I Need A Dark Red With Lots Of Shading.

[tarheel1]

I am looking for a dark red with shading that looks almost black. If you guys and gals can help find an ink that fits this bill I would greatly appreciate it. The nicer the bottle the better.

[Fabienne]

Noodler's English Swan in Black Roses does it for me.

[tarheel1]

Black swan in English roses right?

[lapis]

Neat!

[WaskiSquirrel]

I like the Black Swan in English Rose.

 

I would also recommend Noodler's Red-Black. It is very dark and easily mistaken for black if you just glance at writing.

 

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[lgsoltek]

I used Private Reserve's Fiesta Red before, I think it's pretty dark red. Although after a year, it seems to me the ink in the bottle gets even darker...

[Runnin_Ute]

Levenger Pomegranate is pretty dark. Doesn't go to the black side though.

[ac12]

I would try Noodler's Red-Black out of a wet pen.

Yeah the Noodler's bottle isn't fancy, but you could get a nice empty bottle from Goulet Pens and put the Noodler's ink into that.

 

I found that you need to match the pen and ink to get shading.

Sheaffer turquoise out of my Parker 45 with a M nib has ZERO shading, but does shade nicely out of my Esterbrook with a M nib.

Similarly, my Lamy joy did not shade the ink until I adjusted the nib to increase the ink flow.

 

If you are up for mixing ink, you can try a mix of Sheaffer red and black inks. Start at 1:1 (red:black) and increase the black until you get the base color as dark as you want it. I'm currently at 1:3 and likely going higher to get a REAL DARK RED.

Note that the pen makes a big difference in how dark the red is at any given mix ratio. With my Lamy joy, I did not get shading at the 1:1.5 mix, until I adjusted the nib to give me more ink flow.

[tarheel1]

Do not care for the red black. Got a sample and just not what I am looking for.

[VelvetSky]

What was wrong with the red black - too dark? Pink tones? Lack of shading?

 

I love Diamine oxblood, but it may not be dark enough and doesn't really have shading. Syrah is also nice - lots more pink tones to it.

[strictlyobiter]

I like Diamine Matador with a hint of Onyx Black. Seriously just a hint. Gives a nice red black.

[Algester]

your own blood?... WAIT WHO AM I KIDDING

[damonism]

I'm currently using a Lamy Logo F (which writes more M) inked with Nooder's Red Black, and even on good Rhondia (white) paper, it looks kind of brownish to me. I don't love it, and it's certainly not a dark read which almost looks black. I don't have any other good suggestions for the OP, but I'm watching with interest. However I do think Noodler's missed the opportunity to call it Red Back instead!

[Algester]

Diamine Burgundy Rose, Oxblood and red dragoon but these are more like Maroons that dark red... there's also Crimson, J.Herbin Rouge Hematite?

Diamine Mozart, J.Herbin Terre de Feu

Edited July 27, 2014 by Algester

[I.M.]

Maybe you might like Montblanc's Alfred Hitchcock. The only problem is it might not be easy to find since it's one of their limited edition inks.

[AllenG]

Noodler's Widow Maker. It shades from coke can red to blood red--almost black.

[senzen]

I don't know if it's dark enough but J Herbin Rouge Hematite sure has a lot of shading.

 

 

[amberleadavis]

Any of these three.

 

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