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Octopus Write and Draw – White Polar Bear I was really excited trying this ink, hoping that it’ll be better than the ever clogging De Atramentis Document white. Unfortunately, as you will see in the writing sample it became invisible after a while, and I couldn’t write anymore. I could see a wet, bluish tinge on the black paper. Thinking maybe, I had not cleaned my pen correctly, I tested the pen on normal paper, and it was still invisible. I contacted Octopus but they didn’t say anything concrete only about shaking the bottle and using dip pens So, I'm hoping that maybe my sample wasn't well shaken or stirred, but I doubt it as you'll see further on If anyone has had a better experience I'm curious to know. Writing Samples: It's very difficult to photograph clearly this page. The paper is a pure black. I didn't colour correct, as I wanted to show off the blue tinge of the ink. And finally you can see how I couldn't finish the last line but you might be able to discern a bit of invisible ink. Comparison: Note how pale it is compared to the De Atramentis Document White: I finally did a sketch with a Prismacolor white pencil. I used a water-colour brush directly in the sample bottle for the White Polar Bear. Then I used a water brush to drag some ink from the fountain pen. You can see the blush wet tinge of the cat's body. When it dried it was invisible. This is the final work, when I finally emptied the pen on the"cat's" body and spread it with the water brush, and the mouse. As you can see it's quite pale compared to the bear · Pens used: Lamy Safari (Ef/F/M/B) · What I liked: Using a brush to “paint” on the black paper. · What I did not like: I couldn’t sketch with it. · What some might not like: Same as above. · Shading: n/a · Ghosting: n/a · Bleed through: n/a · Flow Rate: wet · Lubrication: Does it really matter? · Nib Dry-out: Did not notice. · Start-up: Ok · Saturation: Non-existent. · Shading Potential: n/a · Sheen: n/a · Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: n/a · Nib Creep / “Crud”: n/a · Staining (pen): No. · Clogging: Did not notice. · Cleaning: It seems easier than the Document White. · Water resistance: There was nothing in the first place. · Availability: 50 m Please don't hesitate to share your experience, writing samples or any other comments. The more the merrier