Orange Indien - J. Herbin

[visvamitra]

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J. Herbin is known to be the oldest name in ink production in the world, and their inks 'l'Encre de la Tete Noire", "Perle des Encres," (The Jewel of Inks) and "l'Encre des Vaisseaux" (The Ink of Ships) were produced as early as 1700.

M. Herbin was a sailor, and from his many journeys to India he brought back to Paris formulas for manufacturing sealing wax. His special lacquer formula improved the quality of the seals in adhesion and neatness, helping him to become famous throughout the kingdom.

J. Herbin is also the oldest name in ink production in the world.

By 1700, the company was producing “l’Encre de la Tete Noire,” followed by “Perle des Encres,” (The Jewel of Inks) and “l’Encre des Vaisseaux” (The Ink of Ships).

J. Herbin made ink for Louis XIV, and a black ink for the sole use of Victor Hugo, author of The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Les Miserables. These formulas still reside in our company headquarters in Paris.

At the moment company belongs to Exaclair Inc, that has rights to brands like Clairefontaine, Rhodia, Brause or G. Lalo.

J. Herbin offers 30 standard colors:

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1. Ambre de Birmanie
   
2. Bleu Azur
   
3. Bleu Myosotis
   
4. Bleu Nuit
   
5. Bleu Pervenche
   
6. Bouquet d'Antan
   
7. Bouton d'Or
   
8. Cacao du Bresil
   
9. Cafe des Iles
   
10. Diabolo Menthe
    
11. Eclat de Saphir
    
12. Gris Nuage
    
13. Larmes de Cassis
    
14. Lie de The
    
15. Lierre Sauvage
    
16. Orange Indien
    
17. Perle Noire
    
18. Poussiere de Lune
    
19. Rose Cyclamen
    
20. Rose Tendresse
    
21. Rouge Bourgogne
    
22. Rouge Caroubier
    
23. Rouge Opera
    
24. Rouille d'Ancre
    
25. Terre de Feu
    
26. Vert Empire
    
27. Vert Olive
    
28. Vert Pre
    
29. Vert Reseda
    
30. Violette Pensee
    

Orange Indien is one of my favourite orange inks. It's well behaved, moderately saturated and have excellent flow. I prefer iroshizuku's Yu-Yake but this one is a keeper. During two years I've used 1 and 2/5 bottles. Quite a lot.

Ink on Kaweco AL Sport broad nib

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Ink splash

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Drops of ink on kitchen towel

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Software Id

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Oxford Recycled 90 g, Kaweco Sport Classic, B

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CIAK, Omas Ogiva Alba, M

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Porównanie

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Edited July 19, 2015 by visvamitra

[lgsoltek]

I had high hopes for this one but it turned out to be too pale for me. I don't like how under saturated it is. I don't think I've ever got a colour as rich as your writing sample from Orange indien.

[visvamitra]

Try CIAK paper - it likes most inks and most inks love this paper. On the other hand I like the way it's muted on most papers

[eelldan]

Great Review! This ink is going on my purchase list.

[lgsoltek]

This is my experience with Orange indien. The pen lays down a lot of ink when flexed. But still I didn't get a vibrant colour, but a muted orange that seems to lean to brown.

[Iittala]

It's a bit too pale for my liking. I'll stick to Yu Yake, my current favorite orange ink.

Have you tried Caran D'Ache Electric Orange? Not a lot of shading once it dries, but it is quite bright. Looking at your list of orange inks I would compare it to the Akkerman Oranje boven.

[senzen]

Nice review; after having used this ink in fine or super fine nibs and finding it rather boring, I rediscovered it with a Lamy Vista with an M nib, looks stunning.

[dan in montreal]

Probably my favorite orange. As others have stated, it calls for medium or broad nibs to really shine. Nice review, thank you.

[Misfit]

Reviving this review 5 years later, in defense of Orange Indien.

 

[KaB]

Looks promising as a replacement once my Sailor Kin-Mokusei runs empty.

Anyone who could compare to this Sailor and to Noodler's Apache sunset and Habanero?