Iroshizuki Kiri-Same

[crazystan]

I grabbed a sample of this from paperskater and figured I'd give it a quick run through. I really like this ink, though I don't quite have a proper use for it. Most of my writing is note taking and editing/markup. It would be great for note taking, not so much for markup as it tends to blend in with black text. This would be a great ink for someone with much more artistic ability than I have. It behaves and shades quite well.

 

Also, I was quite surprised by the water resistance it exhibited. In the water test section, that was two wet finger wipes and three drops of water. It moved, but not anywhere near as much as other Iroshizuku inks.

 

Hope this helps!

 

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[schin]

I've wanted this ink for the longest time. Thank you for your review, it's very informative.

[crazystan]

Glad to help!

[Pen2009]

I think I should give this ink another try. I found the ink too light grey. The ink flow and shading are impeccable, I have to admit. But, it is so pale on the paper that I was afraid it could be hard to read what I wrote.

[bitterwonder]

It is wonderful ink if your want to make drawings with modulated tones of grey, and warm and cool.

I sorely miss having it.

[zebra baker]

This is the ink I most use for my everyday notebook. It is lovely against the creamy color of Midori's MD notebook paper.

[xspect]

it doesnt copy or fax well. But I really like the color but its too light

[crazystan]

This is the ink I most use for my everyday notebook. It is lovely against the creamy color of Midori's MD notebook paper.

I will have to try this with a cream paper. All of my notebooks, loose paper, and copy paper is white.

 

it doesnt copy or fax well. But I really like the color but its too light

 

I can't imagine that it would, but thanks for putting that out there. I haven't tried either with it yet, and now I think I will just steer clear of trying those types of reproduction.

[Frank C]

I do like this ink, but I rarely use it. Too bland for most uses, but I will try it with some cream-colored stationery. The contrast would be pleasing.

[Ghost Plane]

It's gorgeous in broader nibs.

[crazystan]

It's gorgeous in broader nibs.

 

Also good to know. I don't have any broader nibs than a medium, though I've been looking for a reason...

[PaulT00]

It's also superb in flexies, which bring out its shading qualities...

[XiaoMG]

I have tried this ink and, like with Fuyu-syogun, I find it a bit too light to fully appreciate with fine nibs.

 

I wonder if someone's going to suggest diluting it to make it darker.

[raging.dragon]

I've tried this ink in my grey Visconti Wallstreet with 1.3 mm, and from such a wide wet nib Kiri-Same is plenty dark with a bit of shading. Fortunately for my budget this particular nib is *very* picky about inks, and has had flow problems with every grey ink I've tried except Noodler's Lexington Gray (which is relatively inexpensive).

[Silvermink]

I wanted Fuyu-syogun but the Paradise in Portland was out of it while I was down there, so I ended up with Kiri-same instead. It's a really nice color, I agree, and not at all like washed-out black.

[terminal]

I have a bottle of this and I find your review very accurate. I must admit that I find myself using it more than I ever expected to. It's a color that really has grown on me as I've tried it in different pens and seen the subtlety in it.

[schin]

I received this ink with great anticipation last night and was quite disappointed by how light the color was. It looks much lighter than what I see in most swatches and it was made even lighter with my fine tipped pen. I even thought perhaps I received a diluted or low quality ink at first glance!

 

I will try it again with a thicker nib and perhaps it will look better that way.

[Ghost Plane]

1.3, 3B or OBB brings out all its glory.

[raging.dragon]

I received this ink with great anticipation last night and was quite disappointed by how light the color was. It looks much lighter than what I see in most swatches and it was made even lighter with my fine tipped pen. I even thought perhaps I received a diluted or low quality ink at first glance!

 

I will try it again with a thicker nib and perhaps it will look better that way.

 

Fine dry nibs aren't the forte of this ink, nor any other grey ink I've tried. I liked this ink in a Montegrappa M (wet and equivalent to a vintage M - somewhere between a modern F and M). The wetter the nib the darker this ink will be.

[crazystan]

1.3, 3B or OBB brings out all its glory.

 

Wow, those are some wide nibs! I am not sure that I would really be able to use them for any practical purpose. But then again, when I think about my entree into fountain pens generally, very little of it is practical!

 

I received this ink with great anticipation last night and was quite disappointed by how light the color was. It looks much lighter than what I see in most swatches and it was made even lighter with my fine tipped pen. I even thought perhaps I received a diluted or low quality ink at first glance!

 

I will try it again with a thicker nib and perhaps it will look better that way.

 

Fine dry nibs aren't the forte of this ink, nor any other grey ink I've tried. I liked this ink in a Montegrappa M (wet and equivalent to a vintage M - somewhere between a modern F and M). The wetter the nib the darker this ink will be.

 

Exactly. In a fine nib it looks like a faint pencil mark. A wet medium works, which my Mark Twain is. I've also tried this with a Medium Edison stainless nib, and in my Ahab, and it looks (and flows) great with both of those as well.