Franklin-Christoph Urushi Red - Compact Review

[Jan2016]

[lapis]

Nice! Special thanks go to your use of the M1000 BB. I can't judge and/or comment on its actual colour in view of the real McCoy since I've unfortunately never yet seen or felt a real piece of that.

How's the flow and lubrication? (Drying time doesn't matter IMO.)

[visvamitra]

@Jan - I don't know why but I have impression you like reds

[Uncial]

Of the four FC inks I have all of them feel a touch to the dry side with average lubrication. The colours are very nice and quite subtle. This one can be a lovely subdued red or quite a distinct brown depending on paper.

[Jan2016]

@ Lapis: With the Pelikan M1000 BB nothing feels dry...

 

It is an ink I like to use for my dip pen, it behaves very well with that.

 

Compared with other inks I agree with Uncial, a little bit dry, but nothing really bothering.

If you look at the chromo it is understandable that the color can look like red or brown

 

@Visvamitra:

I decided to start doing all my inks, (I have a couple...)

I have ordered them a little bit like the light spectrum, so I start with the reds.

Just checked, still 12 to go before we come to more orange colors...

[visvamitra]

Whoiaaa. Not bad

[Jan2016]

@visvamatra

and thank you for all your reviews, they are a class of its own. I like to read them and they have been very useful.

[namrehsnoom]

This red looks modest & subdued... Looks quite good in your BB nib, but I wonder what is left if you use it in an F or M ... looks like it might be way too light to be pretty in smaller nibs.

[Uncial]

I generally use fine and extra fine nibs and it's still good. Loses a little of the red aspect in favour of the brown perhaps, but as I mentioned earlier this can be very paper dependent.