Sailor Storia Fire Red

[Yazeh]

Sailor Storia Mix Red

Note: I misread the name on the sample vial, hence the wrong name Fire Red. Unfortunalty, I could not correct the title, so I'm stuck with it.

Many thanks @Lithium466 for the sample.


This is part of the 20 ml line up Storia.
Sailor has another line of Storia inks, making the whole lineup quite confusing


Photo courtesy of Sailor

Sailor Storia series are 8 pigment inks, made by Sailor.
While this ink looks like eye searing red nail polish in the vial, in reality it's some sort of watermelon red

Shading is high especially on Japanese paper.

Ink is excellent on copy paper, good lubrication and high shading on Japanese paper. In washes it’s watermelon pink/ red.

Chroma:

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Writing Samples:
As the ink was well lubricated and wet, I create a “Japanese” Ef by reverse writing.
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Photo:
Note the contrast between the ink in the pen and its real colour.
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Comparison:
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Water test:
Left side 10 seconds under running water. Sample was written with glass nib. So amount of ink is more than a normal nib.
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Art Work:
The name of the ink, reminded me of the ancient Fire temples in the Middle East.
Note how the ink misses the fire element. The paper is A4 size, absorbent paper.
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Here is a different take on Fabriano water-colour paper. Note the color change. The paper is a 1/4 th of the above paper, to give you a hint of contrast.
Here I used:
Noodler's Lexington Gray (brush pen) and R&K sketchInk Marlene + Klara mix.



· Pens used: Lamy (Reverse Ef /EF/F/M/B, BB), Noodler’s Nib creaper.
· What I liked: Behaviour. Even though it's not my colour, I enjoyed mixing it with oranges and other red to create the fire element.
· What I did not like: I’m not a fan of bright red colours.
· What some might not like: It’s a pigment ink.
· Shading: Massive
· Ghosting: None.
· Bleed through: None
· Flow Rate: Wet
· Lubrication: Very good.
· Nib Dry-out: Did not notice.
· Start-up: Good
· Saturation: Pastel
· Shading Potential: Excellent
· Sheen: No.
· Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Did not notice.
· Nib Creep / “Crud”: Did not notice.
· Staining (pen): Yes.
· Clogging: Did not notice.
· Cleaning: It’s a red pigment ink, it's a pain to clean
· Water resistance: Excellent
· Availability: 20 ml bottles.

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

[Sailor Kenshin]

Let's see…
I've used the Fernanbruk from that MI 'flight.' And JH Rouge Caroubier, and somewhere there is a Preppy with Platinum Red. They are okay, I guess… the orange-leaning Caroubier is something I like.

Storia Fire Red is a pretty and interesting ink, and your artwork and quotes show it off.

Yazeh, your reviews are not only fun to read but also filled with detailed info. Thanks a million!

Even though pigment inks are not for me, I enjoyed this review. Gotta smile when Kitteh and Mousie are Keepers of the Flame!

[LizEF]

I like it better when applied heavily, so it's dark, like from your flex. Dry-stub pink not as much. Not sure about the Midori-paper orange-leaning version. Good job with ink-appropriate quotes.

What a strange hat swatch-kitty is wearing.

Holy bright water-test text, Batman!! Kitty and mouse laugh in the face of your water!

I adore your fire-temples! Especially the first, with its yellow-orange glow. But the multi-tone flame in that second is excellent, too.

Great review, Yazeh! Thanks!

[Yazeh]

Let's see…
I've used the Fernanbruk from that MI 'flight.' And JH Rouge Caroubier, and somewhere there is a Preppy with Platinum Red. They are okay, I guess… the orange-leaning Caroubier is something I like.

Storia Fire Red is a pretty and interesting ink, and your artwork and quotes show it off.

Yazeh, your reviews are not only fun to read but also filled with detailed info. Thanks a million!

Even though pigment inks are not for me, I enjoyed this review. Gotta smile when Kitteh and Mousie are Keepers of the Flame!

Glad you like Caroubier.
I'm sorry, I misread the name, so it's [B]Mix Red[/B] and not Fire Red.
Thank you for your encouragement 🙏🙏🙏

[Yazeh]

I like it better when applied heavily, so it's dark, like from your flex. Dry-stub pink not as much. Not sure about the Midori-paper orange-leaning version. Good job with ink-appropriate quotes.

What a strange hat swatch-kitty is wearing.

Holy bright water-test text, Batman!! Kitty and mouse laugh in the face of your water!

I adore your fire-temples! Especially the first, with its yellow-orange glow. But the multi-tone flame in that second is excellent, too.

Great review, Yazeh! Thanks!

Thanks a lot for your comments 🙏🙏🙏
I try my best, with the quotes. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
Swatch kitty was wearing some sort of sailor cat
Glad you liked the fire temples. I wanted to show off the inks reaction to different papers
I'm a bit miffed, I got the name wrong, but that's life, when you're not so good with date and names

[Chrissy]

Yazeh, I received a message today saying your Inbox is full and can't receive any more messages until you clear some space.

[Yazeh]

Yazeh, I received a message today saying your Inbox is full and can't receive any more messages until you clear some space.

Cleaned up.