Maruzen Athena Sepia (Sailor) Flex Art Review

[Sinistral1]

Maruzen Athena Sepia (Sailor):

 

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 well behaved, dark brown with a slight red tone. No cuttlefish were harmed in the making of this ink.

 

[visvamitra]

This one is quite interesting.

[Scriptorium Pens]

I splurged on a bottle of this and am so glad I did. It's now one of my all-time favorite browns.

[Sinistral1]

I have to admit, I bought it for the bottle, and love the ink!

[amberleadavis]

No..say it isn't so? You bought an ink for the bottle? You of powder ink fame? I'm shocked. (Well, not really).

[BMG]

Where can one find it?

[McCall]

Gotta say: I absolutely LOVE the swatch card with various papers - only wish tomoe River was included, still am DELIGHTED by the entire concept. Not to mention how impressed I am with the shading on premium HP copy paper! Great post. Thank you.