on saleNoodler's Polar Brown - Ink Sample

Let's start with the positives: it's definitely waterproof. After letting the ink dry and waiting for 10 minutes to test it, it holds up really well when brushed with water and doing a water droplet test for 30 seconds. You won't be getting any ink lifted up when the brush runs though it. It also dries pretty fast, ranging between 5-10 seconds depending on your nib. I tested it with an iroshizuku dip pen (medium) and still dried in 5 seconds.On the negative side, attempting to write with this ink has been less ideal. I paired it with a Pilot Kakuno (F) and it it feathers on a Muji planner and a midori MD paper. It holds up alright on a hobonichi if it weren't for the spread. I find this to be an issue with a lot of the Noodler's inks. I write small and use fine and extra fine nibs a lot so it's important for me to keep those strokes thin. Unfortunately this turns my kakuno fine nib into a medium and sometimes broad depending on the paper. I think I'll be using what's left of the sample for linework in my watercolors but I don't think I'll be using it for writing.

I usually use colored inks for art work, and black inks for writing and drawing. Polar Brown was very good.

Like the color with different pens

I've been searching for the perfect brown drawing ink. Polar brown feathered so badly on Strathmore 400 paper with my flex pen that I didn't bother testing it further. It was also thinner/lighter in color than I expected. So far Noodler Brown and Brown #41 are my top picks.

This ink can feather and bleed quite badly sometimes. Fine nibs end up leaving medium lines on most paper. However, this is still a very nice solid brown. The shading is decent, and it kind of reminds me of very rich chocolate milk.