Nurebairo - Kyo No Oto

[Cyber6]

I remember Kingdom Note Stag Beetle (Dorcus hopei binodulosus) being more interesting with the green sheen. I did like it enough to get a bottle.

 

I got a sample of Stag Beetle... don't remember being impressed by it. Maybe I need to get it out and play with it again.

 

 

C.

[amberleadavis]

Vis, thank you for the wonderful and thorough reviews.

[Calabria]

I'm a pen guy, but for some reason this ink ended up in my studio. I started using it to apply washes to charcoal drawings. The black has an indigo undertone that contrasts nicely with carbon black. It's also blackout-black, unlike Higgins brand, for example. Watered down, it produces a dusky blue. On the right paper, I get plenty of sheen. I've started using it so much that I ordered two more bottles.

 

It stains my hands quite badly, so I won't use it in my expensive pens.