Octopus Fluids Inks Set 3

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Let’s take a look at the next set of Octopus Fluids inks: Rot, Brilliant Rot, Burgunder, Orange and Mango. Thanks to Octopus Fluids for sending these inks over for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: Burgunder, Rot, Brilliant Rot, Orange and Mango.

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Ink drops:

None of the inks show sheen.

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Dry Time:

All five inks dried in 10-20 seconds.

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Water Resistance:

All have low to medium water resistance.

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: Low

Other properties: low 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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Burgunder is closest to Diamine Classic Red. Rot is lighter than Classic Red, Brilliant Rot is closest to Monteverde Valentine Red.

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Orange is closest to Diamine Flowers Marigold.

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Mango is closest to Tono & Lims Yakiimo.

Longer Writing:

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I used a Taroko Enigma notebook and a Mabie Todd Swan. All five inks had an average flow.

Overall, out of the five Burgunder is my favorite. Mango and Orange can be hard to read in smaller nib sizes. All five inks do have some feathering on Rhodia and Leuchtturm.

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.