Inky T O D - Color Swatches - Orange - Please Post Your Pictures And Tell Us Your Thoughts

[amberleadavis]

Interesting to know. Thank you.

[HalloweenHJB]

Found a random bottle of Francesco Rubinato "Inchiostro Arancione con essenza di fiori d'arancio" (Orange ink with orange blossom scent). Really nice. I thought I liked the more reddish oranges, but this one is just pure orange --and it's really beautiful! [the scan may not do it justice...]

 

Edited January 21, 2015 by HalloweenHJB

[HalloweenHJB]

And now with a third orange ink for comparison, I can do another in the series of "Face-Offs"! The colors are tasty, but I'm not sure I'd like to read a text written with these inks. I'll have to try them out with pen pals and see what they have to say.

 

[amberleadavis]

Juicy!

[HalloweenHJB]

The orange-y brown side of orange (less juicy!):

 

[amberleadavis]

Ooooo..... nice!

[sansa]

The Francesco Rubinato ink looks really interesting.

 

Didn't know where to ask so I thought I'd put it here -- how does Noodler's Habanero compare to Diamine Autumn Oak? I'm looking for a slightly muted, but distinctly orange ink. Legibility is a concern. Cheers.

[HalloweenHJB]

Good question, Sansa! I was wondering about those two as well. It looks like Autumn Oak is just ever so slightly more orange-brown, less vivid. More legible in the sense that it would be easier on the eyes. What do you think?

 

Edited January 31, 2015 by HalloweenHJB

[amberleadavis]

If you didn't tell me what they were, I don't think I could tell them apart.

[HalloweenHJB]

If you didn't tell me what they were, I don't think I could tell them apart.

 

True. In a pen they're almost identical --it's mainly the Q-tip washes that show the difference.

[sansa]

Good question, Sansa! I was wondering about those two as well. It looks like Autumn Oak is just ever so slightly more orange-brown, less vivid. More legible in the sense that it would be easier on the eyes. What do you think?

 

 

Thanks heaps for this. If both are easy on the eyes then I might go for Habanero...

[amberleadavis]

Habanero! It's less expensive and I think it held up better in fade tests. Also, no reports of nib creep.

[sansa]

Oooh, good point about the fading. I have an Apache Sunset sample on the way but I'm pretty sure the shading will be too extreme for me. Habanero it is!

[HalloweenHJB]

A new mixed-up creation: STORMY PERSIMMON. I really like it! This is a combination I could use on a daily basis.

 

[amberleadavis]

Very pretty.

[HalloweenHJB]

[sannidh]

Best 'orange post' I have ever seen

Thank you.

[HalloweenHJB]

 

Best 'orange post' I have ever seen

Thank you.

 

 

You're very kind. Thank you!

[HalloweenHJB]

In spite of my FPN name, I like a very narrow range of orange for inks. So with a new Edison Collier —Persimmon Swirl—, I needed just the right color. I did a mix in the hopes of just the right shade of deep orange-red, like those dark orange poppies that will soon be out in Spring.

 

Here's the result:

 

 

 

It's a shade darker than Fuyu-gaki, and a touch redder than Oranje Boven. Not sure if I love it, yet, but I may have to tinker with it a bit more...

[amberleadavis]

I think the combo is beautiful.