on saleDe Atramentis Document Ink Sepia Brown - Ink Sample

An attractive, clear shade of brown to distinguish your signature, this is also an absolutely dependable waterproof ink. And document your write or sign, any envelope you address and send out into the rain, sleet, or snow will remain clear and distinct, no matter what it goes through (a claim worth making amid some inks that are more water resistant than water-proof ).

This is a rich cool brown, neither brassy nor rusty, with good flow and excellent water resistance. I am delighted with it.

The ink sample was more than enough to decide if I liked it, and easy to load into my converter. The color is remarkably, given the digital transmission of colors, true to the display. It flows well and is truly water resistant. I'm using it while writing my lab notes.

On first blush this is a very well behaved, well flowing ink with a beautiful chocolate-milk-brown colour that I enjoyed, it sloshed around in my demonstrator pen normally. The probably came when I had to clean it. There is a waxiness to the ink when it dries, it coats my nib and gets into the curlicue designs and doesn't get out. Cleaning it is quite a process since it is waterproof. I hadn't cleaned it enough and the next ink I used the pen with had congealed waxy residue in the barrel (visible only because it was a demonstrator). Wouldn't use it again unless I had a DEDICATED pen for my De Atramentis Document ink.

Sample done on Leuchtturm1917 paper. The actual color is much lighter than the swatch, leaning toward tan. I was expecting closer to the dark, gray/brown sepia of cuttlefish ink. Despite not liking the color too much, the performance is consistent and reliable across multiple papers and it flows very well. This has gotten me curious about the other colors in the Document line!