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Jacques Herbin Rouille d’Ancre Ink Review # 245 --- 🧾 Description Ink: Rouille D’ancre (rusty anchor) Brand: Jacques Herbin Country: France Jacques Herbin (formerly J Herbin) Rouille d’ancre is a pleasing salmon colour, wet, with slightly to below average lubrication. The colour, while legible, would best shine with a wet, soft nib. Ink is not suited for copy paper. It has decent water resistance. Dry times are decent (20s) on Rhodia. This is a colour that has grown on me. The more I use it, the more I like it. --- 🧪 Chroma --- ✍️ Writing Samples (photos LED and daylight) - Pens Used: Pilot Kakuno EF, Lamy (EF/F/M/B/ stub 1.1), Noodler’s Ahab with a FPR ultra-flex. Translations from language are provided for reference only and may differ from published versions. Rhodia dotpad Reason is like everything else: if you don’t use it, it rusts. François Cavanna (French writer, journalist, cartoonist, (1923-2014) Iroful We both know what memories can bring / They bring diamonds and rust. Joan Baez (American contemporary folk musician (born 1941)) Midori MD Codex It is better to rust out than wear out, Edwin Markham, American poet (1854-1940) Tomoe River 68gsm (Taroko Design Notebook 2023) Note: Tomoe River used here is 68 gsm, not the thinner 52 gsm version commonly referenced in reviews. As rust corrupts iron, so envy corrupts man, Antisthenes Greek philosopher, founder of Cynicism (c.446–c.366 BCE ) Hammermill 20lb copy paper “I’ve got an iron will. But you know how it goes—iron rusts.”, Quino (1932–2020), Argentine cartoonist Closeup 🔍 Comparison Col-O-ring swatches. Scans are approximate. --- 💧 Water Test --- 🎨 Artwork Inktober52, 2026 Prompt 16: Critter Miniature: Jacques Herbin Rouille d'ancre, Talens Mixed Media Sketchbook. You Greasy Cat, you! Inktober 52, prompt 17: Greasy Inspired by my grandfather, who used paraffin at night to keep his hair smooth and "greasy" in the morning. This piece is inspired by 1930s movies and animation characters, such as Minnie Mouse and Felix the Cat. The title is an homage to James Cagney and the famous line he never said: "You dirty rat, you!" Fountain pens used: Pilot Kakuno EF, Hongdian M2 with a fude nib and an Ahab with an FPR flex nib. Jacques Herbin Cacao du Brésil for the sketch and Rouille d'Ancre for the background. Paper: Talens Mixed Media. Anchor Noodler’s Ahab, Talens Mixed Media Sketchbook. --- - Writing Experience: Ok. Needs a soft nib. - What I Liked: Colour. - What I Did Not Like: Legibility. 🧷 Ink Characteristics - Shading: Subtle. - Ghosting: Yes, on copy paper. - Bleed Through: Same as above. - Flow Rate: Wet. - Lubrication: Pen dependent. Not unpleasant, but better with a soft, polished nib. - Nib Dry-out: Did not notice. - Start-up: No problems. - Saturation: No. - Sheen: No. - Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Did not notice. - Nib Creep / Crud: Did not notice. - Staining (Pen): No. - Clogging: No. - Cleaning: Easy but needs a few flushing. - Water Resistance: Decent. --- 🛒 Availability - Available in 10/30 ml bottles and international short ink cartridges. --- 💬 Closing This is a pleasing, soft, salmon pink colour. With the right pen it would sing and with the wrong pen it would crash. No fountain pens were harmed in preparing this review. Please don’t hesitate to share your experience, writing samples, or any other comments — the more the merrier.