Pilot Iroshizuku Regular Line Shake-up

[amberleadavis]

On 10/20/2021 at 8:16 PM, inkstainedruth said:

The answers are "Yes", and "more than you might think".  The bottle didn't shatter, but the bottom sheered off, and it's AMAZING how far little shards of glass can travel....  Plus, I was trying to keep one of the cats out of the bathroom (who was very interesting in the stronge thing "Mommy" was doing...."

I didn't want to explain to the vet why the cat at indigo blue ink with tiny shards of glass in the cat's paws (plus was afraid that there would be bloody and KTC colored paw prints all over the upstairs hallway and ELSEWHERE... ).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

 

Please tell me you have pictures?????

[amberleadavis]

On 11/28/2021 at 3:08 PM, Olya said:

Jacob (fudefan) has tested the new iros

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CWzpl3uveKp/

 

 

 

 

Thank you for the link.  Those are some disappointing inks.

[inkstainedruth]

51 minutes ago, amberleadavis said:

 

 

Please tell me you have pictures?????

No.  I was too busy cleaning up the mess and trying to keep the cats from investigating the accident -- plus I was trying to do it all in a rush because I was supposed to be meeting people for dinner that night....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[essayfaire]

On 12/28/2021 at 4:57 PM, amberleadavis said:

Thank you for the link.  Those are some disappointing inks.

Especially given the ones being "retired"!

[Uncial]

I still feel quite drawn to the blue one every time I see it.

[AmandaW]

Well I don't see the point. I'm pretty sensitive to colour - years of painting has that nailed down - and I'm looking at Hana-Ikada and Kosumosu side-by-side and wondering why they deleted Ina-ho for this...

 

[TSherbs]

On 12/28/2021 at 4:57 PM, amberleadavis said:

 

Thank you for the link.  Those are some disappointing inks.

Word.

 

I have no interest whatsoever.

[Linger]

I find the choices somewhat weird:

 

• tsukushi is more interesting than yama-guri, as the former has more character than the plain dark brown nature of the latter;
• hotaru-bi seems to be close to chiku-rin
• hana-ikada seems to be close to the other difficult reds/pinks that are tsutsuji, momiji and kosumo
• still missing is a strong, dark(er), dominant red (compare e.g. to Shikiori's yodaki and okuyama)

 

Perhaps only exchanging a blue (tsuyu-kusa) for a teal (sui-gyoku) might bring balance in the number of offerings in both color shades.

 

Anyway, if I run out in the years to come, I am sure that I will find an acceptable match somewhere...it is not that we do not have enough choice...

[mauckcg]

The blue green looks interesting.  We'll see when these hit the states.

[The Mustard]

20 hours ago, Linger said:

I find the choices somewhat weird:

 

• tsukushi is more interesting than yama-guri, as the former has more character than the plain dark brown nature of the latter;
• still missing is a strong, dark(er), dominant red 

I disagree with the first comment, I really like Yama guri and it’s more complex than a straight brown to me, I like it’s slightly khaki leanings.

 

I totally agree in respect of the red and I’m amazed they have overlooked that void when reviewing the range. 
 

personally I’m quite apathetic by those being removed and those added, I love the inks that I have from the Iroshizuku offering but haven’t been tempted beyond the seven or eight that I already have.