Like many of the inks I’ve purchased over the last six months, this is one was inspired by spending a Sunday morning, watching Olive Octopus. Lisa stream is basically her swatching various inks and discussing their properties of she is painting with inks in an ink swatch coloring book . During one of those streams, Lisa mentioned this ink and described some of its interesting characteristics, which immediately caught my attention. While traveling to Florida, December 2025, I made a special stop at the Gentlemens Stationer along the way. Lisa was kind enough to meet with me during my visit and although I had only a short time there, I still managed to leave with a bottle of Teranishi Gentle Green. Teranishi Gentle Green is an enigma. I had no inkling that this ink would be such a catalyst in how I look at and use ink. The Teranishi Chemical industry company has been around for sometime. Established in 1916 in Osaka, Japan. They created fountain pin, inks and crayons. The i...