Octopus Write & Draw Orange Skunk — Ink Review #215
Octopus Write & Draw Orange Skunk
Ink Review # 215
Originally posted on FPN: Nov 29, 2025
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Ink: Write & Draw Orange Skunk
Brand: Octopus
Country: Germany
Available: 10- or 50-ml bottles worldwide.
Pens Used: Pilot Osmiroid Copperplate (UEF/Flex nib), Lamy (EF/F/M/B/ Stub 1.1).
Octopus Write & Draw Skunk is part of three orange pigment inks made by Octopus. The other two are Monkey & Bunny. If it’s an orange colour, it’s an unusual colour, more like a muted pink. It’s pale, but legible, best suited for M and above nibs.
Ink has below average lubrication with all nibs. Flow is average.
Ink has moderate bleed-through and low show-through on copy paper.
There’s shading but mostly with M, B, and flex nibs.
Cleaning was ok. But I used the pen jacuzzi, for peace of mind.
Color is difficult capture, but it’s quite close to Herbin Rouille d’ancre and Van Dieman’s Here Kitty Kitty.
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🧪 Chroma
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✍️ Writing Samples (scan)
JEF stands for Japanese EF nib.
Rhodia / Iroful
Scan is too harsh.
Midori /Tomoe River 68gsm
Hammermill 20lb
📸 Photo (artificial light)
Rhodia/ Iroful
Midori / Tomoe River 68 gsm
Hammermill 20 lb
Closeup - Iroful
🔍 Comparison
Col-O-ring scan is approximative. Scanner have difficulty to capture the colour and AI even more to classify them.
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💧 Water Test
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🎨 Artwork
Creativity or Me and my creatures.
Tintenlabor Basalt iron gall ink (dark grey), Octopus Write & Draw Orange Bunny, Orange Skunk (shirt) (pink), J Herbin Corail des tropiques (Heart) , Jacques Herbin Opal Nocturne (background), Uniball Signo White ink. Talens MIxed Media Notebook.
A Fine Romance
Octopus Write & Draw Bunny Orange, Orange Skunk, Tintenlabor Basalt iron gall ink, Jacques Herbin Diamant Bleu shimmer ink, Uniball Signo White pen.
The Wabbit and the Skank
When the rabbit and the skunk fell in love at the end of the movie, the Wabbit and the Skank, the cinema was in uproar. Cat & Mouse were amused when the Leporidae and Mephitidae families went to war. They knew better.
Octopus Write & Draw Bunny Orange, Orange Skunk , Van Dimean's Here Kitty Kitty (Skunk front) Tintenlabor Basalt iron gall ink, Jacques Herbin Diamant Bleu shimmer ink, Uniball Signo White pen.
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- What I Liked: Unusual colour.
- What I Did Not Like: below average lubrication.
- What Some Might Not Like: AFOPI (Abnormal fear of Pigment inks), colour.
- Writing Experience: ok.
- Pros: Needs the right pen.
- Cons: Artist can create most of their shade. For others it’s a good ink, if waterproofness is important.
🧷 Ink Characteristics
- Shading: Yes
- Ghosting: Faint.
- Bleed Through: Moderate with all nibs.
- Flow Rate: Average.
- Lubrication: Below average.
- Nib Dry-out: Did not notice.
- Start-up: Good.
- Saturation: Nope.
- Sheen: Faint silver under artificial light with Iroful
- Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Did not notice.
- Nib Creep / Crud: Did not notice.
- Staining (Pen): No.
- Clogging: No.
- Cleaning: More or less easy. But it's a pigment ink, so having a cleaning solution will be handy.
- Water Resistance: Excellent
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This is an unusual colour from the Write & draw series. I would say, it’s perfect for some who likes the colour, and needs a waterproof ink.
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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