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I remembered buying this ink after reading this review & "tucked it away" without opening until today. I just filled a pen with a Goulet 1.5 stub nib & when writing in a Rhodia web notebook found myself writing beneath a pen filled with Hieronymus "Brown One".............after drying it is surely VERY close, just a bit darker. A marvelous $10.00 alternative to a $50.00 ink that is almost as expensive to ship! This one is a beauty & I thank you for your excellent review.

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Just wanted to say that your review was the clincher in my decision to buy a full bottle of Cacao du Bresil today. I do pen+water drawings (usually Pilot fineliner, brush pen, or Muji pens + water) and was looking to start using a fountain pen regularly in this capacity. I find many reviews, while also immensely helpful (not to mention enjoyable to read), definitely skew more towards a writing angle. So I really appreciate that you showed water drops and washes and that lovely warbler illustration to convey a clearer idea of potential results. Not to mention the fascinating chromatography. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this! I'm super excited about using this colour!

You're very welcome. Please update us with how you like the ink once you've tried it out.

 

Edited to add: Bonus points for a sketch : )

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I remembered buying this ink after reading this review & "tucked it away" without opening until today. I just filled a pen with a Goulet 1.5 stub nib & when writing in a Rhodia web notebook found myself writing beneath a pen filled with Hieronymus "Brown One".............after drying it is surely VERY close, just a bit darker. A marvelous $10.00 alternative to a $50.00 ink that is almost as expensive to ship! This one is a beauty & I thank you for your excellent review.

Interesting. Care to post a scan of these two inks side-by-side?

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Interesting. Care to post a scan of these two inks side-by-side?

I am sorry but I do not have a scanner nor the sense to use one if I had it. If you will PM me your address I will happily post a sample of both to you.

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You're very welcome. Please update us with how you like the ink once you've tried it out.

 

Edited to add: Bonus points for a sketch : )

 

I loooove it! Here a few doodles I posted to instagram:

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Original posts 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

 

I do find the nuances of the colour are difficult to capture (although I suppose you can say that for many inks). I tried to slightly adjust most of the photos to make the ink colour more accurate to what I was seeing (taupe with lavender undertones). I love that it captures a warm feeling to it without being overtly brown, and I adore how subtle it is.

happy little squirrel :3

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WOW.... I want that SHEEP!!!!!!!!!!!!! .... :wub: :wub:

 

 

You have great talents Maiji!!!.. Please keep it coming... :D

 

 

 

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Nice review. I have this ink as well and I find particularly well suited for wet or broad nibs.

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Yay, my bottle arrived today and what a lovely color it is! It's definitely brown, in case you're wondering. Or is it? Maybe it's grey with a brown-ish tint. Or, perhaps, as Maiji says, it's taupe with a lavender undertone. Order a bottle and decide for yourself.

It's hard work to tell which is Old Harry when everybody's got boots on.

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WOW.... I want that SHEEP!!!!!!!!!!!!! .... :wub: :wub:

 

 

You have great talents Maiji!!!.. Please keep it coming... :D

 

 

 

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Aww, thank you so much for the kind words! :blush: :D

 

Yay, my bottle arrived today and what a lovely color it is! It's definitely brown, in case you're wondering. Or is it? Maybe it's grey with a brown-ish tint. Or, perhaps, as Maiji says, it's taupe with a lavender undertone. Order a bottle and decide for yourself.

 

Hahaha, that's great! It really is quite magical in how difficult to it is to pin down! I'd love to find more ink colours like this.

happy little squirrel :3

humangray.com - art etc. (my instagram has more fountain pen/ink/attempts at calligraphy/doodles)

Now Recharging - a slice of life webcomic about a sheep-loving android who is bad at math and worried about nonexistence.

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Excellent review! From a perspective of art, I can see the appeal of this ink. It is a very versatile color. From the perspective of every day writing, I am not too thrilled with the color. I prefer a warm brown for my daily writing. But, just because I really liked the review, I am going to order a sample and try it out. Thank you again!

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