Octopus Write & Draw Duck Red

[Yazeh]

Octopus Write & Draw Duck Red

Very nice, wet, lubricated ink, with nice shading (from dark to red), from Octopus with very long dry times on Japanese Paper (not for lefty over writers)
It made my two scratchiest nibs sing, pilot Kakuno EF and the Osmioird with its needlepoint copperplate nib.
Ink is well behaved on copy paper, unless you opt for a wet flex pen. Like most pigment inks, it’s not a good idea to forget it in a drafty pen. Ink would evaporate and will make cleaning slightly difficult.

Note that all my samples bottles of Octopus inks have been more or less stained overtime by the dyes.

Chroma:

Chroma-Octopus Duck Red.jpeg

Writing Samples:
Rhodia-Duck Red.jpg

Midori-Dcuk Red.jpeg

TR68-Dcuk Red.jpeg

Iroful-Duck Red.jpg

Hammermill-Duck Red.jpg

Photo:
Grey day photo
Iroful -TR-DUck Red.jpg
Artificial led light - Iroful paper
Irofful-Artificial-DuckRed.jpg
Comparison:
Duck Red - Comparison.jpg

Water test:
Left side 10 seconds under running water.
Watertest- Duck Red.jpegg
Art Work:
This weeks artwork is a bit of experimentation and wackiness.
Lady Kitty (The blue ink is a mixture of my De Atramentis Document /Artist Cyans that sticks to the paper like fly on a litter box )
Paper is a a very bad/white Hilory sketchbook.

Grandpa
This draft sketch I did with a Osmiroid needlepoint copperplate nib. The nib is not suitable for sketching. But it worked out find. The cat reminds me of my grandpa who was very elegant
The background is just a mixture of Lexington Gray and De Atrametis Document Cyan.

and finally la pièce de resistance
A day at the pond
Octopus Write & Draw Red Duck
De Atramentis Document/Artist Cyan in a brush pen, a touch of Noodler's Lexington Gray...
Colorverse 58 Methuselah Grove (brown)



· Pens used: Pilot Kakuo Ef, Lamy (EF/F/M/B/ Stub 1.1), Osmiroid – Copperplate nib
· What I liked: Colour. Shading. Lubrication.
· What I did not like: Long dry times on Japanese paper.
· What some might not like: Same as above. AFOPI (Abnormal fear of pigment inks)
· Shading: Yes, lovely.
· Ghosting: Trace on cheap paper.
· Bleed through: With flex nib yes
· Flow Rate: Wet
· Lubrication: Excellent.
· Nib Dry-out: Did not notice.
· Start-up: Very good, in a well-sealed pen or a pen used regularly.
· Saturation: Nice red
· Shading Potential: Excellent.
· Sheen: Only on Iroful, silver like most Octopus w& d inks.
· Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Did not notice.
· Nib Creep / “Crud”: Did not notice.
· Staining (pen): Did not notice.
· Clogging: Did not notice.
· Cleaning: On some pens easy, only water. With the Osmiroid it stuck to the nib. So needed more coaxing.
· 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]

An octopus and a duck walk into a bar… 😹

Hmmm. Yes, it's waterproof! And is that a teeny bit of shimmer? Wow. Interesting quotes as well, and of course the sketches are wonderful. I have Rouge Caroubier, use it in a Preppy as an editing pen. No problems. Once I had a sample of Fox Red, ditto.

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

[LizEF]

Thanks, Yazeh, for this Octo-duck review! (I'll bet he can do some really serious paddling!)

I rather like this red, even when Midori tilts it to a warmer tone. Glad you got to review one that cooperated in your pens (even if not on Japanese paper).

Fun quotes. But you missed the most famous duck quote:



The swatches really help with this one's color - looks cooler (bluer) and slightly more subdued than I guessed from the previous images. Fun "duck boat".

And as expected, the Duck is waterproof... Love our little buddies fishing in the pond.

And as always, the art is the best part. Lady Kitty looks very serious - perhaps she's contemplating whether to serve duck for dinner! Grandpa kitty is a great way to remember your grandfather. And I absolutely adore "A day at the pond" Duck transportation service!

Great review, Yazeh!

[Yazeh]

An octopus and a duck walk into a bar… 😹

Hmmm. Yes, it's waterproof! And is that a teeny bit of shimmer?

Nope it's the sheen effect of Iroful with Octopus inks

Wow. Interesting quotes as well, and of course the sketches are wonderful.

Thanks!

I have Rouge Caroubier, use it in a Preppy as an editing pen. No problems. Once I had a sample of Fox Red, ditto.

So you do use, bulletproof inks

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

A pleasure! Thanks for your encouragement

[Yazeh]

Thanks, Yazeh, for this Octo-duck review! (I'll bet he can do some really serious paddling!)

I rather like this red, even when Midori tilts it to a warmer tone. Glad you got to review one that cooperated in your pens (even if not on Japanese paper).

It's a pleasing red

Fun quotes. But you missed the most famous duck quote:

The swatches really help with this one's color - looks cooler (bluer) and slightly more subdued than I guessed from the previous images. Fun "duck boat".

And as expected, the Duck is waterproof... Love our little buddies fishing in the pond.

Indeed they are. Nothing like a waterproof duck

And as always, the art is the best part. Lady Kitty looks very serious - perhaps she's contemplating whether to serve duck for dinner! Grandpa kitty is a great way to remember your grandfather. And I absolutely adore "A day at the pond" Duck transportation service!

Love your fun interpretations

Great review, Yazeh!

Thanks!

[~JJ]

Duck the ducks, we gotta start giving the octopus his due! I was reading an article just yesterday that says when humans finally disappear from this place they named Earth, (and they will -- it's inevitable!), the octopus will have evolved to become the dominant creature. (And all this time you thought it would be the dolphins, huh?) LOL

https://www.earth.com/news/what-anim...t-has-an-idea/