Noodler's Polar Brown - Ink Sample

The experience was good but it was a bit lighter than I expected.

Won't be using it for writing

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.

Noodler's Polar Brown Ink

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