Wet Blue-Black Recommendations

[strictlyobiter]

Good afternoon everyone, I would love some thoughts on this topic. I have searched but I cannot find a similar thread.

 

I am looking for recommendations of WET blue-black inks. So far I have tried:

 

mixture of Waterman Black and Serenity Blue - nice but the colour fades quickly in my experience

Sailor Jentle Blue Black - way too dry

Sailor Sei Boku - I LOVE this ink but it's even drier than Jentle Blue Black

Noodler's 54th - I find after 2/3 pages it starts to dry out any pen I use

Cult Pens DDB - lovely ink with generally a good flow but after 1/2 a page it starts to become dry in my experience

Pelikan BB (old and new) - way too dry

Rohrer & Klinger Salix - perfect colour but very very dry

 

 

My thoughts for inks that might suit me:

Pelikan Edelstein Tanzanite

J. Herbin Bleu Nuit

Pilot Iroshizuku Shin Kai

 

Any suggestions on wet blue black inks? I use fat nibbed broad,music,stub and italic nibs only which I have had tuned for flow. My writing paper of choice is Clairefontaine wirebound notebooks and QConnect Bank paper reams for work purposes.

[Runnin_Ute]

Diamine blue black, Iron Tsuki You are pretty wet.

[gylyf]

I find Sailor Shigure to be *very* wet. Pilot Blue Black is also fairly wet.

[Aetius]

Diamine Blue-Black is fantastic, and quite wet.

[carlos.q]

I find Sailor Shigure to be *very* wet. Pilot Blue Black is also fairly wet.

+1 on the Pilot Blue Black. On the other hand, Sailor Shigure is a very lubricated and smooth ink but it is not blue-black. It's a very nice and dark purple-black which can be used in formal settings in lieu of a blue-black ink.

[strictlyobiter]

Thanks for the recommendations so far. I will get some Diamine Blue Black and Pilot Blue Black. I'm actually on my second bottle of Shigure! Love the stuff but it's definitely black-purple

[gylyf]

Thanks for the recommendations so far. I will get some Diamine Blue Black and Pilot Blue Black. I'm actually on my second bottle of Shigure! Love the stuff but it's definitely black-purple

 

I find blue-black to be perhaps the most elusive category to define. For example, Sei-boku hardly fits the definition of what I would consider to be a traditional blue-black. Nor does Tsuki-yo or Herbin Bleu Nuit, which also has a violet tinge to it. Fair warning, you probably won't find Pilot Blue Black to really fit the traditional blue-black mould either:

 

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm5/morocons/Ink/692E4043-C48B-4536-A6B4-D454F7AF95E4_zpsnyxhgiud.jpg

 

Still, it's a great ink! And Diamine BB is very nice as well.

Edited April 19, 2015 by gylyf

[strictlyobiter]

Thanks Gylyf for that swab. Much appreciated. I agree with what you say about the nature of blue black inks. I must say I am quite enamoured by the colour of the Pilot blue-black!

[bone215]

The Pilot Namiki blue black seems more blueish, but excellent flow.

The Monteverde blue black seems darker, but excellent flow.

[UDog]

Noodler's Blue-Black is wet, nearly bullet-proof, and has some shading.

[SallyLyn]

As mentioned Noodler's Blue-Black is very nice but I like Noodler's Navy even better. You Can dilute a bit for more interesting color.

[tmenyc]

I'm using an unmeasured mix of Aurora black and Aurora blue now, and like it. It was the remains of a black vial and a blue vial in my shoulder bag; not enough in either to fill a pen, so I combined them. Not a true blue-black, but it's wet and it worked. Next time I'll start with blue and add drops of black until it's right.

 

Tim

[theolu]

Diamine Midnight is quite wet. To me it's more of a dark blue than a true blue - black but if wet is what you want, Midnight won't disappoint.

[The Good Captain]

I'm using an unmeasured mix of Aurora black and Aurora blue now, and like it. It was the remains of a black vial and a blue vial in my shoulder bag; not enough in either to fill a pen, so I combined them. Not a true blue-black, but it's wet and it worked. Next time I'll start with blue and add drops of black until it's right.

 

Tim

I'm using a mix of Aurora Blue:Black at 3:1 and I love the resultant colour. Suits me fine.

[manolo]

I don't find Sailor Sei Boku to be a dry ink...but i support the recommended Tsuki-yo and Diamine.

[aardvarkbark]

Frankly, I'm not clear on the whole 'wet/dry' thing. I tend to attribute it more to the pen than the ink since it seems to me that the same ink behaves differently in different pens.

 

I just today started using the FPN Noodler's Starry Night today. Great blue-black, imo. It's a 'black with a little something extra'. More blue noticeable on my fingers than on the paper.

[decypher]

I maybe in the minority here.... but I've taking a strong liking to Hero 232. Its an iron gall ink, but it makes a fantastic blueblack as far as I'm concerned. It also runs wet in most of the pens I've run it through.

[tmenyc]

I'm using a mix of Aurora Blue:Black at 3:1 and I love the resultant colour. Suits me fine.

Thanks, Cap'n! That'll save me some experimenting the next time!

 

Tim

[The Good Captain]

Thanks, Cap'n! That'll save me some experimenting the next time!

 

Tim

No problem. I started with 2:1 then added a bit more blue each time so my resultant TWSBI bottle is near 3:1. BUT an original test using just drops, came out with the 3:1 being optimum - for me, of course!

[xwingrox]

Shinkai is awesome and as wet as you need it