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This ink belongs to the classic lineup of Octopus Fluids. The brand from what I gather is specialized in making printer inks. They can be easily found in Europe and in US (Vanness) and Canada (Blesket) While I gravitate mostly towards waterproof inks, I enjoy walking on the wild side with water loving inks I have a soft spot for sepia/brown inks, and this one is no exception. Let's start with the complex chroma : (look at the multitude of colours) Writing Samples: (my apologies for misspelling Schwarz It does like thin copy paper as you can see, but if you enjoy thick absorbent papers, it's well behaved Photo (TR Paper) Comparison: Water test ( I choose my method this time, and simply poured some water with an eye dropper and dapped it off. As you can see quite a bit of ink was removed) And finally an art work, it was inspired by the yearly inktober prompt Vampire. Paper is Fabriano Sketchbook paper (Very absorbent paper) Other inks are: J Herbin Lierre Sauvage and De Atramentis Document Red · Pens used: Pilot Kakuno Ef/ Stub, Kaweco (EF/F/M/B), Kanwrite Ultraflex · What I liked: I loved almost everything about this ink. It’s slightly drier, at least in the Kaweco. · What I did not like: No water resistance. If you're looking for a water-resistant ink there are many more options. · What some might not like: No water resistance, dryness, · Shading: Yes. · Ghosting: On cheap paper · Bleed through: On cheap paper · Flow Rate: Good · Lubrication: On the dry side. · Nib Dry-out: Nope · Start-up: None. · Saturation: No. · Shading Potential: Excellent · Sheen: None. · Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: If the pen is wet, primed and you insist writing on copy paper. · Nib Creep / “Crud”: a bit. · Staining (pen): None. · Clogging: No. · Cleaning: Easy. · Water resistance: Vaguely · Availability: 30 ml Please don't hesitate to share your experience, writing samples or any other comments. The more the merrier