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A Summer's Sunset... An Iroshizuku Yu-Yake Ink Review

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http://i.imgur.com/scifebo.jpg

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I am now replacing every word with "Iroshizuku". You're looking very Iroshizuku today! Iroshizuku to you too!

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Nice! I'm not sure I'd want to write long passages with it, but as an accent color it would be great. It looks like more of a "cool" orange than I thought it would be. I like orange but prefer cool colors and that is really hard to find.

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Thank you for posting reviews. Reviews take a little time to do, but many of us use them when determining what inks to try and buy. We appreciate your efforts.

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Blue_Moon Vintage

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I love Iroshizuku inks, but this one is a little too light and bright for me. I feel like I need to put on my sunglasses.

Franklin-Christoph, Italix, and Pilot pens are the best!
Iroshizuku, Diamine, and Waterman inks are my favorites!

Apica, Rhodia, and Clairefontaine make great paper!

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lapis Museum Piece

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Nice review. First thing I thought of right off the bat was Apache (who doesn't?). But your feeling of "more sleek, understated and unassuming"... I couldn't agree more with you.

 

Mike

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Uncial Antique

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I love Apache Sunset so I've been somewhat tempted by this Iroshizuku version - if it's right to call it that. The shading does look nice. I like these colour inks for travel journalling, especially if I happen to be somewhere very sunny and warm.

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P_Uni Dipped Only

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Nice review. I love this kind of orange but I wonder whether Apache Sunset or Yu-Yake is better in general.

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Nice review. I love this kind of orange but I wonder whether Apache Sunset or Yu-Yake is better in general.

 

 

Better in what regard?

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I like the hint of red in there. It soothes the otherwise sharp tinge of orange.

In a world where there are no eyes the sun would not be light, and in a world where there were no soft skins rocks would not be hard, nor in a world where there were no muscles would they be heavy. Existence is relationship and you're smack in the middle of it.

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Better in what regard?

may be in shading, bleeding, featuring and drying times

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I've tried both.

 

In my experience, Apache Sunset wins at shading, definitely. Yu-Yake shades too, just not as boldly.

 

Both are equal in terms of bleeding.

No clue what featuring is.

I find Apache Sunset takes slightly longer to dry, compared to Yu-Yake.

I guess it's because of the saturation...

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Nice! I'm not sure I'd want to write long passages with it, but as an accent color it would be great. It looks like more of a "cool" orange than I thought it would be. I like orange but prefer cool colors and that is really hard to find.

I take my class notes and write my problem sets with it. I don't mind. However I can't vouch for my grader though. He might not be amused... I like to look at it after I write. It's so pretty.

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