Review: Kiri-Same - Iroshizuku

[whitelily]

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I thought I´d post my review of this lovely grey ink here. I'm usually not too crazy about grey inks, but I really like this one in a wet MF nib. In a dryer and more fine nib, however, I think it will look too light, almost like pencil grey (which I don´t like very much). This ink also looks good with various, subdued colours like Caran D'Ache's 'Storm'.

 

Positives

 

- Pretty colour

- Some nice shading

- Okay for notes/in the office

- No bleed-through

- No shadowing

- Good flow

- No ink-creep

- No start-up problems even after being left for 2 weeks in this pen

- Dries fairly quickly

 

 

Negatives

 

- Not very saturated - needs a wet nib to look good

- Not waterproof (but handles water/tea surprisingly well)

- Expensive

 

After trying a sample of this ink, I loved it so much that I had to order a bottle. Those samples are dangerous stuff...

 

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[bitterwonder]

I love this ink for drawing. It is a warm gray, similar to the color one sees in New York in winter. It is terrific for drawing landscape, or figure; i have even used it to lay in compositions. I like to use it with black, the black pushing down value and white bringing it up.

Enjoy your kire same!

[wastelanded]

There is, amazingly, a spectrum of grey inks! This one has so much character. Thanks for sharing, Lily!

[Guest Gracie]

Thanks for that, Lily. I have a bottle of Kiri-Same which I had actually been trying to trade on FPN, but you have made me rethink that. I had used it in a broad italic nib and found it not very interesting, and as you noted, it didn't really work with a fine nib either. I like bitterwonder's comment about drawing with it, and I think I'll try it in my Rotring Art Pen, as well as in a wet medium nib as you did. Good work!

[whitelily]

I love this ink for drawing. It is a warm gray, similar to the color one sees in New York in winter. It is terrific for drawing landscape, or figure; i have even used it to lay in compositions. I like to use it with black, the black pushing down value and white bringing it up.

Enjoy your kire same!

 

Ah, thank you for sharing new and wonderful ways of using this ink! Inspiring!

[whitelily]

There is, amazingly, a spectrum of grey inks! This one has so much character. Thanks for sharing, Lily!

 

You are great with words - character is exactly what it's got.

[whitelily]

Thanks for that, Lily. I have a bottle of Kiri-Same which I had actually been trying to trade on FPN, but you have made me rethink that. I had used it in a broad italic nib and found it not very interesting, and as you noted, it didn't really work with a fine nib either. I like bitterwonder's comment about drawing with it, and I think I'll try it in my Rotring Art Pen, as well as in a wet medium nib as you did. Good work!

 

Happy to be of help. This is the ink that converted me - I was very anti-grey-ink before trying this sample:D

This is such a versatile grey that works with so many pretty dusky colours.

[Pterodactylus]

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(Pelikan 140 - OF ..... Mont Blanc Oyster Grey)

(Mont Blanc 342 - B ..... Caran d'Ache Storm)

[gsalazar]

It may be. Inks behave differently depending on the nib and paper. For example, my Sailor Jentle Grenade looks like a lovely wine colour with a medium nib, but then turns into a hot pink when I use it on a Sailor Saibi Togi. Plus, the lighting in her original image isn't regular, which affects the colour rendition as well.

[whitelily]

http://imageshack.us/a/img35/3951/kirisameresponse01.jpg

 

(Pelikan 140 - OF ..... Mont Blanc Oyster Grey)

(Mont Blanc 342 - B ..... Caran d'Ache Storm)

 

Wow, your handwriting is very nice. Thank you for your nice reply. I´m pretty sure the ink is storm, because I was testing out two samples that day: Kiri-Same and Storm.

 

If you want to see a picture with high resolution, click here If you click on the picture in question, you have the option to enlarge it even more, and it becomes huge:-)

[whitelily]

It may be. Inks behave differently depending on the nib and paper. For example, my Sailor Jentle Grenade looks like a lovely wine colour with a medium nib, but then turns into a hot pink when I use it on a Sailor Saibi Togi. Plus, the lighting in her original image isn't regular, which affects the colour rendition as well.

 

Yes, you are right. This ink actually looks the same on paper as it does on my screen, but I´m not sure if it looks different on other peoples´ screens.

 

How inks vary according to nib and paper is something I´ve always been very fascinated by.

[Melchott]

Excellent review, and I absolutely agree with your appreciation about the nibs, I have switched from my medium nib Parker Duofold to my fine nib Monteverde Invincia and it looks exactly like a pencil!!!!

 

I will try it with a broad nib.

[the_gasman]

 

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Thank you for the enjoyable ink review. In truth, it was your stunningly beautiful handwriting that captivated me -- it is exquisite. It is perfectly legible and has wonderful aesthetic appeal. I love the consistency of both the size and shape of the individual letters. I am enjoying just looking at your script -- it is a bonus that it makes reading what you have written simply irresistible. Have you taken especial care with shaping those letters and words or is that your everyday hand?

 

Cheers,

David.