Octopus Fluids Inks Set 1

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Let’s take a look at Octopus Fluids Schwarz and Ultramarinblau. Thanks to Octopus Fluids for sending these inks over for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: Schwarz and Ultramarinblau.

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Ink drops:

Schwarz doesn’t show as much shading as Ultramarinblau.

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Dry Time:

Both inks dried in 20-30 seconds.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Feathering: Medium

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Medium

Other properties: low to medium shading, no sheen and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was lots of feathering in every nib size as well as some bleeding.

Comparison Swabs:

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Schwarz is closest to Sailor Ink Studio 024.

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Ultramarinblau is closest to Tono & Lims I Feel So Refreshed.

Longer Writing:

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I used a Taroko Enigma notebook. Both inks had an average but watery flow.

Overall, they’re not bad but not fabulous. There’s more feathering and bleeding than I prefer and since the colors are very basic there a lot of better alternatives out there.

Disclaimer: These inks were provided by Octopus Fluids for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links, and is not sponsored in any way.