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KWZ Orange This is review #175. Part of the mystery ink blind testing on another website. This is a very, very joyous, wet, reddish/ coral orange (depending nib size, pen) with zero shading, zero water resistance and very long dry times on Rhodia. You need to have blow dryer nearby or live in the desert or a blotter like the good old times The ink has the typical vanilla scent of KWZ. Though I admit, despite my sensitivity to scent, I did not smell it. It couldn’t handle the Kanwrite Desire with the FPR Ultra flex nib. Either it poured ink or was ink starved. I wouldn’t put in a wet pen/ B nib combo. Will I buy it? no, did it make me happy, yes Chroma: Writing Samples: Mystery ink 65 refers to KWZ orange. Photo: Comparison: Water test: Left side (10 seconds under running water. After 24 hours) Art Work: Sphinx & the Snek Inspired by @LizEF fabulous fantasy story. It is said in the Scroll of Sphinx and the scroll of Snek, beware, when the Snek & Sphinx are bound by the Magus.. the Dragon will rise again... This crude sketch was done by one of the scribes and recoloured by modern day techniques KWZ Orange J Herbin Vert Réséda and Kala Moonlight Tide Makhabesh by Essri the Snek Essri's attempt and drawing his buddy and finally a work from this world: Balance KWZ orange Endless Alchemy Mystic Forest and Kala Moonlight Tide · Pens used: Pilot Kakuno Ef, Lamy (EF/F/M/B/ Stub 1.1), Kanwrite Desire with FPR Ultraflex · What I liked: Colour. It's happy colour. · What I did not like: No water resistance, very long dry times. · What some might not like: Long dry times, no shading, Vanilla KWZ scent · Shading: Non-existent. · Ghosting: Yes, on cheap paper. · Bleed through: Yes, on cheap paper. · Flow Rate: Very wet · Lubrication: Excellent · Nib Dry-out: Did not notice. · Start-up: Good · Saturation: Reddish orange. · Shading Potential: Dismal · Sheen: No. · Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: With a primed flex nib, zowie! · Nib Creep / “Crud”: Did not notice. · Staining (pen): No. · Clogging: Did not notice. · Cleaning: Very easy · Water resistance: Non-existent. · Availability: 60 ml bottles Please don't hesitate to share your experience, writing samples or any other comments. The more the merrier