6/14/2023 0 Comments Octopus ink![]() So what’s the big deal for me? Well, I have always dreamed of using dye and pigment fountain pen inks in harmony with one another and for obvious reasons. Pigment and dye based inks combined with bleach highlights But from my own experience, pigment inks will never have the visual impact of dyes – in terms of both vividness and chromatic behaviour. So, how vivid are the colours? Pigmented inks are generally duller than dye based inks but Octopus advise that the colour can be intensified by applying several coats after drying. I would strongly recommend following this advice and don’t leave pigmented ink in any of your treasured fountain pens – under any circumstances. Clean the fountain pen immediately after use.Use for 2 to 3 hours without loss of intensity.Shake the jar well before use and use an (adjustable/rotatable) ink converter.Octopus do advise that when filling a fountain pen, a few things should also be observed: So, are these fountain pen friendly? Yes they are and I do have a Noodler’s Creaper pen that’s been fully charged for over 3 weeks and it’s still working although I do have to wet the nib every time before use. I briefly tried to mix some colours together but didn’t have great success so I will need to have another go at this.īut you can use these as individual colours and build up a composition as you would with illustration and calligraphy inks which is what they were designed for. And once dry, they are indeed as claimed – waterproof, smudge proof and bleach proof. Diluting with water will impair the writing properties and water resistance.’ I ignored that because I needed to know how far they can be pushed (see above) and I think you’ll agree, they behave well – deconstructing nicely to create dramatic skies and foregrounds. ‘ Thinning with water is also possible, but is only recommended to a small extent and only for colouring (use with a brush). The first thing I did was read the instructions. This is a very important aspect for all fountain pen ink artists, as dye-based fountain pen inks are fugitive. Also of note – the ink ingredients are 100% vegan! The inks meet the requirements of a document-fast ink (DIN ISO 12757-2 & DIN ISO 14145-2) which means they are lightfast and won’t fade. Very different. The key thing here is that these 38 water-based writing and drawing inks are pigmented, waterproof and smudge-proof. ![]() But these Write & Draw Inks are different. Octopus Fluids already produce a wide range of dye based writing inks for themselves and for a handful of well known German writing brands too. Octopus Fluids have very kindly sent me a few bottles from their brand new range of fountain pen friendly Write & Draw pigment inks to have a play with. If you are seriously into fountain pen ink art then you really do need to read this. ![]()
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