Jacques Herbin Cornaline d’Egypt
- Colour: Orange with silver shimmer.
- Special Attributes:
- Shade: Definitely.
- Sheen: No.
- Shimmer: Silver shimmer.
- Watercolour Usage: It works very well with water. I was able to get many interesting effects from making a wash to those hydrophobic splotches. It will remove hard lines.
- Harkens to Mind: Campfire under twilight; venus rising at sunset, carnelian (good job).
- Similar to: Diamine Autumn Oak is less brown than this (and sans shimmer).
- Expense: ~$30/50ml as of 2022.
- Example: The title simply says “Femme égyptienne.”
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Verdict
I have a big bottle of this and keep it inked up in a Cross Wanderlust pen (the Antelope Canyon version) at all times. Gold is my favourite type of shimmer but this just works so well with silver. I haven’t met an Herbin ink that I don’t like.
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