Octopus Write & Draw Green Ostrich

[Yazeh]

Octopus Write & Draw Green Ostrich


A very nice waterproof, lightfast bright murky-ish Green, with slightly below average lubrication. If you want a darker one, go for Crane Green.
A note about Ostriches. It’s a common misconception that Ostriches hide their head under the sand, it couldn’t be further from truth. Apparently they look for food on the ground and when they lay their eggs, they have to turn them regularly, hence giving the impression that they are hiding in the sand. If they are in danger, they run instead and very fast.
However, human often hide their head in the proverbial sand of denial
The scans are off on Midori and Tomoe River 68 gsm paper. The other papers are alright.


Chroma:
Chroma-Octopus Ostrich Green.jpeg


Writing Samples:
I used a reverse Ef for the Ultra Extra fine line. As I mentioned before the scans of Midori and Tomoe River GSM are off.
Rhodia-Ostrich Green.jpg

Midori-Green Octopus.jpeg

TR68-Green Octopus.jpeg

Iroful-Ostrich Green 1.jpg

Hammermill-OstrichGreen.jpg

Photo:
Midori and Tomoe River 68 gsm
Octopus Green Ostrich.jpg

Comparison:

Comparison-Green.jpg

Water test:
Left side 10 seconds under running water.
Watertest-Green Ostrtich.jpeg

Art Work:
Walk on the Wild Side


Paper is Canson Mixed Media
Octopus Write & Draw inks used:
Ostrich & trees: Green Ostrich
Orange: Orange monkey
Tree trunks: Brown Seahorse
Other inks:
Jacques Herbin: Turquoise de Perse, J Herbin, Lie de Thé (eiffel tower)and Noodler's Lexington Gray



· Pens used: Lamy (Reverse EF/Ef/F/M/B/ Stub 1.1), Osmiroid Copperplate.
· What I liked: Colour, drawing ostriches.
· What I did not like: Nothing much.
· What some might not like: Fear of pigment inks?
· Shading: Yes
· Ghosting: None on cheap paper.
· Bleed through: A bit depending on cheap paper.
· Flow Rate: Wet
· Lubrication: Slightly below average.
· Nib Dry-out: Did not notice.
· Start-up: Ok
· Saturation: Not saturated.
· Shading Potential: Ok.
· Sheen: Silver sheen on Iroful, like most octopus W& D inks.
· Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Did not notice.
· Nib Creep / “Crud”: Did not notice.
· Staining (pen): No.
· Clogging: Did not notice.
· Cleaning: Easy, but as it’s a pigment ink 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

[Scriptitans]

Thank you Yazé very very useful !

[Yazeh]

Thank you Yazé very very useful !

Un plaisir

[LizEF]

Love the ostrich lesson! How sad that a misperception persisted so long that it became a broadly known idiom! Long ago I went to Kenya for 2 weeks on a photo safari. In one place, we were warned to stay away from the ostriches - apparently they can be mean.

The pale chroma doesn't inspire me, but I like all that shading in the writing samples! This looks like an ink for a nice, wet pen. Thank you for the swatch card encore - that's a great set of sketches.

Very smart - or brave? - water-test kitty, letting the Ostrich take the "hit". Let's hope Ostrich doesn't mistake kitty for an egg!

Love "Walk on the Wild Side" - absolutely fabulous! The orange accents are perfect.

Excellent review, Yazeh!

[Yazeh]

Love the ostrich lesson! How sad that a misperception persisted so long that it became a broadly known idiom!

Well we often project our own foibles on animals

Long ago I went to Kenya for 2 weeks on a photo safari. In one place, we were warned to stay away from the ostriches - apparently they can be mean.

Like Llamas. If you ever meet another one, you could threaten it to replace turkeys for thanksgiving

The pale chroma doesn't inspire me, but I like all that shading in the writing samples! This looks like an ink for a nice, wet pen.

Yes, with a wetter pen, I'm sure it'll be darker. But probably, there would be less shading

Thank you for the swatch card encore - that's a great set of sketches.

Thanks!

Very smart - or brave? - water-test kitty, letting the Ostrich take the "hit". Let's hope Ostrich doesn't mistake kitty for an egg!

He passed the trust taste and moved to the Wild Side stage

Love "Walk on the Wild Side" - absolutely fabulous! The orange accents are perfect.

Thanks!

Excellent review, Yazeh!

🙏

[LizEF]

Well we often project our own foibles on animals

Isn't that true.

If you ever meet another one, you could threaten it to replace turkeys for thanksgiving

:P

[Yazeh]

Isn't that true.

If you ever meet another one, you could threaten it to replace turkeys for thanksgiving

:P

[Sailor Kenshin]

Two of those greens look almost black compared to the brilliance of the rest. Chroma? I dunno...but these are fantastic drawings as always. Really great image, Kitteh, Mousie and Ossie, going for a stroll. And I see our two friends are serenely safe after the water test.

The ink appears so different in scan v. photo. Interesting Ostrich Facts, thanks for that as well. I'm not sure I'd use this ink but I loved reading about it.

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

[Yazeh]

Two of those greens look almost black compared to the brilliance of the rest. Chroma? I dunno...

I believe it's the scanner. Chroma with most if not all pigment inks is often boring. There's often only one single dye

but these are fantastic drawings as always. Really great image, Kitteh, Mousie and Ossie, going for a stroll. And I see our two friends are serenely safe after the water test.

Thanks!

The ink appears so different in scan v. photo.

Yep. It's also very different on paper and under different lightings. But then most inks are

Interesting Ostrich Facts, thanks for that as well. I'm not sure I'd use this ink but I loved reading about it.

That's the trouble of when creating different shade of a colour. Artists, well they probably create their own inks and think outside the box and for the normal user, there's so much choice

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

A pleasure!