Yazeh Ink Reviews

  De Atramentis — Document Black   Ink Review # 272   Ink:  Black Series:  Document Brand:  De Atramentis Country:  Germany Type:  Pigment ink Availability:  International Short Cartridges, 45 ml bottles. Pens Used:  Osmiroid Copperplate EEF flex, Lamy Safari (EF, F, M, B, 1.1) Description I got a pack of international short cartridges of this ink to compare with the many black inks I’ve already reviewed. While the swatch cards show an intense black, with a dry pen like the Lamy Safari, it is more like a charcoal color. The ink is viscous and reminds me of Noodler’s Polar Black in behavior. Dry times are above average on Rhodia. Its saving grace is that it’s excellent on copy paper and it is waterproof. Lubrication depends on the nib size. It was excellent with the Osmiroid Copperplate EEF nib. However, with the Safari EF and F nibs, it was slightly scratchy. The pen needs a nice soaking in an ammonia-based cleaner if ink is forgotten in...

Octopus — Document Brown   Ink Review # 268   Ink:  Document Brown Series:  Dokumenthus (Document) Brand:  Octopus Country:  Manual check needed Type:  Pigment (Document) Availability:  30 ml bottles.  Pens Used:  Pilot Kakuno EF,  Kaweco Sport (EF/F/M/B/ stub 1.1) Description After testing many Octopus Write and Draw inks, I thought I’d test one of their document inks. This series is comprised of 9 inks. The ink behaved flawlessly with all nibs. There was a bit of feedback only with Kaweco EF & F. The ink then spread with M and broader nibs, especially on copy paper. But it was quite well-behaved with F and finer nibs. I didn’t test it with a flex nib as I didn’t find it pertinent for this type of ink. The color is reddish-brown, kind of flat. I like my browns darker and greyer. The price is more expensive compared to the Write & Draw series, and Document inks by De Atramentis and Rohrer and Klingner.  Cleaning is a pa...

Octopus Celestial Glitter- Gaia's Grove   Ink Review # 263   Ink:  Gaia’s Grove Series: Celestial Type: Dye-based green shimmer Brand:  Octopus  Country:  Germany Availability:  10 ml, 30 ml bottles. Pens Used:  Pilot Kakuno EF, Kaweco Sport, (EF, F, M, B, BB), Jinhao 100 Centennial (fude, Majohn) Description Part of a new series of six shimmer inks by Octopus. Gaia’s Grove is a lovely gloden-sepia ink with average wetness and lovely lubrication. The ink shows a green sheen under certain lights, likely caused by the shimmer particles. It worked best with Pilot Kakuno and Kaweco. I had some skipping issues with the fude, flex and BB nibs. After being left in the Kakuno for three weeks, the ink took a minute or two of fiddling before it started writing again. Shimmer and sheen in the Kakuno section and feed after three weeks.  Chroma Writing Samples  Photos only. Translations from language are provided for reference only and may diff...