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I'm looking for a good green ink, one that is green, not yellow-green, not blue-green. Green, perhaps a touch on the dark-green side.

 

Any recommendations?

 

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De Atramentis Pine Green, Diamine Green Black (slightly diluted with distilled water), if you are OK with something a bit muted, then Herbin Vert Empire

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Thanks everyone! Some of those I've already been considering.

 

What do folks think about Herbin's Wild Ivy?

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I am really liking Mont Blanc Irish Green.

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Thanks everyone! Some of those I've already been considering.

 

What do folks think about Herbin's Wild Ivy?

I haven't personally used Lierre Sauvage but from the pictures I have seen it reminds me of Diamine Ultra Green which while a true green isn't as dark as I like.

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De Atramentis Pine Green, Diamine Green Black (slightly diluted with distilled water), if you are OK with something a bit muted, then Herbin Vert Empire

 

The De Atramentis Pine Green looks like what I'm after, at least judging by the pic on the Goulet website. Vert Empire looks possible, too...

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I haven't personally used Lierre Sauvage but from the pictures I have seen it reminds me of Diamine Ultra Green which while a true green isn't as dark as I like.

 

So hard to tell from the pics - that's why I'm asking you folks! Yes, Lierre Sauvage might be a bit light...

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I am really liking Mont Blanc Irish Green.

 

I am also really liking Mont Blanc Irish Green, have had absolutely no problems with it in my pens, nice colour, nice shading. Though not exactly on the cheap side.

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The De Atramentis Pine Green looks like what I'm after, at least judging by the pic on the Goulet website. Vert Empire looks possible, too...

It is right in the middle. No blue or green. Performs well too but it is thicker than Diamine and Herbin inks, for example.

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Waterman Harmonious Green. Though photos on the Internet make it look like more of a emerald green, my bottle is a true green.

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It is right in the middle. No blue or green. Performs well too but it is thicker than Diamine and Herbin inks, for example.

 

That might be a good thing for my Parker 45, which tends to burp on the more free-flowing inks. Just another consideration. There sure are a lot of inks out there...

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im shouting out for harmonius green by waterman as well thanks

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im shouting out for harmonius green by waterman as well thanks

 

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That might be a good thing for my Parker 45, which tends to burp on the more free-flowing inks. Just another consideration. There sure are a lot of inks out there...

"no blue or green" <-- brain fart. no blue or *yellow*

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Waterman green. But the color depends on the pen. On some of my pens it seems to have a very slight bluish tint, on others it looks GREEN.

Pelikan green. I will be ordering a bottle of it.

Diamine Sherwood Green. For a darker green.

Diamine Green-Black for an even darker green.

 

Get it down to about 4 or 5 inks, then order samples.

IMHO you NEED to evaluate the samples in YOUR pen. Because even with my pens, I have inks that look so different out of 2 different pens, that you would think they were different inks, yet it is the SAME ink.

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Another vote for Montblanc Irish Green. Or if you want a green on the darker side, check out the new Mb Defoe ink.

Inks: Waterman Serenity Blue, Diamine Blue-black, Diamine Twilight, Lamy Red, Noodler's Black Swan in Australian Roses, Noodler's 54th Massachusetts, Montblanc Irish Green, Lamy Turquoise, Pelikan 4001 Brown

 

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