Eighty Four Sepias

[alexander_k]

Great comparison! Many thanks for the effort. Judging from the results, I'm glad I opted for Diamine Ochre with Macassar as a pure brown (for medium nibs only).

[KaB]

Wow, fantastic job! THX

[visvamitra]

@dms - well, I've never used any Omas ink. I need to change it

[Davros]

That is amazing!

 

I have a bottle of Sailor Red Brown, but it is a different ink than Brown, right?

[jasonchickerson]

Fantastic comparison, Vis. Although my heart breaks every time you say you don't like Terre de Feu.

[swanjun]

That is amazing!

 

I have a bottle of Sailor Red Brown, but it is a different ink than Brown, right?

 

I believe that it is, yes.

[Cyber6]

 

I believe that it is, yes.

 

 

I don't think so... I have the bottle of Sailor Brown. The sample Vis used came from it. Grabbed the picture below from Amazon.

 

 

 

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71lyUyH8mmL._SL1500_.jpg

[Cyber6]

Sailor Brown is the one to the left ...

 

 

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0EO3mlyi9NM/TaTdQQWoDyI/AAAAAAAABoA/37hIdDdCljs/s1600/IMG_1077-blog-WM.jpg

[klundtasaur]

Vis, I am continually impressed at your thoroughness. Yours are the ink comparisons to which I aspire. Thank you for all of the effort you put into these wonderful comparisons.

Edited March 3, 2015 by klundtasaur

[visvamitra]

Thank you for kind and motivating words.

 

Claudia's right. Always.

 

Sailor's brown isn't red brown. Just brown. Amazing brown that makes me want to buy a galloon.

[oregano]

Wow, thank you so much for this comparison!!!! It is especially great to see inks that are hard to find like Califolio and Sailor inks.

[BBU]

Your threads never fail to impress. Brown is my favourite non-black ink colour and I intend to spend unhealthy amounts of time comparing scans and samples like these until I find the perfect one(s). It's too bad that the Parker Penman line is apparently discontinued and rare, as their Mocha looks well-suited to my taste and is surprisingly waterproof. Maruzen Athena Sepia looks like a nice alternative, but I can't imagine where I'd ever find that.

 

Thanks!

[Millefleurs]

Thank you so much for this. This is outstanding!

[Frank C]

Wow! That is a lot of brown ink. I thank you for all the work you put into it.

[Jared]

Wow, what a collection! Thank you for sharing this.

 

I'm still looking for the best match to 1860s iron gall ink:

 

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/feldgrun/FieldReport-5_zps8d21aaec.jpg

 

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f149/feldgrun/DSC_0050_zpsb09165c0.jpg

Edited March 9, 2015 by Jared

[oregano]

Your threads never fail to impress. Brown is my favourite non-black ink colour and I intend to spend unhealthy amounts of time comparing scans and samples like these until I find the perfect one(s). It's too bad that the Parker Penman line is apparently discontinued and rare, as their Mocha looks well-suited to my taste and is surprisingly waterproof. Maruzen Athena Sepia looks like a nice alternative, but I can't imagine where I'd ever find that.

 

Thanks!

 

Nanamipaper sells Maruzen Athena Sepia--the seller, David, getting a new batch in the summer I think.

[visvamitra]

@Jared - I would never gather so much samples without Cyber6 help. And the sepia on your pics looks stunning - what is this? I can always ask Konrad (KWZI) to create something like this. Especially if there would be interest in such unique hue.

[Jared]

@Jared - I would never gather so much samples without Cyber6 help. And the sepia on your pics looks stunning - what is this? I can always ask Konrad (KWZI) to create something like this. Especially if there would be interest in such unique hue.

 

Those are photos of original civil war documents (1861-1865) that I was able to view at the U.S. National Archives. I would love to see a color in this exact range, and if it was iron gall it would make it even nicer. As I understand it, the original was black, but over the last 150 years has turned to this wonderful dark brown. There was also a bright blue that sparked some interest (see link above).

[Intellidepth]

Thanks so much for such a comprehensive sequence - it must have taken an immense amount of time and perseverance. Because I'm new to mixing ink colours, I look over threads like yours to narrow down what exact shade I like the most in comparison to others in a range, and tweak a new concoction from there.

[bone215]

This is an amazing body of work that you are putting together with your ink reviews. I look forward to reading your reviews. Thank you doesn't seem enough for all the work you do. So I will shout THANK YOU.

Very nice job, very professional.

 

 

I recently discovered Pilot - Namiki Sepia in cartridges.

It is a very red-brown look, which I do not like. For those who would like a cartridge to try just PM me and I will send.

Regards,