Black Vs. Blue

[JimCouch]

There is simple answer to this conundrum - get a good blue-black ink.

[inkstainedruth]

I think you should consider a nice blue-black ink - the best of both worlds! (Of course, I'd probably see it as white and gold...)

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Pravda]

I also will recommend a nice blue-black.

 

But if you want strictly a black or blue answer, I say black.

[thatotherguy1]

I third the recommendation to get a generous handful of samples from Goulet. Each 2 ml sample gives you enough ink for more than one fill in your converter and they're only a couple of bucks each. When you find a blue you LOVE you can always buy a bottle or six or whatever you'd like.

I also second the ink journal recommendation. By looking at my ink journal I'm able to see what I tend to like in inks and form opinions on that.

 

Blue-blacks are nice, but to be honest nothing yet has trumped Noodler's Liberty's Elysium (which is VERY blue) as my favorite ink. Your mileage will most likely vary

 

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Edited March 5, 2015 by thatotherguy1

[TheRealScubaSteve]

Get Black for sure

 

 

Get Blue for Sure

 

If you mixed the two would it be authentic blue-black?

[ScienceChick]

What about hot pink? Or magenta?

[Charles Rice]

What about hot pink?

 

Now why didn't I think of that???

[Goldenfiredrake]

Thanks for all the replies! I have chosen the Diamine 150th Aniversary Blue Velvet and now i'm just waiting for it t get back in stock on gouletpens.com

 

Hot pink is a fabulous idea but I'm thinking it is a little more informal but I'll look into it!

[cattar]

Got a red platinim preppy and the ink is a deep pink. Resdable, but not red.

I encourage people to try it, and they like writung with it, but nobody wants to take it home.

Seems to be a good color fot a backup pen,

[Jeff_H]

The Diamine 150th Regency Blue is a fantastic Navy blue. Great for business and for anything else. The blue velvet is great too. Just a lighter, brighter shade of blue. I'm sure you'll love it. Diamine makes some of my favorite inks.

[bizhe]

You need one pen for each color.

[mislav]

My favorite is blue, but that is just my opinion...

[ailevin]

 

 

 

If you mixed the two would it be authentic blue-black?

 

Namiki (Pilot) Blue is a great all around ink (price, flow, dry time, ease of cleaning off pens and hands, water fastness on paper), and Pilot Black is almost as good (a little slower drying). I don't know about authenticity, but I've have been pleased with my own experiments to get just the right blue-black by mixing them.

 

As in most things, there are a bunch of trade-offs depending on just what you want in an ink. I did a bunch of sampling, found a number of inks that I liked, and have bought too many bottles. Yet I find myself using a lot of Namiki Blue largely as blue-black. I tend to use fine to extra-fine nibs quite a bit, and my go to blue-black is 80% blue and 20% black. However in the finest point pens I get the best contrast with black or blue-blacks that have more black than that.

[ac12]

Ailevin hit on a point.

As the nib gets smaller, the eye sees more paper than ink, so what was a nice ink in a M nib, becomes a washed out faded color in a XF nib. None of my medium blues work in my XF nib pens, the blue ink lines look washed out and faded.

 

I have not tried the dark blue, I just put the pens away, with the intention of going with BLACK the next time.

[prf5]

I agree with ac12 and ailevin. Aurora is the only blue I have found that works well with an EF or a Japanese fine, although other blue-black or blue-indigo inks may be suitable.

[cattar]

I like the sailor sei boku with a japanese fine nib.

I haven't tried aurora, yet.

[Lou Erickson]

I just tried Aurora for the first time tonight, and it's a very dark blue. Not a blue-black, just dark blue. I'm writing with a vintage Aurora 88, which is fine point but semi-flex, and it lays down a very dark fine line. Might be a little lighter in a less wet pen.

 

Seems like a lovely ink. Fits this pen well, which doesn't surprise me. In fact, it makes me happy, as I forgot how much I like this pen.