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R&K, they make some amazing inks. Shading galore, great prices, love the bottles, grand colors (they do have room for a warm reddish brown). No one talks about them, no one has a fuss point about them...I am grateful for that but I think they need to be talked about more than they are. Alt Gold-Green is spectacular, Scabiosa and Salix (and the two mixed together). What is yours?


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No one talks about them......

 

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I have a bottle of Kaweco Blue Black that I like quite a bit. It isn't a flashy ink but it has a nice dark purple hue in it that I find very appealing and is also fairly water resistant. That said, I don't really blame people for not talking about Kaweco inks much since they are quite overpriced imo. Visconti inks also don't seem to get a lot of talk -- I am quite fond of both the Green and Sepia.

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I love Rohrer & Klinger inks. Their price / quality and beauty is top.

My favorites, for the moment (because I don't know them all) are: Alt-Gol Gree, Verdigris, Helianthus, Sepia and Alt-Bordeaux.

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I don't know that many underestimated inks - but a lot overestimated ones :-)

 

If asked for underestimated I say "Royal Blues". Most regards them as boring (me too), but they are always well behaving.

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Visconti inks also don't seem to get a lot of talk -- I am quite fond of both the Green and Sepia.

 

And the red is one of the best I've found, rich colour and well-behaved.

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I really like the aforementioned R&K sepia, Salix, Scabiosa, and yes, a mix of Salix and Scabiosa or Salix and blau permanent. But, the real underestimated ink is plain old Lamy Blue which gets nowhere near the respect it deserves on these boards.

Oh, and Platinum Blue black!

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I really like the Franklin Christoph dark denim blue ink. Not much is said about it, but it is a nive darker blue with a little bit of a vintage look.

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I use the Franklin Christoph deep purple all the time. It is identical to J Herbin Poussiere de Lune. Like side by side, same pen, same paper, I can't tell which is which.

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I like Edelstein Topaz and Tanzanite but these inks often get bashed for their price tag and not Iroshizuku like. The inks kinda tame my too smooth nibs for me (give them nibs Asa Gao and the nibs will start to have minds of their owns and run all over the place in the paper). IMO the colors look pleasant for me (stick Tanzanite with a flex nib, you'll see very nice blue-black shading + sheen).

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Green-green shading inks:

R&K Verdura a head in front of MB Irish green, a neck in front of Pelikan Green; a most under estimated ink. My first green ink that sent me on a year's splurge of 11 green/greenish inks.

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Hello Everyone,

 

As far as underestimated inks go, I think that would apply to all of the classic "house" brands, (Sheaffer, Quink, etc.), in general and Waterman inks in particular. The modern boutique brands seem to have stolen the spotlight - many of which are over-rated.

 

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Hello Everyone,

 

As far as underestimated inks go, I think that would apply to all of the classic "house" brands, (Sheaffer, Quink, etc.), in general and Waterman inks in particular. The modern boutique brands seem to have stolen the spotlight - many of which are over-rated.

 

Best regards,

 

Chris

 

I like my Skrip (black and red), Waterman (blue and black) and Cross (made by Pelikan, blue and black) inks.

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Hello Everyone,

 

As far as underestimated inks go, I think that would apply to all of the classic "house" brands, (Sheaffer, Quink, etc.), in general and Waterman inks in particular. The modern boutique brands seem to have stolen the spotlight - many of which are over-rated.

 

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Chris

 

How true. You'll search high and low and not find a better-behaved ink than Sheaffer Blue. And Waterman Purple is wonderful.

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I really, really like L'Artisan Pastellier inks from France. They're not amazing but have some unique colors I enjoy a lot: Inti, Itzamna, Omi Osun, Oconto.

 

Kaweco inks may offer decent quality but their price is outrageus for what you get. Wouldn't recommend them to anyone.

 

R&K inks are as mentioned before stunning and worth the price.

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