Kakimori Kurun pigment ink

[inkstainedruth]

That's a really nice looking color.  But is the dry time REALLY 120 seconds?  Yikes!  That would be a serious dealbreaker for me. 

Thanks for the review though.  I may look and see what other colors they have.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[txomsy]

Well, it seems like they can also mix colors to get any hue one wants...

[yazeh]

9 hours ago, inkstainedruth said:

That's a really nice looking color.  But is the dry time REALLY 120 seconds?  Yikes!  That would be a serious dealbreaker for me. 

Thanks for the review though.  I may look and see what other colors they have.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

It depends on your pen/nib and paper  combo Ruth. 

The wider the nib the longer the dry times. 

The more non absorbent your paper the longer your dry time. 

If you use fine nibs on Rhodia, it would be acceptable. 

If you're using a gusher wit a stub on Tomoer River, you'll have to wait until kingdom come

 

4 hours ago, txomsy said:

Well, it seems like they can also mix colors to get any hue one wants...

That's good to know

 

[amberleadavis]

On 4/7/2022 at 2:30 PM, yazeh said:

I doubt if they have anything saturated. Though Po, seems to be bright red, depending nib and feed. But from what I gather the only saturated inks are the darker ones....

 

 

Thanks for the advice!

[piano]

Thanks so much for the review. Your other reviews are helpful too. I’ve been following these Kakimori inks. Turner OEM…my guess is they contain resin contributing to the long drying time, as I heard its a new method for pigmented inks that are not usual one, but more paintlike. It makes sense because Turner produces outdoor paints as well as art supplies…

But no fountain pen related products are listed!! My feeling toward Kakimori was scathing after this discovery.  

Maybe well known. Except for Pilot, Japanese ink makers do OEMs for retailers, and still hire OEM small companies. So to me, fancily packed or novelty inks are like their experimental products. 

[yazeh]

 

17 hours ago, piano said:

Thanks so much for the review. Your other reviews are helpful too.

 

Most welcome 🙏

17 hours ago, piano said:

I’ve been following these Kakimori inks. Turner OEM…

 

Got it. Thanks. 

https://kakimori.com/en/blogs/guide/inktype

 

17 hours ago, piano said:

my guess is they contain resin contributing to the long drying time, as I heard its a new method for pigmented inks that are not usual one, but more paintlike. It makes sense because Turner produces outdoor paints as well as art supplies…

But no fountain pen related products are listed!! My feeling toward Kakimori was scathing after this discovery.  

Maybe well known. Except for Pilot, Japanese ink makers do OEMs for retailers, and still hire OEM small companies. So to me, fancily packed or novelty inks are like their experimental products. 

They are alright for those who use only waterproof inks. But they are not the best. Their worst attribute is the long drying time. In my limited experience with water resistant inks, if an ink shades, the dry times are often very long. The same problem resides with Noodler's Kiowa Pecan and Golden Brown. Beautiful inks interminable dry times. 

However,  Kurun compared to other pigment inks (sketchINKs for ex)  has been much easier to clean, so that's a plus.