paper. · What some might not like: Same as above. AFOPI (Abnormal fear of pigment inks) · Shading: Yes, lovely. · Ghosting: Trace on cheap paper. · Bleed through: With flex nib yes · Flow Rate: Wet · Lubrication: Excellent. · Nib Dry-out: Did not notice. · Start-up: Very good, in a well-sealed pen or a pen used regularly. · Saturation: Nice red · Shading Potential: Excellent. · Sheen: Only on Iroful, silver like most Octopus w& d inks. · Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Did not notice. · Nib Creep / “Crud”: Did not notice. · Staining (pen): Did not notice. · Clogging: Did not notice. · Cleaning: On some pens easy, only water. With the Osmiroid it stuck to the nib. So needed more coaxing. · 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