Octopus Fluids Karibik is a vibrant teal ink from Germany, known for its brilliant color, smooth flow despite a drier character, and beautiful low-medium shading with quick drying on paper. It performs best on fountain pen-friendly papers but may show feathering on copy paper. Ideal for writers seeking a turquoise shade with reliable performance in everyday use.
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Octopus Fluids Inks Set 4 - Mountain of Ink
Review of Octopus Fluids inks including Karibik, with swabs, writing samples on Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm papers, noting medium feathering, show-through, and bleeding. Karibik is the reviewer's favorite color but wished for wetter flow; compares to Robert Oster Aqua.
Octopus Fluids - Inky Thoughts - The Fountain Pen Network
Forum discussion on Octopus Fluids inks, with users mentioning Karibik among favorites like Burgunder and Tiefgrun, describing them as decent inks. Includes user-posted images of ink swatches and writing samples.
Octopus Fluids Purpur Ink Review - The Pen Addict
Detailed review of Octopus Fluids Purpur ink highlighting smooth flow, no feathering or bleeding, slight shading, reddish sheen in pools, but slow dry time of 20-40 seconds. Praises the medium purple hue despite dry time concerns.
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