Octopus Fluids Inks Set 4

Let’s take a look at the next set of Octopus Fluids inks: Moosgrun, Tiefgrun, Lindgrun, Fruhlingsgrun and Karibik. Thanks to Octopus Fluids for sending these inks over for review!

Swabs:

Left to right: Moosgrun, Tiefgrun, Lindgrun, Fruhlingsgrun and Karibik.

Ink drops:

Moosgrun and Tiefgrun both have a little bit of red sheen.

Dry Time:

All five inks dried in 5-10 seconds.

Water Resistance:

All have 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: Medium

Other properties: low-medium shading, no sheen except Moosgrun and Tiefgrun 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:

Moosgrun is closest to Diamine Sherwood Green.

Tiefgrun is closest to Ink Institute Songshan-xindian Line.

Lindgrun is closest to Pilot Iroshizuku Chiku-rin.

Fruhlingsgrun is a little bit lighter than Diamine Apple Glory.

Karibik is closest to Robert Oster Aqua.

Longer Writing:

I used a Taroko Enigma notebook. The first three inks had an average flow, the last two had a dry flow.

Overall, out of the five Karibik is my favorite color but I do wish the flow was a bit wetter. All five have a bit too much feathering and bleeding for me.

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.