A Summer's Sunset... An Iroshizuku Yu-Yake Ink Review

[Shaun500]

http://i.imgur.com/scifebo.jpg

[annettefhorn]

Nice! I'm not sure I'd want to write long passages with it, but as an accent color it would be great. It looks like more of a "cool" orange than I thought it would be. I like orange but prefer cool colors and that is really hard to find.

[Pens by J. I. Schmidt]

Now THAT is a nice shade of orange!

[amberleadavis]

Thank you for posting reviews. Reviews take a little time to do, but many of us use them when determining what inks to try and buy. We appreciate your efforts.

[Silvire]

Thanks for the review! That looks like a fantastic ink.

[Blue_Moon]

I love Iroshizuku inks, but this one is a little too light and bright for me. I feel like I need to put on my sunglasses.

[lapis]

Nice review. First thing I thought of right off the bat was Apache (who doesn't?). But your feeling of "more sleek, understated and unassuming"... I couldn't agree more with you.

 

Mike

[Uncial]

I love Apache Sunset so I've been somewhat tempted by this Iroshizuku version - if it's right to call it that. The shading does look nice. I like these colour inks for travel journalling, especially if I happen to be somewhere very sunny and warm.

[P_Uni]

Nice review. I love this kind of orange but I wonder whether Apache Sunset or Yu-Yake is better in general.

[Horseknitter]

Nice review. I love this kind of orange but I wonder whether Apache Sunset or Yu-Yake is better in general.

 

 

Better in what regard?

[proton007]

I like the hint of red in there. It soothes the otherwise sharp tinge of orange.

[P_Uni]

 

 

Better in what regard?

may be in shading, bleeding, featuring and drying times

[wetnoodlepens]

I've tried both.

 

In my experience, Apache Sunset wins at shading, definitely. Yu-Yake shades too, just not as boldly.

 

Both are equal in terms of bleeding.

No clue what featuring is.

I find Apache Sunset takes slightly longer to dry, compared to Yu-Yake.

I guess it's because of the saturation...

[Rubicon]

Nice! I'm not sure I'd want to write long passages with it, but as an accent color it would be great. It looks like more of a "cool" orange than I thought it would be. I like orange but prefer cool colors and that is really hard to find.

I take my class notes and write my problem sets with it. I don't mind. However I can't vouch for my grader though. He might not be amused... I like to look at it after I write. It's so pretty.

Edited May 8, 2014 by Rubicon