Octopus Write & Draw Ink Petrol Axolotl

[yazeh]

Octopus Write and Draw Petrol Axolotl

This belongs to Octopus' Write and Draw line of nano pigment inks. They are waterproof, light fast, and ISO certified.

The complete line up the 38 inks are here:

https://www.octopus-office.de/shop/en/creative-inks/write-draw-ink/?p=1

 

Octopus has a host of warning on their site, basically recommending their inks only in cheap, well-sealed pens. In my limited experience they have been much more well behaved than many other waterproof inks.

https://www.octopus-office.de/info/en/write-draw-ink/

 

The naming of the inks is whimsical, the colour followed by an arbitrary animal.

 

The ink is well behaved, wet, and well lubricated teal. Surprisingly it looks paler with Ef / B nibs (Maybe the ink level was low) and darker when I tried it in the Kakuno with a Medium nib.

 

I'm a bit ambivalent about the colour.

 

Let's start with the chroma:

Writing Samples:

Not bad with Hammermill:

 

Photo:

 

Comparison:

Water test:

My apologies for the art work. I was not so inspired: The prompt was Forrest for the yearly Inktober challenge:

The red ink is J Herbin's Rouge Caroubier.

 

 

· Pens used: Pilot Kakuno Ef/ Stub, Kaweco Sport (EF/F/M/B), Osmiroid Copperplate nib

· What I liked: Intriguing colour, well behaved ink.

· What I did not like: Nothing, but the name. Petrol associated with an endangered amphibian, is a bit of a bad taste.

· What some might not like: It’s sold out on Vanness, so I guess we’ll see.

· Shading: Yes

· Ghosting: Only with a flex nib on Hammermill

· Bleed through: Same as above.

· Flow Rate: Wet.

· Lubrication: Good.

· Nib Dry-out: Did not notice.

· Start-up: Did not notice.

· Saturation: Nope.

· Shading Potential: With medium /broad nibs.

· Sheen: Did not notice.

· Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Did not notice.

· Nib Creep / “Crud”: Did not notice.

· Staining (pen): Did not notice.

· Clogging: Did not notice.

· Cleaning: It’s a pigment ink. But in my experience so far, Octopus inks can be easily cleaned with water and a bit of soaking

· Water resistance: Excellent

· Availability: 50 ml bottles.

 

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

[lapis]

Nice! I really like this colour. In a certain way (don't ask me "how") it has that special quality we have already referred to elsewhere -- something of a chameleon. Sure, there is a bit of teal in it, but more!!! (Also, I have always loved that name itself, "Axolotl".)

All the best for this time of year!!

[yazeh]

21 minutes ago, lapis said:

Nice! I really like this colour. In a certain way (don't ask me "how") it has that special quality we have already referred to elsewhere -- something of a chameleon.

 

21 minutes ago, lapis said:

Sure, there is a bit of teal in it, but more!!! (Also, I have always loved that name itself, "Axolotl".)

 

21 minutes ago, lapis said:

All the best for this time of year!!

And to you too! May your days be lazuli

[Sailor Kenshin]

Hmmm.... I don't mind the color or the chroma, though the ink looks pale in some of the lines.

 

Am I wrong or does the axolotl have red 'gills?'  If so, the sketch colors are perfect.  If not, it's still perfect.  🦎 And it's nice to see Kitteh sitting warm and dry.  

 

I don't know if I'd get this ink, since I've become fond of sketching with 'movable' inks.  Nevertheless I always look forward to your Ink-splorations!  Thanks, @yazeh, for the review, and for reminding me that axolotls exist.  😸

[yazeh]

21 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

Hmmm.... I don't mind the color or the chroma, though the ink looks pale in some of the lines.

It is possible that the feed was deprived of ink

 

21 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

 

Am I wrong or does the axolotl have red 'gills?'

Apparently so. There was this fascinating article in the NYtimes about the preservation of the Mexican axolotl. Here is the link if you have the patience to read it:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/science/mexico-axolotl-biology.html

21 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

 

 If so, the sketch colors are perfect.  If not, it's still perfect.  🦎 And it's nice to see Kitteh sitting warm and dry.  

🙏 

21 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

 

I don't know if I'd get this ink, since I've become fond of sketching with 'movable' inks.

I love your moveable sketches.  There's something comforting in the impermanence of inks especially in washes. I did a few recently and it was blissful

 

21 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

 Nevertheless I always look forward to your Ink-splorations!  Thanks, @yazeh, for the review, and for reminding me that axolotls exist.  😸

🙏

[LizEF]

Thank you, Yazeh, for another interesting and fun review!   I kinda like the chroma, but otherwise, this color doesn't really appeal to me.  Swatch kitty with his petrol can made me smile - he needs a car now! Or maybe a truck.  The water test duo + strange new lizard-fish-something axolotl friend are fun, as ever.  And I still enjoy the poor kitty lost in a forest of bright red-trunked trees.  The tree above him seems to have eyes.  Or maybe something is in the tree, watching our kitty - perhaps a green squirrel?   Perhaps Mr. Mouse has gone searching for their new friend and they'll return soon so Mr. Kitty won't look so lonesome.

[yazeh]

38 minutes ago, LizEF said:

Thank you, Yazeh, for another interesting and fun review!  

🙏

38 minutes ago, LizEF said:

I kinda like the chroma, but otherwise, this color doesn't really appeal to me. 

Same here!

38 minutes ago, LizEF said:

 

Swatch kitty with his petrol can made me smile - he needs a car now! Or maybe a truck. 

38 minutes ago, LizEF said:

The water test duo + strange new lizard-fish-something axolotl friend are fun, as ever.  And I still enjoy the poor kitty lost in a forest of bright red-trunked trees.  The tree above him seems to have eyes.  Or maybe something is in the tree, watching our kitty - perhaps a green squirrel?  

Or a huge mouse

 

38 minutes ago, LizEF said:

 

Perhaps Mr. Mouse has gone searching for their new friend and they'll return soon so Mr. Kitty won't look so lonesome.

Of course!

[Sailor Kenshin]

4 hours ago, yazeh said:

It is possible that the feed was deprived of ink

 

Apparently so. There was this fascinating article in the NYtimes about the preservation of the Mexican axolotl. Here is the link if you have the patience to read it:

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/science/mexico-axolotl-biology.html

🙏 

I love your moveable sketches.  There's something comforting in the impermanence of inks especially in washes. I did a few recently and it was blissful

 

🙏

 

Fascinating!  The pink ones are cute... the ones bred and sold as pets.   Thanks once again.  👌🏻

[yazeh]

1 hour ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

 

Fascinating!  The pink ones are cute... the ones bred and sold as pets.   Thanks once again.  👌🏻

A pleasure!

[Laurene]

Thank you for the review, I love this colour family, glad to read it's a wet ink!

[yazeh]

32 minutes ago, Laurene said:

Thank you for the review, I love this colour family, glad to read it's a wet ink!

A pleasure. Glad it was helpful 🙏