Itzamna - L'artisan Pastellier

[visvamitra]

L'Artisan Pastellier is french ink / calligraphy materials producers. They offer two lines of inks suitable for fountain pens: CALLIFOLIO (inks made for fountain pens, neutral PH and so on) andENCRES CLASSIQUES (not all of them may have perfect properties however I've tried most of them and had no issues in my fountain pens).

L'Artisan Pastellier inks don't get much love or attention here. I understand this as they're not easily obtainable. You may buy them directly from the producer's on-line/stationery boutique. The best thing to do is to organize group buy (I've done it twice last year for polish sountain pen board). It's nice thing to do - you get to meet a lot of people to exchange inks and the shipment cost becomes really friendly.

I must admit I'm huge fan of Callifolio series. They have cool names and some trully unique colors. They're nor super-saturated but I like them this way.

Soon I'll prepare comparison of all 34 colors but it'll take time. Maybe November?

I'll make reviews of some of them.

Itzamna is one of my favourite inks. Itzamna was the name of upper god in maya mythology.

INFO

Producer: L'Artisan Pastellier

Color: Itzamna

Saturation: moderate

Flow: good in all pens I've ever filled with it

Shading: nice

INK SPLASH

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DROPS OF INK ON KITCHEN TOWEL

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CHROMATOGRAPY

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SOFTWARE ID

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COLOR RANGE

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Calendar - Kaweco Sport, Broad nib

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Thick layer of ink on Clairefontaine 120 g paper

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[gerigo]

Such a beautiful color. Thanks for doing this. I really like your work and follow it religiously.

[amberleadavis]

How did this compare to Inti?

[HalloweenHJB]

Inti is more of a golden brown, like the pottery made by the Andean cultures of Peru;

 

 

Itzamná must have more red to it, so it makes it come out more orange.

Edited July 3, 2016 by HalloweenHJB

[visvamitra]

Re-review

Ink Splash

Drops of ink on kitchen towel

Color ID

Color range

Tomoe River, Pilot CH 92, medium nib

Leuchtturm 1917, Pilot CH p2, medium nib

Semikolon, Pilot CH 92, medium nib

Clairefontaine Triomphe, Pilot CH 92, medium nib

[ca49reber]

Added this to my list, as if I really need a list.