Octopus Fluids Sepia Schwarz (Black)

[Yazeh]

This ink belongs to the classic lineup of Octopus Fluids.
The brand from what I gather is specialized in making printer inks. They can be easily found in Europe and in US (Vanness) and Canada (Blesket)

While I gravitate mostly towards waterproof inks, I enjoy walking on the wild side with water loving inks
I have a soft spot for sepia/brown inks, and this one is no exception.

Let's start with the complex Chroma (look at the multitude of colours)
Chroma - Octopus Sepia Schwarz.jpeg
Writing Samples:
My apologies for misspelling Schwarz
RHodia - Sepia Schwarz.jpg
Midori- Sepia Schwarz.jpeg
TR 68 gr Sepia Schwarz.jpeg
It does like thin copy paper as you can see, but if you enjoy thick absorbent papers, it's well behaved
Hammermill - Sepia Schwarz.jpg
Photo (TR Paper)

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Comparison:
Comparison Sepia Schwarz.jpg
Water test ( I choose my method this time, and simply poured some water with an eye dropper and dapped it off. As you can see quite a bit of ink was removed)
Water Sepia - Sepia Schwarz.jpeg
And finally an art work, it was inspired by the yearly inktober prompt Vampire.
Paper is Fabriano Sketchbook paper (Very absorbent paper)
Other inks are:
J Herbin Lierre Sauvage and De Atramentis Document Red



· Pens used: Pilot Kakuno Ef/ Stub, Kaweco (EF/F/M/B), Kanwrite Ultraflex
· What I liked: I loved almost everything about this ink. It’s slightly drier, at least in the Kaweco.
· What I did not like: No water resistance. If you're looking for a water-resistant ink there are many more options.
· What some might not like: No water resistance, dryness,
· Shading: Yes.
· Ghosting: On cheap paper
· Bleed through: On cheap paper
· Flow Rate: Good
· Lubrication: On the dry side.
· Nib Dry-out: Nope
· Start-up: None.
· Saturation: No.
· Shading Potential: Excellent
· Sheen: None.
· Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: If the pen is wet, primed and you insist writing on copy paper.
· Nib Creep / “Crud”: a bit.
· Staining (pen): None.
· Clogging: No.
· Cleaning: Easy.
· Water resistance: Vaguely
· Availability: 30 ml

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

[LizEF]

Thanks, Yazeh, for another great review! Things I like: cool chroma, interesting ink color, kitties and mousies making art, and mysterious vampire love-triangles. You might be needing more red for the next scene...

ETA: Added this to my wishlist.

[Yazeh]

Thanks, Yazeh, for another great review!

Thanks!

Things I like: cool chroma, interesting ink color, kitties and mousies making art, and mysterious vampire love-triangles. You might be needing more red for the next scene...

ETA: Added this to my wishlist.

Gore is not my thing! He might just have put some faux fangs to impress the upside down bat Just to be caught "red handed" by ze cat

[Sailor Kenshin]

I really love the chroma on this ink, and I am a dark brown fan in general. And a fan of your art! Mousie is checking his reflection, while Kitteh is looking—-devious. Then there is the branch, the kitteh, and mousie with a rose. Fantastic!

Thanks again, Yazeh, for another great ink revew.

[penwash]

While I gravitate mostly towards waterproof inks, I enjoy walking on the wild side with water loving inks

Sometime in my (now distant) past, I worked for a company with their own factory, where I was mandated to attend classes that explained both the manufacturing process and the products. One of the concepts that stuck in my mind is hydrophilic, which means exactly that, water-loving. Seeing that concept appear out of nowhere (and aptly used) somehow amused me

[Yazeh]

I really love the chroma on this ink, and I am a dark brown fan in general. And a fan of your art!

Mousie is checking his reflection, while Kitteh is looking—-devious. The. There is the branch, the kitteh, and mousie with a rose. Fantastic!

🙏

Thanks again, Yazeh, for another great ink revew.

Thank you for your support

[Yazeh]

While I gravitate mostly towards waterproof inks, I enjoy walking on the wild side with water loving inks

Sometime in my (now distant) past, I worked for a company with their own factory, where I was mandated to attend classes that explained both the manufacturing process and the products. One of the concepts that stuck in my mind is hydrophilic, which means exactly that, water-loving. Seeing that concept appear out of nowhere (and aptly used) somehow amused me

Glad that my term means something

[LizEF]

Gore is not my thing! He might just have put some faux fangs to impress the upside down bat Just to be caught "red handed" by ze cat

[Thom.]

While I gravitate mostly towards waterproof inks, I enjoy walking on the wild side with water loving inks

Sometime in my (now distant) past, I worked for a company with their own factory, where I was mandated to attend classes that explained both the manufacturing process and the products. One of the concepts that stuck in my mind is hydrophilic, which means exactly that, water-loving. Seeing that concept appear out of nowhere (and aptly used) somehow amused me

Glad that my term means something

The cold truth is, most fountain pen inks are about 90% water anyway. From a monetary point of view, however, it is essential to distinguish between water and water with the inscription "MONTBLANC".

[Carpio]

Hello.

Awesome review as expected. Love the artwork. I see the branch breaking having been struck by lightning due to inclement weather. The mouse suffering a serious head injury caused by the branch falling on his/her head, and the bat flying off laughing and singing, 'fangs for the memory'.
I'll grab my coat.
I really like this black ink. The first time I bought it, I loved how it flowed out the end of the nib. After I had finished the bottle, I bought another bottle. When that bottle was very nearly finished I bought a bottle of Diamine. The latter being very good, obviously, but I preferred the Octopus, so much so, I bought the refill bottle (.25ltr) and that'll need replacing very shortly.
I did have it in my 'Cross', and when I bought more pens the ink went into them and the result was the same. be it 'medium', 'fine' or 'extra fine', the ink flowed lovely.
I guess everybody has a 'go too ink', not nessiecelery their favourite ink - my go too ink is 'Octopus Black'. Love it.
Thank you for the review, Yazeh.

Carpio

[mizgeorge]

Fantastic review of an ink I have, and have clearly not spent enough time with! I'm going to dig it out and load it up very soon - I feel a wishy washy moment coming on!

Thank you

[Chrissy]

Thank you for the review. Love that chroma but sepia black is not an ink colour that I ever buy.

[Thom.]

... Octopus Fluids.

Yazeh, look at this. https://www.octopus-fluids.de/en/doc...-fountain-pens

[Yazeh]

... Octopus Fluids.

Yazeh, look at this. https://www.octopus-fluids.de/en/doc...-fountain-pens

Wow! And I thought that their Write and Draw were more than enough. I hope their colours are better than De Atramentis' document line. Personally waterproof is more than enough for me

[Yazeh]

Hello.

Awesome review as expected. Love the artwork. I see the branch breaking having been struck by lightning due to inclement weather. The mouse suffering a serious head injury caused by the branch falling on his/her head, and the bat flying off laughing and singing, 'fangs for the memory'.
I'll grab my coat.
I really like this black ink. The first time I bought it, I loved how it flowed out the end of the nib. After I had finished the bottle, I bought another bottle. When that bottle was very nearly finished I bought a bottle of Diamine. The latter being very good, obviously, but I preferred the Octopus, so much so, I bought the refill bottle (.25ltr) and that'll need replacing very shortly.
I did have it in my 'Cross', and when I bought more pens the ink went into them and the result was the same. be it 'medium', 'fine' or 'extra fine', the ink flowed lovely.
I guess everybody has a 'go too ink', not nessiecelery their favourite ink - my go too ink is 'Octopus Black'. Love it.
Thank you for the review, Yazeh.

Carpio

I love your vivid imagination.
Three bottles of the same ink. I can barely finish a vial of ink
I'm glad you have your favorite brown. I'll be reviewing a couple of more sepias, soon

[Yazeh]

Fantastic review of an ink I have, and have clearly not spent enough time with! I'm going to dig it out and load it up very soon - I feel a wishy washy moment coming on!

Thank you

Ah, mizgeorge, I miss your wishy washies. If you get around to it, post it here
Glad you're doing better

[Thom.]

... Octopus Fluids.

Yazeh, look at this. https://www.octopus-fluids.de/en/doc...-fountain-pens

... And I thought that their Write and Draw were more than enough. ...

They write these document inks have less binder than the Write and Draw. We've discussed this several times in the penexchange, it's just a concession to fountain pen suitability.

[Yazeh]

Thank you for the review. Love that chroma but sepia black is not an ink colour that I ever buy.

MOst welcome! Yep, it's like your "favorite" Pilot blue black, fantastic chroma but lacklustre ink. This one is quite agreeable I have to admit, though, and thankfully it's not waterproof

[Robert]

Very nice review, Yazeh. I like the ink - - and I really like your cat-bat-rat(with rose) drawing.

[TSherbs]

I like interesting ink names...but not this one...

Thanks for the review tho.