KWZ Iron Gall Orange. This is an ink that despite the name is an unusual, almost brassy light brown. It is also an ink that is fairly high maintenance, so I would recommend using it in an easy-to-clean pen.
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Ink Review: KWZ Iron Gall Green #2
KWZ Iron Gall Green #2. This is a forest green ink from KWZ that cleans up easily, shades nicely and performs very well on poor paper. It’s very similar to KWZ Iron Gall Green #1, but warmer in color.
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Another Example of Iron Gall Ink, This One Just a Bit Older
Here’s something ink-related I found at the Art Institute of Chicago last week.
It’s a copy drawing from the late 17th Century of a print based on a Van Dyck print. The unknown artist drew this with iron gall ink, more than 300 years ago.
Here’s a closer look, just because I think this part is so well done. Also because it shows that the ink is now brown.
I’m going to admit that my fourth or fifth thought upon looking at this was: I hope KWZ makes an iron gall ink in this color. I think I have ink on the brain.
Ink Review: KWZ Iron Gall Green Gold
Ink Review: KWZ Iron Gall Turquoise
KWZ Iron Gall Turquoise. This is an ink I first saw in a letter from a friend, at which time I thought “wow.” Now, after weeks of using KWZ Iron Gall Turquoise, I still think “wow.” It’s a darker blue-green than many turquoise inks, with lovely shading, and great presence on the page.
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