Octopus Write & Draw Green Crane

[yazeh]

Octopus Write & Draw Green Crane

 

It's a  one lovely murky green. It sings on Japanese paper. A few inks of this series (Green Ostrich/ Brown Seahorse), I have reviewed sport a Silver sheen on Iroful paper (artificial light only).  A waterproof, lightfast green, with slightly below average lubrication and very fast dry times. 

Chroma:

 

 

 

Writing Samples:

I used a reverse Ef for the Ultra Extra fine line. 

Disclaimer: One of the side effects of reviewing inks, is having too many pens inked on the same time and then forgetting which pen is which. This was one of them, all the time, while testing I thought it was Brown Seahorse, hence all the striking out you see and the reference to horses  

 

 

Photo:

 

Comparison:

Here you have the 6 greens of Octopus Write and Draw. 

 

 

Water test:

Left side 10 seconds under running water. 

 

Art Work:

Both drawing are on Canson Mixed media paper.

A Day in the Savannah

This was more of a doodle, brainstorming idea, but in retrospect I kinda liked the childlike quality of it. Plus you can admire the quality of Octopus Brown Seahorse.

The grey ink is Noodler's Lexington Gray. 

 

Bird Fight 

When cat and mouse were on vacation they were got into a bird fight where the two ladies were fighting over why each was wearing the other one's colour  

This is one  joke that only ink nerds might get. 

The Lady Crane is "wearing" Octopus Ostrich Green, and Lady Ostrich is wearing Green Crane. 

Blue is Jacques Herbin Turquoise de Perse and as usual Noodler's Lexington Gray with a touch of Eel Red Rattler's Red. 

 

·      Pens used: Lamy (Reverse EF/Ef/F/M/B/ Stub 1.1), vintage Sailor Deluxe flex

·      What I liked: Colour. Shading/ sheen on Japanese paper, drawing cranes   

·      What I did not like: On Rhodia (I’m nitpicking)

·       What might some not like: It’s a pigment ink? 

·      Shading: Gorgeous. 

·      Ghosting: No

·      Bleed through: No.

·      Flow Rate: Wet

·      Lubrication: Slightly below average. 

·      Nib Dry-out: Did not notice. 

·      Start-up:  Ok

·      Saturation:  Medium

·      Shading Potential: It’s there, but paper dependant

·      Sheen: Faint silver sheen on Iroful. 

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

·      Nib Creep / “Crud”: Did not notice.

·      Staining (pen): No. 

·      Clogging: Did not notice.

·      Cleaning: Surprisingly ok. But it’s a pigment ink, so YMMV. 

·      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  

 

 

 

[Sailor Kenshin]

Green ink!  Yes, I like green inks.  And have the JH ones, too.  The chroma looks like it has a watchful eye down below.  And it's waterproof as far as I can tell.

 

But alas, I have no experience with Octopus Green Crane (Jeanne Crain? Lol…).  In the midst of going through all my pens for duplicates to give away, so I'm busy and covered in inkstains.

 

Very wonderful artwork!  And any mention of equines catches my attention.
 

@yazeh,thanks once again for making life colorful with your detailed, entertaining InkSplorations!  Keep ‘em coming! 

[inkstainedruth]

@yazeh Interesting color, but not one I'd want to use on a regular basis (it's a little pale in most of the writing samples).

But thanks as usual for the comprehensive review -- including your always fun artwork.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[LizEF]

A little pale, but such a lovely murky, yellow-ish, plant-y green!   The yellowish papers seem to make the ink too yellow.  I think I like it on white paper better.  Lovely shading.

 

Love the "out of place" horsey quotes.

 

Whoa!!  Those are some neon greens in that collection of swatch cards!   Love the sketches on said cards!   And mousey hiding in crane's crown!!   Very good kitty sketch there for the water test!

 

I love the childlike quality of the drawing - it reminds me of an illustrated book for children.   Clever bird-fight!  Two ink reviews with one fight.  

 

Thanks, @yazeh, for this thoroughly enjoyable review!

[yazeh]

51 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

Green ink!  Yes, I like green inks.

I realized I had neglected green inks, so I decided to give them a go

51 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

 

 And have the JH ones, too.  The chroma looks like it has a watchful eye down below.  And it's waterproof as far as I can tell.

There would be many watchful eyes this season 👁️‍🗨️ 

51 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

But alas, I have no experience with Octopus Green Crane (Jeanne Crain? Lol…).  In the midst of going through all my pens for duplicates to give away, so I'm busy and covered in inkstains.

That must be fun. Fall pen cleaning

51 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

Very wonderful artwork!  And any mention of equines catches my attention.

Thanks! There would be some sea equines soon. They are so fun and intricate to draw

51 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

@yazeh,thanks once again for making life colorful with your detailed, entertaining InkSplorations!  Keep ‘em coming! 

Thanks a lot! 

[inkstainedruth]

@LizEF Hey, you have a point about the drawings!

@yazeh Maybe you should actually think about an idea for a book about Kittie and Mousie....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[yazeh]

35 minutes ago, inkstainedruth said:

@yazeh Interesting color, but not one I'd want to use on a regular basis (it's a little pale in most of the writing samples).

It's quite legible, especially with wetter pens

35 minutes ago, inkstainedruth said:

But thanks as usual for the comprehensive review -- including your always fun artwork.

A pleasure!

5 minutes ago, inkstainedruth said:

@LizEF Hey, you have a point about the drawings!

@yazeh Maybe you should actually think about an idea for a book about Kittie and Mousie....

Thank you both for the kind comments. 

I have had a few ideas for children's book. If I find the energy. Thanks for the encouragement 🙏

[yazeh]

26 minutes ago, LizEF said:

A little pale, but such a lovely murky, yellow-ish, plant-y green!  

Knew you would like that

26 minutes ago, LizEF said:

The yellowish papers seem to make the ink too yellow.  I think I like it on white paper better.  Lovely shading.

It's very pleasing to write /draw with  

26 minutes ago, LizEF said:

 

Love the "out of place" horsey quotes.

 

 

26 minutes ago, LizEF said:

Whoa!!  Those are some neon greens in that collection of swatch cards!

I'm afraid the scanner made them more neon-ish. Though Octopus has a neon lineup  😎

26 minutes ago, LizEF said:

 

  Love the sketches on said cards!   And mousey hiding in crane's crown!!   Very good kitty sketch there for the water test!

Thanks! Drawing cranes was so much fun. They are such elegant birds, I prefer them to top models  The kitty sketch turned out fine, because I drew directly from a model and not from memory

26 minutes ago, LizEF said:

I love the childlike quality of the drawing - it reminds me of an illustrated book for children.

I like that too. I like nurturing that side of me, it tempers me serious side  

26 minutes ago, LizEF said:

  Clever bird-fight!  Two ink reviews with one fight.  

 There was a reason for that. I had a lot of fun drawing ostriches too. Really fun bird to draw. Pity they don't use them for animation

26 minutes ago, LizEF said:

 

 

Thanks, @yazeh, for this thoroughly enjoyable review!

A pleasure!

 

[InesF]

Thank you, @yazeh, for this Write & Draw ink review! 

Horse quotes read OK for this ink. Cranes can ride horses. Horses can walk under cranes (those used for building construction). And so on ...  

 

I love the comprehensive comparison swatches, but especially the "Day in the Savannah" and the crane fight! So well done! 

(The possible game of words does draw imaginary images: I see a crane fight between two crane operators trying to steal the load from each other ... Crane arms are moving fast, trying to hit, trying to draw aside ... Confused building workers standing at the edge of their construction site and bet for which building may get the load ...)

(OK, I just came back from an exhausting day and will try to get a chunk of relaxing rest) 😔

 

Cat was completely safe from the water test! 

 

Looking forward to more Write & Draw ink reviews! I'm quite sure, there will come more - the next one about horses?  

[yazeh]

45 minutes ago, InesF said:

Thank you, @yazeh, for this Write & Draw ink review! 

A pleasure 🙏

45 minutes ago, InesF said:

Horse quotes read OK for this ink. Cranes can ride horses. Horses can walk under cranes (those used for building construction). And so on ...  

 

45 minutes ago, InesF said:

I love the comprehensive comparison swatches, but especially the "Day in the Savannah" and the crane fight! So well done! 

Thanks!

45 minutes ago, InesF said:

(The possible game of words does draw imaginary images: I see a crane fight between two crane operators trying to steal the load from each other ... Crane arms are moving fast, trying to hit, trying to draw aside ... Confused building workers standing at the edge of their construction site and bet for which building may get the load ...)

(OK, I just came back from an exhausting day and will try to get a chunk of relaxing rest) 😔

You can also read bird fight, with the British angle.  

45 minutes ago, InesF said:

Cat was completely safe from the water test! 

Yes. Cat wore waterproof ink

45 minutes ago, InesF said:

 

Looking forward to more Write & Draw ink reviews! I'm quite sure, there will come more - the next one about horses?  

No. I'll finish with Ostrich then Seahorse 🌊🐴:D