Boring Blue

[andreasn]

Am i the only one here that thinks blue inks are boring, even more boring than black.

 

It seems as if everyone uses blue inks, especially ball point users. So now I've come to a point where I find every blue ink boring.

 

Do you think blue ink is boring?

[wetnoodlepens]

Blue doesn't have to be boring.

 

Case in point:

Iroshizuku Ku-Jaku, Ama-Iro, Sailor Jentle Blue, Diamine Majestic Blue.

[jmccarty3]

No, I don't find blue inks boring. There are some inks from every color group that are less interesting than others, but I don't find any color groups that fail to contain some interesting inks. Perhaps that's why I have way too much ink.

[sandy101]

I take your point. The only inks I used at school were blue and black - and when I came back to fountain pens I found that there was a large variety of colours and was determined to avoid blue and black.

 

However, blue turned out to be a practical colour as I have relatives with poor eyesight - so I wasn't too sure how they'd be able to read purples, greens and violets - so I sought out a couple of blues. Diamine Sapphire Blue is excitingly saturated, and Pelikan's Royal Blue looks like the everyday boredom you are talking about.

 

I agree - generally, blue is not the most exciting colour, but there are a lot of blue inks out there and some have the capacity to be quite entertaining.

[Flounder]

Blue! Like the rolling swells of the bitter oceans.

Blue! The vast empty skies the birds call home.

Blue! The startled eyes of a newborn innocent.

 

BOOOOORRRINNNGGGGG

 

lol I like blue. But easy on the purplish undertones please.

Edited October 19, 2014 by Flounder

[SujiCorp12345]

Absolutely not!!! I adore blue inks. Not a fan of the bluish-purples though. I think more than half my ink collection is some sort of blue ink.

[mirosc]

Don't worry - that a natural step in your development. It'll pass.

I can tell about it :-)

[65North]

I don't think any color is boring per se - it depends on the context: for example, the purpose of the writing, the color and finish of the paper, how frequently you have been using the ink up to this point, and so forth. For me, it particularly depends on two things: the characteristics of the nib I'm using and the degree of saturation in the ink. Together, these two things produce line variation and shading, and that's what I think makes the writing visually interesting. So a rather drab ink, such as Pelikan 4001 Blue-Black, or a pale ink such as Herbin Bleu Nuit, can produce interesting textural and shading effects if used with a flexible or italic nib. That's what keeps me from being bored, even if the color in itself is somewhat blah if seen in a swab.

[Joe in Seattle]

I used to. For a long time, at work, I used Parker penman emerald green. In later years I have used reds, Brown's, other greens, and black. However, blue, in all its permutations does allow A vast field for experimentation.

[senzen]

When I thought the only ink that existed was blue Quink, sure it was boring; but my current crop of blues is anything but boring: Ajisai, Myosotis, Asa Gao, Tusyu Kusa, Kon Peki, Ama Iro. The last two are particularly wild.

[saskia_madding]

Some blues are boring, just like some greens and purples and whatevers are boring. The trick with me is the same - high shading, lots of colour differentiation between the shaded areas, and sheen! Then I'll take pretty much ANY colour.

 

Does this seriously look boring to you?

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Sailor/Ishida%20Bungu/DSC00103_zps8ec1df09.jpg

 

 

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Sailor/Ishida%20Bungu/DSC00104_zps97221010.jpg

 

 

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Sailor/Maruzen/DSC00118_zps698cfcf7.jpg

 

 

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/Ink%20reviews/Sailor/Maruzen/DSC00116_zps7a2a48f8.jpg

 

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/FPN%20comparison%20shots/DSC00017.jpg

 

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/FPN%20comparison%20shots/DSC00026.jpg

[SujiCorp12345]

Some blues are boring, just like some greens and purples and whatevers are boring. The trick with me is the same - high shading, lots of colour differentiation between the shaded areas, and sheen! Then I'll take pretty much ANY colour.

 

Does this seriously look boring to you?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/FPN%20comparison%20shots/DSC00017.jpg

 

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/FPN%20comparison%20shots/DSC00026.jpg

That's gorgeous! Would I be correct in guessing that the ink is Yama-dori?

[Hallel]

Like another poster has said, about half of my ink collection is some type of blue. It's easily the colour with the most variation through all the different brands. I find myself reaching for it whenever I have to sit down and do some serious writing. It's a cheerful colour and can be very versatile.

 

The colour that I find the most boring is black. It's either not saturated enough (grey) or doing its job ( absorbing all light). So - meh.

[pen tom]

I really like blue inks, especially the nice shadings as appear above in prior posts. Probably the only color that I find boring is black

[Tom Traubert]

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/FPN%20comparison%20shots/DSC00026.jpg

What on Earth is that? It's amazing!

[cellmatrix]

 

http://i997.photobucket.com/albums/af97/Saskia_Madding/FPN%20comparison%20shots/DSC00026.jpg

 

Maruzen athena eternal blue is definitely not boring

Edited October 19, 2014 by cellmatrix

[cellmatrix]

parker penman sapphire is definitely not boring either

[carlos.q]

I don't find blue ink boring.

I don't find black ink boring.

I don't find blue-black ink boring.

I, on the other hand, can be boring.

[Flounder]

I like a nice bright summery blue ink.  I've never been enthused by black. Black. BLACK!

 

[saskia_madding]

The pictures are in sets of two. The first two are Ishida Bungu Hakodate Twilight, the next two are Maruen Eternal Blue, and the last two ("Thinking of you") are the pictures that apparently made everyone on FPN go into a feeding frenzy when Sailor Yama-dori was rereleased.