Ink Review #2874: Octopus Barock Umbra Brown

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This week we are focusing on Octopus Fluids inks, starting with Barock Umbra Brown from the Barock Series. My sample of ink came from Vanness Pens.

The color:

Barock Umbra is a deep walnut brown.

*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 is much darker than on the Col-o-ring swab.

Writing samples:

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

*For my writing samples I use:

Dry time: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Medium

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low

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

On 20 lb copy paper the ink had some bleeding and feathering in the larger nib sizes.

Comparison Swabs:

Barock Umbra is lighter than KWZ Hunter Green. Click here to see the brown inks together.

Longer Writing:

I used a Montegrappa Copper Mule with a fine nib on a Taroko Enigma notebook. The ink has an average flow. This combo was okay, but not great.

Overall, I could take or leave this ink. It’s okay but I don’t love it. I’m glad I tried it, but I don’t need a full bottle.

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