Jacques Herbin Orange Indien

[yazeh]

Jacques Herbin Orange Indien

 

Ink Review # 243

 

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🧾 Description

 

Ink: Orange Indien (Indian Orange)

Brand: Jacques Herbin

Country: France

 

As of this date all Les Perles des Encres, J Herbin inks are marketed as Jacques Herbin. 

 

This is a bright reddish orange, with subtle shading. It doesn’t like copy paper and will bleed through it, but it has very decent water resistance. Dry times can be from short to long depending on the wetness of the pen, nib size and paper.

 

Cleaning was surprisingly easy. 

 

Overall, I was happily surprised by the ink’s decent behaviour and colour, even though orange ain’t my colour. 

 

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🧪 Chroma

 

 

 

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✍️ Writing Samples (Photos LED and daylight)

- Pens Used: Pilot Kakuno EF, Lamy (EF/F/M/B/ stub 1.1), Vintage Sailor flex. 

 

Translations from language are provided for reference only and may differ from published versions.

 

Note:  My vintage unknown Sailor is very temperamental. So, I had to dip it in the ink, hence the bright reddish colour. 

 

Rhodia dotpad

“Every moment I turn off and on again. My soul is full of unlit matches.”
— Jules Renard (1864–1910), French writer and diarist.

 

 

 

Iroful

“It is man’s consolation that the future is to be a sunrise instead of a sunset.”
— Victor Hugo (1802–1885), French poet, novelist, and dramatist.

 

 

 

 

Midori MD Codex

“We live in this world when we love it.”
— Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941), Indian poet, writer, and Nobel laureate.

 

 

 

Tomoe River 68gsm (Taroko Design Notebook)

Note: Tomoe River used here is 68 gsm, not the thinner 52 gsm version commonly referenced in reviews.

“Clouds come floating into my life … to give colour to my sunset sky.”
— Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941), Indian poet, writer, and Nobel laureate.

 

 

 

 

Hammermill 20lb copy paper

“Think of many things. Never place your happiness in one person’s power. Be just to yourself.”
— Vikram Seth (1952– ), Indian novelist and poet.

 

 

 

Closeup

 

 

 

 🔍 Comparison

Col-O-ring swatches. Scans are approximate.

 

 

 

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 💧 Water Test

 

 

 

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 🎨 Artwork

Sniff

INKTOBER52 2026. PROMPT NO. 14

 

A rose. A sniff. A blush or sunstroke? Innocent love.

 

Jacques Herbin Orange Indien, Jinchen Purple Forest (blue-grey), Jinchen Fragrance (purple), Uniball Signo White Gel, Fabriano Watercolour paper. 

 

 

 

Hoop 

Inktober52 - 2026 - Prompt 15

 

Jacques Herbin Orange indien, Diamine Grey, Jinchen Purple Forest, Ackerman fountain pen, Talents Mixed Media Sketchbook.

 

 

 

Where's That Darn Cat! 

Mouse is lost and has found the wrong feline!

Jacques Herbin Orange Indien, Octopus Write & Draw Panda Green, Diamine Grey, Strathmore Water colour paper. 

 

 

 

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- Writing Experience: Good. 

- What I Liked: Bright orange, decent lubrication. 

- What I Did Not Like: I’m not an orange fan.  

 

 🧷 Ink Characteristics

- Shading: Subtle. Best with wider nib. 

- Ghosting: Surprisingly no. 

- Bleed Through: Yes, on copy paper. 

- Flow Rate: Average. 

- Lubrication: Decent. 

- Nib Dry-out: Did not notice. 

- Start-up: No problems. 

- Saturation: Did not notice. 

- Sheen: No. 

- Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Did not notice.

- Nib Creep / Crud: Did not notice.

- Staining (Pen): Did not notice.

- Clogging: No.

- Cleaning: It was relatively easy. 

- Water Resistance: Survives a few drops. 

 

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 🛒 Availability

- 10 ml, 30ml, 100 ml bottles; Cartridges. 

 

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 💬 Closing

This is a bright reddish orange with decent lubrication. If you’re hesitant about orange, this ink could be a good introduction. 

 

No fountain pens were harmed in preparing this review.

 

Please don’t hesitate to share your experience, writing samples, or any other comments — the more the merrier.  

 

 

[Sailor Kenshin]

Orange inks are for me, though I only have a couple, and most are samples.
 

 But I do have this ink… an elderly bottle with color a far cry from this intense hue.  Uninteresting chroma, but ink appears to have a degree of water resistance.

 

Love:  Artwork, quotes.  And of course, @yazeh, your review.  Many many thanks!   👏🏻 🖌 😸

[LizEF]

Great review, @yazeh!  I do like me a nice bright orange, though probably only in small doses.  This one also shades and is easy to clean, so what's not to love?

 

That's one very bright set of swatches!!  Love kitty and mousey riding on the baby elephant.

 

Sniff is my favorite! Happy kitty look, charming bespectacled mousey with an over-size bow tie - it's just too sweet!

 

Tigers should not have to jump through flaming hoops! (Nor should I!  )

 

Love "Where's That Darn Cat!"   I leaned not that long ago that at least some of the animals that share the jungle with the tiger see said tiger as green, not orange!  Who woulda thunk it!  No wonder Mousey is having a hard time finding Kitty.

 

Thanks for sharing all the hard work and fun drawings.  I'm beginning to wonder if you ever sleep!  

[yazeh]

4 hours ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

Orange inks are for me, though I only have a couple, and most are samples.

We should remedy that.

4 hours ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

But I do have this ink… an elderly bottle with color a far cry from this intense hue.  

Sorry to hear that. Maybe the dye has "paled" over the years. Elderly bottle. 👍

4 hours ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

 

Uninteresting chroma, but ink appears to have a degree of water resistance.

It does. 

4 hours ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

 

Love:  Artwork, quotes.  And of course, @yazeh, your review.  Many many thanks!   👏🏻 🖌 😸

Thank you so much. 🙏

[yazeh]

4 hours ago, LizEF said:

Great review, @yazeh!  I do like me a nice bright orange, though probably only in small doses. 

Same here. Though, I truly enjoyed this one.

4 hours ago, LizEF said:

This one also shades and is easy to clean, so what's not to love?

I was surprised too.  

4 hours ago, LizEF said:

 

That's one very bright set of swatches!!  Love kitty and mousey riding on the baby elephant.

 

🐘😸😎

4 hours ago, LizEF said:

Sniff is my favorite! Happy kitty look, charming bespectacled mousey with an over-size bow tie - it's just too sweet!

 

 

4 hours ago, LizEF said:

Tigers should not have to jump through flaming hoops! (Nor should I!  )

 

4 hours ago, LizEF said:

Love "Where's That Darn Cat!"   I leaned not that long ago that at least some of the animals that share the jungle with the tiger see said tiger as green, not orange!  Who woulda thunk it!  No wonder Mousey is having a hard time finding Kitty.

I didn't know that. Though it possible that Mouse is thinking of a literal cat and not a big feline.

4 hours ago, LizEF said:

Thanks for sharing all the hard work and fun drawings.  I'm beginning to wonder if you ever sleep!  

I stagger these overtime and now I can take a breather and go more in depth in my reviews hopefully. As long as I enjoy it, I'll continue.  

 

[USG]

I like this color ink.  Great drawings.  Nice review.  Good work. 😀👍

[yazeh]

16 minutes ago, USG said:

I like this color ink.  Great drawings.  Nice review.  Good work. 😀👍

Thanks a lot. Means a lot. 🙏🙏🙏