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I can't believe no one has done a review of this here yet. I don't tend to like pinks, but this one has won me over totally!

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Pilot/DSC09715.jpg

I can't say enough good things about this ink. The colour is vibrant but not eye searing, deep and rich and delicious. It behaves perfectly, and it shades wonderfully.

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Pilot/DSC09716.jpg

 

It looks great on all types of paper - CF, Rhodia, and the more absorbent paper in my art sketchbook.

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Pilot/DSC09709.jpg

And did I mention the sheen??? :cloud9:

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Pilot/DSC09713.jpg



I have LOTS more images of this ink in my photobucket review album here.

http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/261536-about-my-reviews/
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Thanks for a great review. I cannot see myself writing in pink but I'm sure many others would enjoy it. The shading's nice though.

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I still look back at the sample of writing with this ink in my notebook from the March Toronto FPN meeting - you may have found the ink that could turn me to pink! Thanks for the review and for your general enthusiasm about inks.

"Life would split asunder without letters." Virginia Woolf

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Beautiful! I had never met a pink ink I could stand (and I sampled maybe 8 from various brands) until tsutsuji and kosumosu, both of which I adore.

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Kosumosu is next on my list. I can't wait to try it!

 

And PaperDarts - I'm insanely enthusiastic about inks, and I'm just grateful to finally have people who can benefit from rather than feel like they are enduring my enthusiasm with great pains!

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Excellent review. Just because every thread needs a counterpoint, or a devil's advocate, I have to say that I love pinks, but I find this ink just too bright. For me, at least. I can't help preferring Kosumosu and Yama-budo.

 

You've certainly made the Tsutsuji look very nice here, however. Luckily I still have a sample, which you are inspiring me to try again.

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It's the orange that saves kosumusu for me.

 

+1

the orange element to Kosumosu is absolutely lovely.

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Last week I mixed Iroshizuku Yama Budo with Diamine scarlett and I guess it looks a bit like this Tsutsuji!

Very nice review, thanks!

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Great review!

 

I have this ink and I LOVE it. I can absolutely agree with what you have written

 

To those who said they're not sure about pink ink: This is the pink ink to convert you! It's the kind of pink that you can't help but feel happy about, and it's dark enough/saturated enough that I even use it at work sometimes.

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lovely pink ink :thumbup: thanks for sharing

Pens are like watches , once you start a collection, you can hardly go back. And pens like all fine luxury items do improve with time

 

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