Octopus - Write and Draw - Violet Giraffe
This belongs to 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/e...colours?c=4671
I really enjoyed using this, elegant, classy ink. It’s a gorgeous purple, very well lubricated, especially pleasant to write with.
However, it does not like copy paper. I went as far as inking a wet vintage pen and regretted it, as the amount of ink it spewed out made it impossible to control the pen, so I won’t recommend you filling your Pelikan “firehose” with a triple B nib 😜
Octopus has a host of warning on their site.
ttps://www.octopus-office.de/info/en/write-draw-ink/
So as a test, I let it dry up a bit in my Lamy Safari, basically forgetting it for a week or so, letting evaporation do its thing. Still the cleaning was surprisingly easy.
I was disappointed when I did the water test. The ink is water resistant but lost a bit of it's charm.
In conclusion, I would recommend this ink for a well sealed, dry-ish pen.
Chroma is uninspiring:
Chroma - Girafe Violet.jpg
Writing samples:
Rhodia - Violet Giraffe.jpg
Midori- Violet Giraffe.jpeg
TR 68gr - Violet Giraffe.jpeg
This ink is a snob. It does not like copy paper.
Hammermill20lb- Violet Giraffe.jpg
Photo:
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I have no ink that remotely approaches this one:
Comprasion - Camelon BLue.jpg
Water test: I was surprised/ disappointed by the result as you can see the ink was partially removed under running water.
Water test - Violet giraffe.jpeg
and finally a tiny art work, General Giraffe:
The other ink is J Herbin, Ambre de Birmanie:
· Pens used: Pilot Kakuno Ef, Lamy Safari (EF/F/M/B/Stub 1.1), Conway Stewart 330 double oblique flex (very wet)
· What I liked: Elegant, classy colour, breathtaking will almost all nibs,
· What I did not like: Not 100% waterproof, not a deal breaker, but I was expecting more from a pigment ink, longish dry times.
· What some might not like: Longish dry times, hates copy paper…
· Shading: Medium onwards
· Ghosting: Yes, on copy paper
· Bleed through: Yes, on copy paper
· Flow Rate: Wet
· Lubrication: Excellent.
· Nib Dry-out: Not noticed.
· Start-up: Not noticed.
· Saturation: Delicious.
· Shading Potential: I can’t see much.
· Sheen: Faint with the very wet nib.
· Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Yes, on copy paper.
· Nib Creep / “Crud”: Not noticed.
· Staining (pen): No.
· Clogging: No.
· Cleaning: No.
· Water resistance: Very good but the excess ink washed off.
· Availability: 50 ml
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