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Sepia - L'artisan Pastellier


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L'Artisan Pastellier is french ink / calligraphy materials producers. They offer two lines of inks suitable for fountain pens: CALLIFOLIO (inks made for fountain pens, neutral PH and so on) andENCRES CLASSIQUES (not all of them may have perfect properties however I've tried most of them and had no issues in my fountain pens).

L'Artisan Pastellier inks don't get much love or attention here. I understand this as they're not easily obtainable. You may buy them directly from the producer's on-line/stationery boutique. The best thing to do is to organize group buy (I've done it twice last year for polish sountain pen board). It's nice thing to do - you get to meet a lot of people to exchange inks and the shipment cost becomes really friendly.

I must admit I'm huge fan of Callifolio series. They have cool names and some trully unique colors. They're nor super-saturated but I like them this way.

Soon I'll prepare comparison of all 36 colors (there are two new Teodora and Olivastre) but it'll take time. Maybe November?

I'll make reviews of some of them.

Sepia is cool, vintage-looking sepia ink.

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Producer: L'Artisan Pastellier

Color: Sepia

INK SPLASH

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DROPS OF INK ON KITCHEN TOWEL

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SOFTWARE ID

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COLOR RANGE

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Calendar - Kaweco Classic Sport, Broad nib, eyedropper mode

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A very handsome ink, indeed! I had not heard of L'Artisan Pastellier inks before your post. I may have to investigate their products.

 

Oh, no! More inks! ;)

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HMMM>>>>>> I think we should do a CRV and compare this one to Edelstein Amber. I'm seeing some of those warm tones.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Well, the inks I ordered came today. I have to say from the start, that I am a fan of vibrant, rich-toned inks. So with that in mind, I must say that I am not impressed with these L'Artisan Pastellier colors. I ordered three, "Inti," "Anáhuac," and "Sépia." The middle one has some rich warm tones, but the others are washed out and unimpressive. But again, that is due to my preference for more saturated colors. Have a look --the cell phone photo is not great, but it the Q-Tip swashes give you an idea of how light these are:

 

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I'm sorry to hear that, and not surprised. When I reviewed their inks, I complained repeatedly about the lousy saturation levels.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I'm sorry to hear that, and not surprised. When I reviewed their inks, I complained repeatedly about the lousy saturation levels.

 

Well, live and learn. Expensive lesson, but I guess I can use them for mixtures with other inks... I need to remember to check your reviews before I order!!

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I'm still sorry. I was gifted my samples in return for doing reviews. I ended up giving out the inks one pipette at a time. The ink is a terrific base for other mixes...I'm sure you could convince me to send you a Susemai ink powder to really play with.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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@Halloween - sorry to hear that, especially that I totally like three inks you've purchased. To be honest I look at your photo and like them a lot. But I like moderetaly saturated inks. I have some strong colors that I use but Inti is always in at least one of my pens. Always.

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  • 2 years later...

Ink re-reviewed below:



Let’s start with a name.


Sepia means a variety of things but when it comes to inks and colors it’s, more or less, clearly defined. Sepia is a genus of cuttlefish in the family Sepiidae encompassing some of the best known and most common species. Cuttlefish ink was formerly an important dye, called sepia. Today, artificial dyes have mostly replaced natural sepia. Unfortunately, true sepia is blanched by exposure to light, so that original sepia drawings by artists such as Leonardo da Vinci need to be kept in the dark and viewed in dim light only.



Below you can take a look at picture made with real cuttlefish sepia:



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And here, Leonardo’s sepia toned drawing:



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L’Artisan Pastellier Sepia is far from thrilling. The ink feels dryish and is weakly saturated. In theory sepia should be close to following color coordinates:



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As you’ll see nelow Callifolio ink isn’t really that close to it. I remember that two years ago I had a sample that looke and felt different. However recently I got alupack from a friend who’s got rid of some of inks and the color I see is rather pale. I guess it can find some use in drawing but in writing it’s not particularly exciting.



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Drops of ink on kitchen towel



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Software ID



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Software ID



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Tomoe River, Kaweco Classic Sport, broad nib



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Leuchtturm1917, Kaweco Classic Sport, broad nib



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Lyreco Budget 60 mgsm, Kaeco Skyline Sport, double broad



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