Kakimori Soyo

[yazeh]

Kakimori, describes their ink as such : "Soyo is like a breath of fresh air. A colour that evokes the feeling of a pleasant breeze." 

 

Photo courtesy of Kakimori website.

 Lets start with the chroma:

 

 

This is my least favorite ink by Kakimori, mostly because of it's paleness and lack of lubrication. You would need a cushiony nib, to enjoy the writing experience. Otherwise it's scratchy with finer nibs and dry times are quite long, especially with Japanese paper. 

 

Writing samples:

Rhodia

For some reason, the scanner picks green (with Midori). This is a pale blue. 

Tomoe River 68gr

It behaves well on Hammermill copy paper 20 lb

Front:

Back

Photo:

 

I would say, its utility is for fountain pen ink art, journaling with wide or cushiony nibs preferably on thick absorbent papers. 

Water test:

Left side was held under running water

Comparaison:

and finally a small sketch on Strathmore Drawing Paper:

 

This was one my doodles, for the yearly Inktober challenge, the prompt was Doctor. 

I was wondering if Dr. Felix would be able to manage his speech without being distracted by the tassel

 

 

 

 

· Pens used: Pilot Elite (Ef/Stub) Lamy Safari (Ef/F/M/B), Kanwrite Ultraflex, Jinhao fude nib

· What I liked: writing with a wide fude nib, and ironically smudging and easy of cleaning. 

· What I did not like: Writing experience with all pens (very scratchy) but the very wet, Kanwrite, and Jinhao fude nib. Illegibility with most nibs. Long dry times. 

· What some might not like: Same as above. 

· Shading: None.

· Ghosting: Faint

· Bleed through: None

· Flow Rate: Too wet

· Lubrication: None existent 

· Nib Dry-out: None.

· Start-up: None

· Saturation: Light

· Shading Potential: Only with fude nib.

· Sheen: None.

· Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: None

· Nib Creep / “Crud”: Nope.

· Staining (pen): No.

· Clogging: No. 

· Cleaning: Easy 

· Water resistance: Excellent 

· Availability: 30 ml bottles. 

 

Please don't hesitate to share your experience, writing samples or any other comments. The more the merrier  

 

 

 

[lapis]

Thanks again for yet another exhaustive analysis. We need your subjectivity! For me, too, it's pale, but a pale what? A greenish blue or a bluish green ??. (Yes, I also have a few different pens....).

[LizEF]

3 hours ago, yazeh said:

I was wondering if Dr. Felix would be able to manage his speech without being distracted by the tassel

:pound: Fabulous.

 

Thank you for another thorough review.  So annoying how often either the camera or the scanner refuses to see the color that's on the paper.  It definitely looks too pale for most writing.  I'd say a wet, broad nib would be required - or a paintbrush.

 

Looking forward to the YouTube video of Dr. Felix attacking his tassel...

[yazeh]

1 hour ago, lapis said:

Thanks again for yet another exhaustive analysis. We need your subjectivity! For me, too, it's pale, but a pale what? A greenish blue or a bluish green. (Yes, I also have a few different pens....).

Most welcome. It's definitely a light blue. There's no green

 

10 minutes ago, LizEF said:

💷 Fabulous.

Glad you enjoyed it!

10 minutes ago, LizEF said:

 

Thank you for another thorough review.  So annoying how often either the camera or the scanner refuses to see the color that's on the paper.  It definitely looks too pale for most writing.  I'd say a wet, broad nib would be required - or a paintbrush.

 

Excatly. You're right on all accounts!

10 minutes ago, LizEF said:

 

Looking forward to the YouTube video of Dr. Felix attacking his tassel...

Me too

[Sailor Kenshin]

The bottle is cooool.  The kitteh is cooool.

 

The ink color is...  not bad.  The ink properties?  😱

 

Thanks, @yazeh, for another fine ink review.

[yazeh]

4 hours ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

The bottle is cooool.  The kitteh is cooool.

🙏

4 hours ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

 

The ink color is...  not bad.  The ink properties?  😱 

definitely not for you

4 hours ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

 

Thanks, @yazeh, for another fine ink review.

Most welcome

[InesF]

Thank you, @yazeh, for the rain protection for the cat!  (is it a rain protection?)

 

I like your review and I like the Kakimori bottle!  +1👍to both, to you and to Kakimori.

The ink colour seems to be a bit too pale for a good daily use ink. Besides that, I'm wondering why a pale, watery ink may have such a long drying time.

[yazeh]

2 hours ago, InesF said:

Thank you, @yazeh, for the rain protection for the cat!  (is it a rain protection?)

No. It's supposed to be a doctorate hat

 

2 hours ago, InesF said:

 

I like your review and I like the Kakimori bottle!  +1👍to both, to you and to Kakimori.

Thanks form both of us!

2 hours ago, InesF said:

The ink colour seems to be a bit too pale for a good daily use ink. Besides that, I'm wondering why a pale, watery ink may have such a long drying time.

All the Kakimori inks, I've tested are like that. They have very long dry times, unlike some of the Noodler's /De Atramentis /R&K document inks I've tried.