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Got this ink almost on a whim. I'm kind of a sucker for ocean theme inks. There is another RO ink in my collection, Australian Sky, which I'm not super pleased with the performance. This ink, however, has very good performance especially for a lefty like me. It's fairly saturated but dries fast and does not smear. Yeah! Paper for this review is Staples Bagasse. Like most inks this looks wetter and more vibrant on Tomoe River paper, but it does not sing on Tomoe like some inks. This ink is beautiful on basic papers.

 

I really like this ink. Good color for work without being boring. Not for security as it easily washes away with water.

 

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Thanks for showing this one. I like the colour with the touch of green in the undertones - it's definitely there but not too dominant. I'm less enamored by the shading, which is too strong for my taste. As such, not an ink for me.

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Ooooohhh. A black teal! Very much like the saturation and the usual RO shading. This ink has authority.

 

I'm going to have do a lot of writing, as only allow myself a new ink once a bottle is empty. But then again I can easily fit that very practical slender bottle in the alloted ink space. Hmm. Restraint!

Add lightness and simplicate.

 

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Very nice! I overlooked this one out of frustration at how many inks RO is always coming out with--will have to try it.

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Thanks for a great reivew; I quite like this, although it's a little dark. Équinoxe 6 is a lighter cousin.

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Ooooohhh. A black teal! Very much like the saturation and the usual RO shading. This ink has authority.

 

I'm going to have do a lot of writing, as only allow myself a new ink once a bottle is empty. But then again I can easily fit that very practical slender bottle in the alloted ink space. Hmm. Restraint!

 

 

Que?

 

I looked up this word "Restraint", and my computer said it was a fictional concept.

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And someone has to speak up for them as has no voices.”


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Que?

 

 

 

 

 

I looked up this word "Restraint", and my computer said it was a fictional concept.

 

Thank you for starting my day with a big grin :D :D

 

 

Add lightness and simplicate.

 

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Nice review. Love your pen. Not terribly wild about the ink color though.

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