Octopus Write & Draw Orange Bunny — Ink Review #214
Octopus Write & Draw – Orange Bunny
Ink Review # 214
Originally posted on FPN: Nov 24, 2025
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🧾 Description
Ink: Write & Draw – Orange Bunny
Brand: Octopus
Country: Germany
Available: 10/50 ml bottles all over the world. 10 ml bottles are not readily available.
Pens Used: Pilot Kakuno EF, Lamy (EF/F/M/B/ stub 1.1) , Kanwrite Desire with FPR Ultraflex nib.
One of three oranges from the Write and Draw series, waterproof and lightfast.
According to the Octopus website these inks were developed with Kaweco and Diplomat pens.
Ink is a bright-ish orange (depending on the paper), with some shading and short dry times. Ink has below-average to average lubrication depending on the nib size.
There is ghosting and bleed-through on copy paper.
If you let the ink dry in your pen, you’ll regret it. For cleaning, one would need both cleaning solution and a pen jacuzzi.
This is a close-up of the feed, after 12 hours of soaking in water. The pigments were softened. It's now in the pen jacuzzi, but I guess it'll need some serious ink-foliation.
Octopus lists detailed usage and cleaning instructions on their website, including recommended storage and expiry information.
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🧪 Chroma
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✍️ Writing Samples (scan)
JEF stands for Japanese EF nib.
Rhodia / Iroful
“Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”
— Lewis Carroll
“It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.”
— Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Midori /Tomoe River 68gsm
“Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That’s the problem.”
— A. A. Milne
“What would the world be without sunshine and rabbits?”
— attributed to Beatrix Potter
Hammermill 20lb
“It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.”
— Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
📸 Photo (artificial light)
Rhodia/ Iroful
Midori / Tomoe River 68 gsm
Hammermill 20lb
Closeup
Col-o-ring paper scanned. Colors are approximative.
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💧 Water Test
🎨 Artwork
INKTOBER52 PROMPT NO.47 GOOSE
Orange ink as an accent.
Tintenlabor Basalt, Sakura Pigma Micron, Uniball White, Octopus WD Orange Bunny
Jacques Herbin 1798 - Diamant Bleu
Sneaker sneaked in a sneaker....
Octopus W&D Bunny Orange, Tintenlabor Basalt, uni-ball Signo White, Talens Mixed Media Notebook.
Blame in on Mame!
Octopus Write & Draw Bunny Orange, Tintenlabor Basalt iron gall ink (background)
Van Dieman's Here Kitty Kitty Shimmer ink, Diamine Earl Grey mixed with a bit of blue.
Fabriano Mixed Media Paper.
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- What I Liked: Bright orange colour for drawing.
- What I Did Not Like: A bit harsh for lighting. Cleaning needs patience and Ultrasonic cleaner.
- What Some Might Not Like: Pigment ink. Cleaning.
- Writing Experience: Good.
- Pros: Good if you need a waterproof orange ink.
- Cons: Muted colour for writing, cleaning.
🧷 Ink Characteristics
- Shading: To some extent.
- Ghosting: With most nibs.
- Bleed Through: Moderate.
- Flow Rate: Wet.
- Lubrication: Depends on nib.
- Nib Dry-out: Did not notice.
- Start-up: Did not notice.
- Saturation: Nope.
- Sheen: Silver sheen on Iroful under artificial LED light.
- Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Did not notice.
- Nib Creep / Crud: Did not notice.
- Staining (Pen): It has potential. 😄
- Clogging: No.
- Cleaning: A pain.
- Water Resistance: Excellent.
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💬 Closing
This is a bright sunny orange. With a wet pen the colour will have more pzazz. One must use them in well-sealed pens that can be readily dismantled.
No fountain pens were hurt in preparing this review. 😉
Please don’t hesitate to share your experience, writing samples, or any other comments — the more the merrier. 😊
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