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Octopus Write & Draw – Orange Bunny Ink Review # 214 --- 🧾 Description One of three oranges from the Write and Draw series, waterproof and lightfast. According to the Octopus website these inks were developed with Kaweco and Diplomat pens. Ink is a bright-ish orange (depending on the paper), with some shading and short dry times. Ink has below-average to average lubrication depending on the nib size. There is ghosting and bleed-through on copy paper. If you let the ink dry in your pen, you’ll regret it. For cleaning, one would need both cleaning solution and a pen jacuzzi. This is a close-up of the feed, after 12 hours of soaking in water. The pigments were softened. It's now in the pen jacuzzi, but I guess it'll need some serious ink-foliation. Octopus lists detailed usage and cleaning instructions on their website, including recommended storage and expiry information. https://www.octopus-fluids.de/en/write-draw-inks --- 🧪 Chroma --- It's a bright orange. Prepare your sunglasses. 😎 ✍️ Writing Samples (scan) Rhodia / Iroful Quotes “Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That’s the problem.” — A.A. Milne “It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.” — Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland “Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” — Lewis Carroll “What would the world be without sunshine and rabbits?” — Beatrix Potter (attributed to, which I misspelled ) Midori /Tomoe River 68gsm Hammermill 20lb 📸 Photo (artificial light) Rhodia/ Iroful Midori / Tomoe River 68 gsm Hammermill 20lb Closeup 🔍 Comparison Col-o-ring paper scanned. Colors are approximative. --- 💧 Water Test Before - After --- 🎨 Artwork INKTOBER52 PROMPT NO.47 GOOSE When they hear the nostalgic call of the geese flying south, Cat & mouse feel the silence in their soul; left to face the cold of the winter alone. Tintenlabor Basalt, Sakura Pigma Micron, Uniball White, Octopus WD Orange Bunny, Jacques Herbin 1798 - Diamant Bleu Sneaker sneaked in a sneaker.... INKTOBER52 PROMPT NO.46 - Sneaker Octopus W&D Bunny Orange, Tintenlabor Basalt, uni-ball Signo White, Talens Mixed Media Notebook. Blame in on Mame! Kitty had dressed to the nines. Mouse the Mac had promised to take her out to see Gilda, the Bun Fatale. As the night wore on he looked more like Mouse the Rat, drunk on cheese and bunny orange! Octopus Write & Draw Bunny Orange, Tintenlabor Basalt iron gall ink (background) Van Dieman's Here Kitty Kitty Shimmer ink, Diamine Earl Grey mixed with a bit of blue. Fabriano Mixed Media Paper. --- - Pens Used: Pilot Kakuno EF, Lamy (EF/F/M/B/ Stub 1.1) , Kanwrite Desire with FPR Ultraflex nib. - What I Liked: Bright orange colour for drawing. - What I Did Not Like: A bit harsh for lighting. Cleaning needs patience and Ultrasonic cleaner. - What Some Might Not Like: Pigment ink. Cleaning. - Writing Experience: Good. - Pros: Good if you need a waterproof orange ink. - Cons: Cleaning. 🧷 Ink Characteristics - Shading: To some extent. - Ghosting: With most nibs. - Bleed Through: Moderate. - Flow Rate: Wet. - Lubrication: Depends on nib. - Nib Dry-out: Did not notice. - Start-up: Did not notice. - Saturation: Nope. - Sheen: Silver sheen on Iroful under artificial LED light. - Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Did not notice. - Nib Creep / Crud: Did not notice. - Staining (Pen): It has potential. - Clogging: No. - Cleaning: A pain. - Water Resistance: Excellent. --- 🛒 Availability - Available in 10/50 ml bottles all over the world. 10 ml bottles are not readily available. --- 💬 Closing This is a bright sunny orange. With a wet pen the colour will have more pzazz. One must use them in well-sealed pens that can be readily dismantled. No fountain pens were hurt in preparing this review. Please don’t hesitate to share your experience, writing samples, or any other comments — the more the merrier.