Ink Review #2517: Octopus Fluids Write & Draw Green Panda
/Octopus Fluids Green Panda is from the Write & Draw collection. You can find this ink for sale at Vanness Pens.
*For my swab cards I use a Col-o-ring by Skylab Letterpress, a medium Pilot Ishime and a Mabie Todd Swan.
Swabs:
In large swabs on Tomoe River paper the ink turns black where it pooled, but I wouldn’t call it sheen.
Writing samples:
Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.
*For my writing samples I use:
Vintage Mabie Todd Swan (flex nib)
Taroko Enigma notebooks (68gsm TR)
Dry time: 20 seconds
Water resistance: High
Feathering: None
Show through: Medium
Bleeding: None
Other properties: low shading, no sheen, and no shimmer.
On 20 lb copy paper the ink had some feathering and bleeding in the larger nib sizes.
Comparison Swabs:
Green Panda is lighter and brighter than Kobe Spring Green. Click here to see the green inks together.
Longer Writing:
I used a Franklin-Christoph 45 Kelly Green with a broad nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has a slightly wet flow.
Overall, I like the color but it can be too light in the smaller nib sizes. I love the slightly wet flow and high water resistance.
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