Heure Doree – L’Artisan Pastellier Callifolio ink | Wondernaut in the world of stationery wonders

L’Artisan Pastellier is french ink / calligraphy materials producers. They offer two lines of inks suitable for fountain pens: Callifolio (inks made for fountain pens, neutral PH and so on) and Encres Classiques.

L’Artisan Pastellier inks don’t get much love or attention here. I understand this as they’re not easily obtainable. You may buy them directly from the producer’s on-line/stationery boutique.

L’Artisan Pastellier inks cab be bought in nice triangular glass bottles (40 ml), packs alu (60 ml) and small bottles (30 ml). The 36 colors are:

Anahuac
Andrinople
Aurora
Bleu Atlantique
Bleu Azur
Bleu Equinoxe 5
Bleu Equinoxe 6
Bleu Mediterrannee
Bleu Pacifique
Bleu Ultramarine
Baikal
Bonne Esperance
Bordeaux
Bosphore
Botany bay
Bourgogne
Byzance
Cannelle
Cassis
Grenat
Gris de Payne
Havane
Heure Doree
Inca Sol
Inti
Itzamna
Noir
Oconto
Ohlanga
Olifants
Olivastre
Omi Osun
Sepia
Teodora
Violet
Yalumba

Let’s start with a name.

Heure Doree – golden hour in english (sometimes known also as magic hour) – is a period shortly after sunrise or before sunset during which daylight is redder and softer than when the Sun is higher in the sky.

L’Artisan Pastellier’s Heure Doree is subdued ink that in most pens will feel dryish and will lack saturation. The color is nice but to really enjoy it and make a maximum of it’s shading potential, you’ll need so crazily wet flex nib. If you have one this ink may give great results. If, however, you look for everyday ink suitable for most fine/medium nibs this one isn’t for you (unless you do like pale colors).

In terms of behavior – it’s average (no feathering, no bleedthrough, moderate flow, weak lubrication).