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When I got sick few years ago (virus called pens and inks), I started picking different inks. I was amazed by Caran d'Ache Color of the Earth inks.




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The thing is the inks were discontinued before I had a chance to try all of them. I was disappointed to hear Colors of the earth were replaced by Chromatics.




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OK, the bottle is cool, colors seem nice, so what's the problem?



One - no more Amazon and Grand Canyon! I can get over Amazon, with time I started to prefer murkier greens, but Grand Canyon was in my top 5 of browns.



Two - the price. OK, Chromatics bottles are 50 ml compared to Colors of the Earth 30 ml bottles yet the price per ml increased by 25,7 % (I compare prices in Poland : 55 PLN / 30 ml vs 115 PLN / 50 ml).



Are they really worth it? Well, I like the way Caran d'Ache market their products, I like the bottle and the brand. If I'll be able to try all of these inks, I'll review them here. It will take time though. At the moment I have only sample of Organic Brown and Ultraviolet bottle. Some time ago I've reviewed Infinite grey which was cool.


  1. Cosmic Black
  2. Delicate Green
  3. Divine Pink
  4. Electric Orange
  5. Hypnotic Turquoise
  6. Idyllic Blue
  7. Infinite - Grey
  8. Infra Red
  9. Magnetic Blue
  10. Organic Brown
  11. Ultra Violet
  12. Vibrant Green

Electric Orange is vibrant and joyful, it's not as saturated as Diamine's Orange but it certainly has strong presence. I enjoy this color a lot.



Ink Splash



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Drops of ink on kitchen towel




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Software ID




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Color Range




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Oxford Recycled ( 90g, satined paper ), Lamy 2000, medium nib




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CIAK, Kaweco Sport Classic, B




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Clairefontaine, Kaweco Sport Classic, B



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Copy paper, Kaweco Sport Classic, B



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Comparison (scribbles made with Kaweco on absorbent paper)



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I have been in an orange mood, so this post hit the spot. I have a bit more in my sample vial of this ink, so I ought to give it another try.

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Nice review, as usual...

Interesting to see that you get more shading than I do. Admittedly I have only used it in one pen, my Edison in Persimon Swirl. That pen just begs for orange ink :D

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Great review, as always. This ink is not one of my favorite orange ink. However, I LOVE the bottle.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Great review! Generally love Caran d'Ache inks and their bottles, but orange isn't my most used one. Sailor Apricot will do for me.

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Great review, visvamitra. Really love the fact you tie in the software ID panel and paper towel bleeds. Thanks! :thumbup:

Why are there fourteen samples of dark plum ink on my desk? Because I still haven't found the right shade.

Is that a problem...??? : : : sigh : : :

 

Update: Great. Finally found one I love (Lamy Dark Lilac) but I can't get more. Ah, life in my inky world....

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Because of this review I have left an order with the nice men @ LaCourrone du Comte so I can add another orange! It will be fun to swab it next to their Saffron. I doubt it will replace MB's Ink of Joy which is my current fave Orange but you never know! Thanks for another "enticing" review.

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It's nice, it's just not as nice as other oranges, especially when you factor in the money. BTW, KWZI's Orange is terrific.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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It's nice, it's just not as nice as other oranges, especially when you factor in the money. BTW, KWZI's Orange is terrific.

What's is KWZI by the way?

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Don't set yourself on fire to keep others warm..................

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Do a quick search here on FPN for Konrad's inks. Here is a link to his website: http://kwzink.com/language/en/about-kwz-ink/ The inks are also available in Europe since the Konrad is in Poland.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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