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Abraxas

Writing and Drawing Ink - French Grey

Blacks & greys#252424

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Specs

Color familyBlacks & greys
Approx. hex#252424
SheenNot typically noted
BrandAbraxas

Paper & pairing

As a near-neutral tone, it reads as professional and safe for anything from journaling to signatures. This ink will behave predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Cheap, highly absorbent paper (standard copier paper) will dull any ink's saturation and can cause feathering or bleed-through with wetter nibs.

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About Abraxas

Abraxas is a Swiss artisan manufacturer whose ink kitchen produces more than 200 different writing and calligraphy inks stirred and mixed by hand from its own recipes. The range includes oak gall inks, saffron and carmine inks, vegetable inks, perfumed inks, secret inks and metallic gold and silver inks, all made from natural, non-toxic raw materials. Its inks have been carried by specialty pen retailers such as Laywine's in Canada.

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Storing and using the bottle

Bottled fountain pen ink has an effectively long shelf life when kept capped and out of direct sunlight: most inks remain usable for years. The main risk isn't the ink spoiling, it's a pen sitting inked and unused for weeks: that's what causes clogs, not the ink's age.

Frequently asked questions

What color family is Writing and Drawing Ink - French Grey?
Writing and Drawing Ink - French Grey falls into Inktend's blacks & greys family based on its typical swatch color.
Does Writing and Drawing Ink - French Grey have sheen?
Writing and Drawing Ink - French Grey is not typically noted for sheen. If you want that effect, browse similarly colored inks tagged with sheen in the ink library.
How should I store a bottle of Writing and Drawing Ink - French Grey?
Years, easily, as long as it stays capped and out of direct sunlight. The thing that actually shortens an ink's usable life is sitting unused inside a pen, not sitting on a shelf.
What paper works best with Writing and Drawing Ink - French Grey?
It behaves predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Stick to something reasonably absorbent-resistant, since cheap copier paper dulls saturation and can feather.

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Color shown is a close digital approximation of a typical swatch, not a calibrated color match.