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Octopus Write & Draw Green Crane It's a one lovely murky green. It sings on Japanese paper. A few inks of this series (Green Ostrich/ Brown Seahorse), I have reviewed sport a Silver sheen on Iroful paper (artificial light only). A waterproof, lightfast green, with slightly below average lubrication and very fast dry times. Chroma: Writing Samples: I used a reverse Ef for the Ultra Extra fine line. Disclaimer: One of the side effects of reviewing inks, is having too many pens inked on the same time and then forgetting which pen is which. This was one of them, all the time, while testing I thought it was Brown Seahorse, hence all the striking out you see and the reference to horses Photo: Comparison: Here you have the 6 greens of Octopus Write and Draw. Water test: Left side 10 seconds under running water. Art Work: Both drawing are on Canson Mixed media paper. A Day in the Savannah This was more of a doodle, brainstorming idea, but in retrospect I kinda liked the childlike quality of it. Plus you can admire the quality of Octopus Brown Seahorse. The grey ink is Noodler's Lexington Gray. Bird Fight When cat and mouse were on vacation they were got into a bird fight where the two ladies were fighting over why each was wearing the other one's colour This is one joke that only ink nerds might get. The Lady Crane is "wearing" Octopus Ostrich Green, and Lady Ostrich is wearing Green Crane. Blue is Jacques Herbin Turquoise de Perse and as usual Noodler's Lexington Gray with a touch of Eel Red Rattler's Red. · Pens used: Lamy (Reverse EF/Ef/F/M/B/ Stub 1.1), vintage Sailor Deluxe flex · What I liked: Colour. Shading/ sheen on Japanese paper, drawing cranes · What I did not like: On Rhodia (I’m nitpicking) · What might some not like: It’s a pigment ink? · Shading: Gorgeous. · Ghosting: No · Bleed through: No. · Flow Rate: Wet · Lubrication: Slightly below average. · Nib Dry-out: Did not notice. · Start-up: Ok · Saturation: Medium · Shading Potential: It’s there, but paper dependant · Sheen: Faint silver sheen on Iroful. · Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Did not notice. · Nib Creep / “Crud”: Did not notice. · Staining (pen): No. · Clogging: Did not notice. · Cleaning: Surprisingly ok. But it’s a pigment ink, so YMMV. · 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