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This ink belongs to the classic lineup of Octopus Fluids. The brand from what I gather is specialized in making printer inks. They can be easily found in Europe and in US (Vanness) and Canada (Blesket) While I gravitate mostly towards waterproof inks, I enjoy walking on the wild side with water loving inks I have a soft spot for sepia/brown inks, and this one is no exception. Let's start with the complex chroma : (look at the multitude of colours) Writing Samples: (my apologies for misspelling Schwarz It does like thin copy paper as you can see, but if you enjoy thick absorbent papers, it's well behaved Photo (TR Paper) Comparison: Water test ( I choose my method this time, and simply poured some water with an eye dropper and dapped it off. As you can see quite a bit of ink was removed) And finally an art work, it was inspired by the yearly inktober prompt Vampire. Paper is Fabriano Sketchbook paper (Very absorbent paper) Other inks are: J Herbin Lierre Sauvage and De Atramentis Document Red · Pens used: Pilot Kakuno Ef/ Stub, Kaweco (EF/F/M/B), Kanwrite Ultraflex · What I liked: I loved almost everything about this ink. It’s slightly drier, at least in the Kaweco. · What I did not like: No water resistance. If you're looking for a water-resistant ink there are many more options. · What some might not like: No water resistance, dryness, · Shading: Yes. · Ghosting: On cheap paper · Bleed through: On cheap paper · Flow Rate: Good · Lubrication: On the dry side. · Nib Dry-out: Nope · Start-up: None. · Saturation: No. · Shading Potential: Excellent · Sheen: None. · Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: If the pen is wet, primed and you insist writing on copy paper. · Nib Creep / “Crud”: a bit. · Staining (pen): None. · Clogging: No. · Cleaning: Easy. · Water resistance: Vaguely · Availability: 30 ml Please don't hesitate to share your experience, writing samples or any other comments. The more the merrier

This is my first review of an ink made by Octopus Fluids. The Write and Draw, lineup are waterproof and lightfast and are creatively named after animals. You can read more about the inks here. In a nutshell what they emphasize on is that these inks should be used in well-sealed pens. So no drafty pen and the complete line up of 38 inks is here: https://www.octopus-office.de/shop/en/creative-inks/write-draw-ink/?p=1 This is one lovely ink and while it has one fault (It doesn't like copy paper), it's been a pleasure to use it. It’s a lovely grey olive green. The type of green/grey that I never get tired of. Let's start with the uninspiring chroma: Writing samples: The elegance of this ink shines in writing. As you can see there's ghosting and bleed through on thin paper. Photo (Paper Mnemosyne, Osmiroid Copperplate) Comparison If you like a lighter colour Octopus Green Crane or De Atramentis Green Grey (review coming) is also another excellent choice. Nothing budges: I did a quick little sketch to show case the range of the ink: · Pens used: Pilot Kakuno Ef, Lamy Safari (EF/F/M/B/Stub 1.1), Osmiroid Copperplate nib · What I liked: I loved almost everything about this ink, wet, so lubricated that you can even write reverse with Lamy Ef. Beautiful shading. It looks lovely in all nibs. · What I did not like: Nothing much. · What some might not like: 30s dry time on Japanese paper, if you are allergic to wet inks 😝, or are forced to use copy paper. · Shading: Yes. · Ghosting: On cheap paper · Bleed through: On cheap paper · Flow Rate: Wet · Lubrication: Excellent · Nib Dry-out: Nope · Start-up: None. · Saturation: No. · Shading Potential: Excellent · Sheen: None. · Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: If the pen is wet, primed and you insist writing on copy paper. · Nib Creep / “Crud”: None. · Staining (pen): None. · Clogging: No. · Cleaning: Surprising very easy · Water resistance: Excellent. · Availability: 50 ml Please don't hesitate to share your experience, writing samples or any other comments. The more the merrier