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Goths. You forgot goths... :ninja:

 

 

For Goths, there is Tanom. Bruise Purple Grey.

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I really enjoy using a good grey ink. Grey can offer a lot of nice shading and is also pretty easy on the eyes if your taking notes. It's certainly not the most interesting color in the world but I think it has its place.

 

I admit that black is rather boring but I still find plenty of uses for it especially since my black ink of choice is waterproof. It comes in handy when addressing envelopes or writing a more serious letter.

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There is a spectrum of black inks. R&K Leipziger Schwarz has green undertones. Pelikan Black is slightly brownish and has a red sheen. And then there's Take-sumi, like charcoal with shading. Loads of others. De Atramentis has a series of black inks.

 

Aurora black and other blacker than black inks, what's the point? That's what India ink is for.

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I use color-coding in my notes at work (well, more of a hue coding), black/blue-black/dark green/etc are used for most of my notes. Light colors/reds are used for items of high importance and unusual conditions. Mid range inks are used for annotating things that I might want to note, but need not be flagged as "LOOK AT ME NOW!".

As a result of my system (and it is purely for me), I have gravitated back to using black inks for daily use.

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OOoo yes - El Lawrence seconded! It truly is like draining the oil out of an old Brit single. Some inks almost have a flavour to them; that's very definitely one.

But practically, using black and grey inks, or the grey from using a waterbrush on black ink, is not distracting for sketches.

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I use Noodler's 54th. Almost black, almost blue, but not quite either. It's also fade proof, waterproof, and almost anything else proof.

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Only you can determine what you need, but I am not meaning to sound smart ass about it. I change inks as mood changes or as topics of my writing changes. I am exploring samples of grey inks and some I like and some I don't. I don't use a lot of black ink but I keep a pen inked anyway. My thoughts about ink colors are since the small samples are so inexpensive I can keep more options available without committing to a bottle of ink and getting stuck with a color that is not pleasing to me.

 

Mixing and stuff like that I enjoy it just to mess around with. Some may not want to "play" with the inks in that way.

 

Have fun.

 

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I like black as my base ink, but of the 22 pens I have inked only 3 are black. (2 are samples as I'm looking for a 2nd black ink...maybe...) The are good for filling out forms, and I have always liked a good black.

 

But you could use a dark grey or blue if you want a more "normal" ink for official stuff. I think in most cases they are acceptable colors also.

 

Still, colored inks are fun, IMO. Like bone215, most of the ink I own is sample ink, and I love to play with colors.

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When I write my todo list or just want to sketch something on paper, I always prefer black ink. It's easy, low-maintenance and it looks good everywhere. Also when I'm taking notes on squared paper I use black (especially when the squared pattern has a strong color) because then black is the most conveniently legible.

 

That being said, if you dislike black ink, just don't use it! :)

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Black (and indeed blue-black and blue) ink is a treat for me - it means I'm not working! I use a technicolour smorgasbord of inks for marking students' work (currently loving Diamine Orange - it explodes off the page), so the more traditional colours get used for letters, forms, to-do lists (I love a good to-do list) and whatnot. I'm really enjoying Diamine Quartz Black - it's more of a very dark grey really, but is gloriously wet and shady in my Cross Apogee.

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Black ink is my favorite, and Noodler's Black is my favorite black ink.

 

I also enjoy a couple of gray inks, currently Faber Castell Stone Grey (it's a beauty!) and Maruzen Hatobanezu (contains a tinge of blue).

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sounds intriguing (scampering off to google......)

 

Maruzen Hatobanezu (contains a tinge of blue).

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NEED ? :rolleyes:

 

Have I been missing the point here ?

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NEED ? :rolleyes:

 

Have I been missing the point here ?

 

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I never let NEED interfere in my inky choices. :)

 

Oh wait, yes, I NEED that.....

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

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I use black very seldom, but it is useful for mixing

 

Grey - I don't use at all, and would never buy it.

 

Heck, is there a NEED for any one particular color?

 

But is there a need for black or gray? There is if that's what you like to use.

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Heck, is there a NEED for any one particular color?

 

Yes, let's say a passport renewal form requiring to use "black ink in print".

 

That's when gel pens come in very handy. I'm not gonna keep a FP idle and inked for years just to have it ready when that form is needed.

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It's so cool that every post in this thread, so far, has used black text colour. :thumbup:

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My favorite ink is Noodler's Zhivago, which many consider as being black, but isn't!

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