Octopus Fluids Write & Draw — Violet Giraffe — Ink Review #97
Octopus Fluids Write & Draw — Violet Giraffe Ink Review # 97 Originally posted on FPN: Nov 16, 2023 Ink: Violet Giraffe Series: Write & Draw Brand: Octopus Country: Germany Type: Pigment ink Availability: 50 ml bottles. Pens Used: Pilot Kakuno EF, Lamy Safari (EF, F, M, B, 1.1), Conway Stewart 330 double oblique flex (very wet) Description I really enjoyed using this elegant, classy ink. It’s a gorgeous purple, very well-lubricated, and especially pleasant to write with. However, it does not like copy paper. I went as far as inking a wet vintage pen and regretted it: the amount of ink it spewed out made it impossible to control the ink flow. So, I won’t recommend filling your Pelikan “firehose” with a triple B nib with this ink. 😜 As a test, I “forgot” the ink in my Lamy Safari for a week or so, letting evaporation do its thing. Still, the cleaning was surprisingly easy. I was disappointed when I d...