Kingdom Note (Sailor) Japanese Crested Ibis Flex Art Review

[Sinistral1]

Kingdom Note (Sailor) Japanese Crested Ibis:

This review might look different, because it is. I wanted a compact, informative way to organize my inks, so I put the information I want on these cards. I am an artist who loves to write with wet, flexible nibs, so I wanted to see how each ink behaved on the various papers I like and use, including the nasty paper at work.

I used an iPhone 4S to take and upload the photos. Color accuracy was not within my means to convey.

I have included the date and time I created the card, as well as the temperature and humidity.

There is a list of pens and paper used on the front of the card, down at the bottom.

Please see other reviews of this ink if you want to know about its waterproof qualities, lubrication, saturation, archival or fade/light resistance properties.

I was not concerned about bleed-through, smearing, or drying time. I did want to know how well the ink would wash with water, so you can see the two symbols for that, one using a wet paintbrush while the ink was still wet, the other using a wet paintbrush after the ink had thoroughly dried.

I wanted to have a large enough swatch to quickly see the color as it relates to other, similar colors, which is how I will sort the cards when I'm done. This swatch also shows shading and any sheen the ink exhibits.

Miscellaneous Comments: A medium red, with a nice gold sheen. Part of the Kingdom Note store's 5th Anniversary Bird Series.

 

 

Edited November 24, 2014 by Sinistral1

[Cyber6]

This one and the Pheasant are my favorite ones in the series.

 

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[JowBow]

It's really helpful to see people review the Japanese store exclusive inks. Did you use a forwarding service? Out of the 5 inks in the bird series, which one is your favorite?

[visvamitra]

Nice one.

[yogalarva]

Is this one of the inks that comes in that beautiful bottle? I've been eyeballing some Sailor inks on eBay and this looks familiar. :-) Great review, thanks!

[JowBow]

Is this one of the inks that comes in that beautiful bottle? I've been eyeballing some Sailor inks on eBay and this looks familiar. :-) Great review, thanks!

Yeah, pretty much every store exclusive ink made by Sailor in Japan comes in this bottle. Here is this particular color's bottle:

[Sinistral1]

My favorite in the "bird" series is the Japanese Pheasant. However, I think my little picture really nailed the likness on the bottle - even the fuzz on the back of the head!

[amberleadavis]

Thank you for doing these!