Pelikan - Brilliant Brown - Ink Review

Here we are- Day 24 of Inkmas. This has been a really great challenge for me- forcing myself to be accountable for a consistent activity has really been an important learning experience. 

I’ll have a whole post where I go review this whole exercise in ink-sanity, but for now let’s get to it.

One final fun surprise was today’s ink- my first Pelikan ink, Brilliant Brown

Writing 

This ink goes down a bit on the wet side, and overall provides a smooth writing experience.

I experienced no feathering in my Rhodia notebook and only a little bit in my Field Notes.

I experienced no bleeding through on my Rhodia and some on Field Notes.

This ink is one that “pools” in certain areas of your letters as you write, which I enjoy.

Dry Time

On my Rhodia, this ink was mostly dry at 20 seconds and fully dry at 30 seconds.

Water Test

This ink isn’t water proof or water resistant. 

It’s not advertised to be, but it’s still surprising how all the ink got pulled up off the page with water being introduced.

Color

Brilliant brown is a very apt name for it; it’s a bright, single note brown.

It gets almost orangey-deep reddish in certain lights.

There’s no real shade to this ink, but you can get some range from bright to deep brown. 

I don’t use my pens and inks for art but if you do,  I expect this ink would be a great addition to your color shade arsenal.

Verdict 

What a cool shade of brown. Brown is usually such a sad, boring color but this was a really pleasant surprise.

I don’t think it’s particularly great for “work” type colors (unless you work in a cool office), but it’s a nice, unexpected color and a good writer. 

Thank you all for reading, happy writing, and I’ll see you soon for my wrap up post of my DIY Inkmas advent calendar!