I have only had Noodlers Golden Brown ink a couple of days, but it is quickly becoming my favorite brown. The flow is good with this ink, and it is fairly well lubricating.

Stephen

And a close-up showing some of the interesting color effects in the shading.

Wow. That is a REALLY pretty ink!

Oooh, I like that colour. I wish it was sold in the UK. One of my favourite ink colours is Diamine Sepia, so it should be no surprise that I like the look of the Golden Brown.

OO thanks for the review, what a beautiful golden brown color that is.

I like that color! It looks real close to a shade I've been mixing. If I get a bottle I won't have to mix!

Thanks Stephen.

Aaahhh, caramel. Enough with the mouth-watering inks, already (just kidding).

It's also my experience that denser paper like Clairefontaine (or Rhodia, the same parent company and pretty much the same paper; one of my students writes his essays on Rhodia 9 ) causes stretch-and-pool shading more than looser papers.

Excellent review, and a very nice close-up also. Thanks for sharing.

that's the ink I thought of when I saw this. Just so's folks know - Diamine Sepia is similar (but not the same) and also has lovely shading properties. (when things calm down next week I'll try to post an image - i say that a lot though) I never thought I'd like a golden brown but I adore Sepia. So - looks like I would like the Golden Brown also.

Caramel is a good word for it. And for the Sepia.

So pretty, thank you for the review and images!

That's just what I imagined Golden Brown to look like .. awesome. But I always get that Stranglers song in my head (which isn't a bad thing since I love it)

Thanks for the pictures - those are great!


Marina.

Very pretty color, thanks for showing us!

Best, Ann

Now I've got the song in my head, Marina! Lol!

Meanwhile, it has to be asked--this ink and waterproofness...friend or foe? I imagine the Golden Brown vanishes in high humidity, let alone actual contact with water.

It would be wonderful if there were something that could be added to water soluble inks that would make them waterproof while maintaining their true color.

Well, I can dream, can't I?

t!
(texture like sun, don'tchaknow)

Sure there is. It's called spray fixitive and you can buy it at art supply stores. Get the "no fumes" kind -- the fumes from the old-fashioned stuff will knock you off your feet.

Bill: Do you mean this? (this link goes to Michaels, an art supply store)
I love that T Bone Walker quote, by the way.

I can't tell from the photo, but what you want is the Krylon #1306 Workable Fixative (no fumes). Krylon used to make a Workable Fixative that put out fumes that could clear a building faster than tear gas.

There are other brands of no-fume fix, too. Just check the can before you buy. You can get #1306 at Dick Blick if the Michael's stuff isn't it. Another brand and source is Blair No Odor Spray Fix at Art Xpress (http://www.artxpress.com/commerce/catalog/product.jsp?product_id=8558). You can get Blair at ArtSuppliesOnline.com as well.

re T Bone, the quote is from his new album (first one in ten years). They interviewed him on NPR Sunday (WESun). Pretty funny. I thought the quote was cute, and then of course on Monday the VA admitted somebody stole the personal data for all 26 million living vets -- since I am one of the 26 million, identity theft was no longer something that happens to somebody else.

OT: I no longer know whether to be more afraid of the criminals who rip off our identities or of the government and the corporations that make it so easy for the criminals to do their work. Actually, I do know the answer to that, but it doesn't make me feel any better.

Dear Stephen...
can i trouble you to post a sample of yr brown ink again but this time , after a significant period of unuse in the FP. I want to know if this ink darkens after some time. (I had thot all inks darken over time until I saw someone's post here showing some light blue ink that doesn't darken.)
Many thanks.

Thanks for the review. nice color

I bought a bottle of this because of this review, and I'm loving it. Thanks again!

Reviving an old post, I thought I'd post a picture I found on my computer that I don't believe I ever posted to FPN. This documents how GB looks quite different depending on the pen. It often starts browner or yellower and then evens out to its true color, in some pens, if I've let it sit for a few hours. And (to me) it's a drier ink than most of the others I have. I usually go to this or Eternal Brown when I want a dry ink (if a pen is too wet). Nevertheless, it's an incredibly lovely color, and the yellow component means that it can make some very interesting mixes!!

Good day Melnicki,

Thanks for reviving this post. I have been considering Golden Brown, versus Walnut and Eternal brown for a purchase, using Pendamonium's color samples. They are not wholly satisfactory. It appears Golden is quite the chameleon, depending on the pen for its color variations. Nice. I think I will order some.

Regards,

Wade

I mix Noodler's Golden Brown with some red inks to produce a kind of copper sepia. I've noticed that Noodler's ink makes the mix flow much better.

Yes, I love Golden Brown and use it every day. It absolutely lives up to the name. In dim light on white paper it looks just like gold.

It is also great when mixed with various proportions of Noodlers Black. You can make any darker shade of brown you like and the more black you add the more bulletproof it becomes. When washed, straight Golden Brown leaves a bulletproof remnant reminiscent of pencil. With black mixed in, the yellow and orange components in the ink will still wash away but that bulletproof remnant becomes darker.

My current favorite mix is 7 parts Noodlers Black and 30 parts Golden Brown.

I think GB is a great color by itself and it forms the foundation for making a full spectrum of browns.