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Ok, folks, I need a really popping Turquoise ink - something with shading, and almost iridescent.

 

 

I have used Noodler Navajo Turquoise and PR Naples Blue - great saturation, but no shading. I've used Visconti, Waterman and Quink - good shading, but no pop.

 

 

Lamy, Rohrer & Klingner and Diamine pop, but are kind of light.

 

 

So I want decent saturation, shading and pop, and not too swimming pool blue... I want something really Peacocky... Suggestions??? Thanks!

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Pelikan 4001 Turquoise, IMO, fits the bill. Looking forward to what others suggest.

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Iro's Ku-jaku is a peacock! It's a lovely ink. I know there is a great favour given to Kon-peki, but it's a tiny shade dark for a true turquoise (to my mind at least). Ama-iro is a stunning ink if you really like light blues, but not sure it hits the turquoise range head on.

 

Pelikan Turquoise is a really nice colour and it gets noticed, but I find it a tiny bit flat. I don't get an awful lot of shading out of it, but that might be more a combination of pen and paper.

 

Diamine turquoise is fine, but hard to get very excited over.

 

The one that would come out top for me personally would be Noodler's Navajo. It is such a good colour and shades wonderfully.

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Hi,

 

Being a huge fan of Sheaffer Skrip Turquoise for years on end, I realised that when I want to up my game Pelikan Edelstein Topaz was just the thing.

 

To get the 'snap' from Turquoise it cannot lean too far to the Blue, instead it should have a Cyan aspect. Getting the Value (light - dark) is also important, as is the paper base tint to establish simultaneous contrast of Hue and Value. (Ms Fussy at the helm.)

 

Another contender might be Visconti Tuquoise, which I intend to explore at bit more, but that's a bit far down my bottomless To Do List.

 

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I have Skrip turquoise, and while I can't promise it does everything you want, but it's the best markup color I have (my only other real contender is Visconti Sepia, which is about the color of pumpkin pie filling; I also have 8% Blackstone Cashmere Red, but it's pretty dark).

 

edit: though I've never used it, I think Iro Ku-Jaku (which translates as Peacock) could also fit your bill.

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KWZI IG Turquoise. Or, if you can track it down, FPN member Pharmacist's Turkish Night (which is also an iron gall ink).

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Hi,

 

Being a huge fan of Sheaffer Skrip Turquoise for years on end, I realised that when I want to up my game Pelikan Edelstein Topaz was just the thing.

 

To get the 'snap' from Turquoise it cannot lean too far to the Blue, instead it should have a Cyan aspect. Getting the Value (light - dark) is also important, as is the paper base tint to establish simultaneous contrast of Hue and Value. (Ms Fussy at the helm.)

 

Another contender might be Visconti Tuquoise, which I intend to explore at bit more, but that's a bit far down my bottomless To Do List.

 

Bye,

S1

I can send you a sample of VT if you are interested. It would be a small kindness after the knowledge I have gleaned from your ink reviews.

 

I tried a PM but your inbox appears to be full.

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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 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Or...

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/2014-Inklings/2014-Ink_2120.jpg

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 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I can send you a sample of VT if you are interested. It would be a small kindness after the knowledge I have gleaned from your ink reviews.

 

I tried a PM but your inbox appears to be full.

 

Hi,

 

Many thanks for your kind offer, but I do have a bottle of VT. I did a quick 'welcoming' set of samples, which encouraged me to take a closer look as time and tides permit.

 

I'm glad that you find my wee IRs to be of some use - not just a means to alleviate symptoms associated with insomnia. ;)

 

Bye,

S1

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Sheaffer Skrip Peacock Blue

Montblanc Honore de Balzac or Ink of Friendship if you can find any

PI Ku-jaku

J.Herbin Bleu Pervenche

Waterman South Seas Blue (now Inspired Blue)

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Akkerman #11 Treves Turquoise is another very good looking color in the shade you are looking for.

http://penpaperinkletter.com/fountain-pen-ink-review-akkerman-11-treves-turquoise/

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Sheaffer Turquoise.

But it has to be out of the right pen, with enough ink flow.

It will shade out of my wet Esterbrook, but will NOT shade out of my dryer Parker 45.

Note that when it shades, the dark shade is ... well dark. And to me, dark inks do not "pop."

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