Jacques Herbin 13036T - 30ml Bottle of Ink for Fountain Pens and Rollerball Pens - Vert Olive

If you like to have a lot of different colours, full size bottles can be a little too much ink. Cartridges are one option, but these smaller sized bottles are also a great choice, and the pricing means these are excellent value.The colour is beautiful - it's got a faded character with variation when you write that makes it easy on the eyes, stands out, and still looks professional. It's simply one of my favourite colours to use.I've used it in a number of pens now, from my Jinhao EF to a vintage Mont Blanc with a broad nib, and this is definitely one where I like going a little broader to enjoy the colour, although the ink works well in different sizes and has excellent flow. It is a slightly wet ink and it's not very waterproof, so you need to be a little careful, but it's a great ink and one of my favourites. It can be used in a number of different ways, from formal office settings to personal use because it's a very versatile shade.

Great colour

Lovely colour and beautiful to write with. Small bottle, but no matter. Perfect for the task in hand.

A nice all-purpose fountain pen ink that appears to behave well in most fountain pens, but can feel a little 'dry' with the finer nibs, as seems common with many green inks. Drying time is about average. No sheen or shimmer but can have some shading depending on the nib used.I'd call the colour a medium green tending towards colours like Diamine Woodland Green but deeper than Kelly Green. There are brighter greens so it doesn't feel too gaudy but can be a nice colour for individualism.I have found that the thinner Chinese nibs do not always like the ink and may skip a little, but the addition of one really tiny drop of diluted washing up liquid in the converter can help the ink flow better - your experience may vary.Herbin inks are generally good quality with a nice colour range and even have shimmering inks if you're into those

A beautiful, well-behaved ink.

I love the color and I love the quality. No complaints.

A truly unusual colour that you will not find among the major brands.Due to its lighter tone, its appearance on paper when using a fine nib may be such to render it difficult to read. It will probably perform best with a brilliant white paper or one with an ivory or beige colouration with which it will contrast, although no such coloured papers were available at the time of review. It tends to need a long-ish drying time, at least 30-45 seconds as it it will otherwise easily smudge, although that may depend upon weather or room temperature. The ink can shade within a stroke and become darker towards the bottom. However the ink is expensive, and considerably higher in price than the quantity justifies. It needs be noted that the ink uses natural dyes rather than synthetics and is often considered 'thin' or transparent on several specialist sites.From a practical viewpoint, the bottles are small and with a neck that is unfriendly to the bulkier pens. One could only fill to about 25% which is unacceptable. Also the bottles appear to be designed with dip and artists' nib pens in mind as a pen rest best suited to their size is moulded into the top of each bottle, too small for other than a few fountain pens. Even if a fountain pen is narrow enough to be dipped into the bottle, it will probably fail to fill after a small number of uses as the bottle is ill-designed for the purpose. The ink is easily washable which may be a good thing should you get some on fingers or clothing but it is equally transient on paper and a hint of moisture or steam will see it fade into nothingness. It has also been noted on several specialist fountain pen sites that Herbin inks have a tendency to clog many brands of pen from the minimally expensive upwards and including several Mont Blanc models (a brand not normally known to clog, ever), in which event the pen will need to be re-filled several times in lukewarm water to dissolve its residues.In view of the practical limitations in its use, this ink cannot be recommended and those purchased are to be returned.

The ink is good quality and produces a nice orangey colour on white