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Jacques Herbin – Moulin Rouge (Couleurs de Paris) This is the 2nd ink, of the new Jacques Herbin collections, Couleurs de Paris (Colors of Paris), sold in J Herbin 10 ml or 30 ml bottles. The first ink of the series I reviewed is Rue de la Verrerie. Moulin Rouge is the famous French cabaret, birthplace of can-can etc. 💃 Photo Courtesy of Wikipedia I cannot describe the colour; it hovers between red/ orange and a touch of pink. I believe the Herbin inkmeisters have managed to capture the Moulin Rouge mystique It changes depending pen, paper & nib. Shading is paper dependant, but best with M/B nibs, extreme on Iroful paper, subtle on Rhodia and Midori. Ink is not as wet as Rue de la Verrerie and lubrication is slightly below average. It ghosts and there is some bleed through on copy paper. Long dry times on Rhodia, makes it unsuitable for lefty over-writers and water resistance is ok, but it won't survive a swim Chroma: Writing Samples: Quotes are by the French painter Touluse-Lautrec commissioned to do posters for Moulin Rouge. Photo: Comparison: Water test: Left side 10 seconds under running water. Art Work: My artwork serves to show case the inks, I tired to include as many as the new Herbin inks Paper is a Talens mixed media paper. Here is a tiny homage to the Moulin Rouge Cabaret: Jacques Herbin Moulin Rouge / rue de la Verrerie (Royal blue), Les toits to Paris (grey blue) Noodler's Lexington Gray, and Sailor Kiwa-guro rue de Chat. Apparently the narrowest street in Paris is named rue du chat qui pêche (the cat that fishes ) Jacques Herbin rue de la Verrerie (Blue) Métropolitain (Green), Moulin Rouge and Tour Eiffel (golden Brown). And Sailor Kiwa-guro for the outlines · Pens used: Pilot Kakuno Ef, Lamy (EF/F/M/B), Waterman W2 vintage flex. · What I liked: Undefinable colour. · What I did not like: Long dry times. · What some might not like: Long dry times. · Shading: Paper dependant. Best with M/B nibs. · Ghosting: Yes, on cheap paper. · Bleed through: A bit on cheap paper. · Flow Rate: Wet · Lubrication: Pen dependant. Agreeable with M/B nibs. · Nib Dry-out: Did not notice. · Start-up: Ok · Saturation: Pastel · Shading Potential: Paper/nib/ pen dependant. · Sheen: No. · Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Did not notice. · Nib Creep / “Crud”: Did not notice. · Staining (pen): No. · Clogging: Did not notice. · Cleaning: Surprisingly alright. · Water resistance: A lot of ink washed away. · Availability: 10/30ml J Herbin bottles. Please don't hesitate to share your experience, writing samples or any other comments. The more the merrier