J. Herbin Cacao du Bresil

[dizzypen]

This review, along with all my others, appears on The Dizzy Pen.

 

I really was never a brown ink kind of person. It is not until recently that I've come into the fold so to speak, but even so, I really dislike brown inks that lean red, green, or yellow. I want an ink that is a dark brown that maybe leans a bit black or gray. Thus, it was love at first sight for JH Cacao Du Bresil. It's gray yet brown or rather brown yet gray!

 

The Details:

 

• I'd describe this color as a medium-darkish brown ink that heavily leans gray. It really needs a wet writer to strut its stuff. In a dry writer it will simple look light gray.
  
• There is not bleeding or feathering.
  
• The shading is phenomenal.
  
• It dries relatively quickly.
  
• Waterproof? No, but the resistance is very good indeed.
  

 

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/4398622002_6c84e28fd8.jpg

 

No Affil.

[CraigR]

I am at work and my monitor does not provide the best color reference, but this ink looks like a winner to me. I am impressed. Thanks for the great review! /Craig

[esterbex]

I will def give this one a spin!

[Highbinder]

I just bought this ink and it's found a home in my pelikan. Awesome ink :clap1:

[GouletPens]

I am affiliated with this ink, but affiliations aside, I'm still a big fan. When I first started selling J. Herbin inks, I figured Perle Noire and Êclat de Saphir would be popular, but when Cacao du Bresil started outselling them I was perplexed. I wanted to try the ink for myself, but quite honestly I'd sell out of is so fast I was never able to yank a bottle of it off the shelf for myself! It wasn't until about two weeks ago that I even sat down and inked it up for my own purposes. I'm a huge fan of the more subtle inks like Poussière de Lune and Bleu Nuit, as I love using big wet pens (esp. calligraphy and italic stubs) and the J. Herbin inks shade so well with wet writers. Cacao du Brésil is no exception. It's very VERY grey almost black coming out of the pen, but after 10 seconds or so when it dries, you see the brown. It truly is a brown-grey, no debating that. Just like Poussière and Bleu Nuit, it's easy on the eyes and looks better and better the more of it fills up the page. Thanks for the review Dizzy, just reinforcing again why this is such a popular ink here on FPN.

[Ed Ronax]

Nice review, thanks.

[jde]

Nice work. A favorite Herbin ink for me! It's somewhere between formal and fun.

Best,

Julie

[ArchiMark]

+1 for Cacao....

 

[Alphabet]

I bought mine from Goulet Pens and love it...along with Poussière de Lune. Two nibs up on J. Herbin.

[Viseguy]

Nice review, intriguing color.

[lovemy51]

first, thanx for the review.

 

as i wrote in a previous review of this ink, i had high expectations when i ordered JH CdeB, but when got it... well, it reminds me of the color of a sewer rats fur.

http://www.brockettsfilmfauna.com/images/Mammals-Birds/brown_rat-(2).jpg

[matje]

Thanks so much dizzypen. Do you or anyone know how this compares to R&K Sepia (great ink)?

They seem very similar but I can't find any side by side comparison.

 

best/m

[dizzypen]

Thanks so much dizzypen. Do you or anyone know how this compares to R&K Sepia (great ink)?

They seem very similar but I can't find any side by side comparison.

 

best/m

 

The only similarity is that they are both brown inks that lean gray. That is were the similarities end.

 

R&K Sepia is highly saturated, very dark, brown with a hint gray, and shows no shading. Cacao du Bresil is much less saturated, is a medium dark brown, it can look entirely gray with a touch of brown, and has excellent shading.

 

These are two very different inks, but I really like them both.

Edited March 11, 2010 by dizzypen

[matje]

Thanks so much dizzypen. Do you or anyone know how this compares to R&K Sepia (great ink)?

They seem very similar but I can't find any side by side comparison.

 

best/m

 

The only similarity is that they are both brown inks that lean gray. That is were the similarities end.

 

R&K Sepia is highly saturated, very dark, brown with a hint gray, and shows no shading. Cacao du Bresil is much less saturated, is a medium dark brown, it can look entirely gray with a touch of brown, and has excellent shading.

 

These are two very different inks, but I really like them both.

 

Thanks again, perfect info!

 

/m

[GouletPens]

first, thanx for the review.

 

as i wrote in a previous review of this ink, i had high expectations when i ordered JH CdeB, but when got it... well, it reminds me of the color of a sewer rats fur.

 

HAHA....well I'm sorry you feel that way, but that's a pretty funny description. The picture really adds to the effect!

 

Not everyone will like this ink.....but a lot of people sure do! :clap1:

[FrankB]

Thanks for a good review.

 

I am fond of J. Herbin inks in general, but there are a couple colors that I do not use with any regularity. Cacao Du Bresil is one of that couple. The color reminds me too much of used motor oil. I love brown inks, but I think I will stick with Cafe des Iles, Lie de The and Terre de Feu(which, with its red cast, is my favorite "sepia").

[irbyls]

I just received this color in the mail, and I'm in love. Now I just have to get a bottle of Poussiere de Lune!

[Rosa Mundi]

Cacao du Bresil is my most favourite ink of all.

 

It is so wonderfully muted and looks equally good on white and cream paper. Thank you for reviewing it!

[GouletPens]

Just for fun, I did this:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qVJOiluU9_4/S8dWNEonHzI/AAAAAAAAAFM/9WPd90zt0xU/s1600/17CacaoduBresil.jpg

[Ondina]

Thank you for the very informative review, Dizzy, it mentions everything I wanted to know about the ink, which is a great one. Although not as saturated as R&K Sepia, the color seems darker as it lacks the grey tint of the former. For those that appreciate or need it, it exhibits a remarkable water resistance.