Kwzi Orange

[white_lotus]

OK, I've posted enough reviews about KWZ inks you'd think I was Polish. I'm American, but my ancestors (great grandparents or earlier) were from somewhere in Poland, though my grandparents always claimed they were German. So perhaps this is why I'm so attracted to these inks, or maybe it's because they typically have very good handling qualities and are very good colors.

 

Orange was not a color that interested me for the longest time. I thought it might be naturally too bright. I prefer browns, blues, murky greens. But orange can be nice and I've found a few that I like. KWZ Orange is a relatively pure orange, fairly bright, but not retina-searing, not overly saturated so you get some nice shading especially on Tomoe River, Rhodia, etc. I would probably use this more for markup rather than writing many pages, but that's my personal preference. I'm sure there are those that enjoy the happy color of a good orange and will write whole chapters with it.

 

Pen: Pelikan M200 (M-steel)

Papers: MvL=Mohawk via Linen, TR=Tomoe River, Hij=Hammermill 28 lb inkjet.

 

One thing I found difficult with the images was trying to capture that bright, pure quality of the inks' color. I don't think I've done it at all. It simply appears more muted, more toned down, and more saturated rather than bright. But this isn't an orange ink that goes down orange and dries to brown or burnt siena. It goes down orange and dries orange.

 

 

 

Not water resistant at all. Mostly lifts off the page when blotted and washes away otherwise. But any kind of water resistance wasn't expected.

 

A bright single dye.

Edited December 4, 2016 by white_lotus

[Ghost Plane]

Oooooooooooh!

[dylim1]

So bright.

[domzals1]

Nice review, reminds me of Akkerman Oranje Boven but with a bit more red.

[amberleadavis]

This is one of my favorites. Thank you for the review.