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I love Namiki/Pilot blue. It is a nice water resistant blue, but it does look a bit dull. So after a little experimenting I came up with this mixture of 2 parts Namiki/Pilot blue and 1 part Waterman South Sea Blue (now "Inspired blue") and named it: Seapilot blue.

 

This is a very bright blue that shows no shading. However it is very water resistant exhibits low feathering and no bleedthrough on cheap paper. An extra bonus: it dries almost instantly so it should be a good blue for lefties!

 

Sorry for the poor picture. The color is a bit more intense in real life.

 

Edit: Oops! I thought I was posting this on the "Ink Recipe" forum. Could one of the moderators please move this post? :embarrassed_smile:

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Looks good, will have to try this. It looks a bit like the "sky blue" that a member was searching for recently.

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I too think my Namiki blue ink is very dull in color and wouldnt mind brightening it up? How does this compare to the unmixed blue? It is hard to tell without a side by side comparison.

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I too think my Namiki blue ink is very dull in color and wouldnt mind brightening it up? How does this compare to the unmixed blue? It is hard to tell without a side by side comparison.

 

I'll try to post a side by side comparison tomorrow. But the crappy iPhone photo really doesn't convey what a bright blue this is. Now I only have to:

 

1. Learn to post in the proper forum. :embarrassed_smile:

2. Buy a scanner.

3. Remember to always include comparisons...

 

Well... I've got to admit it's not too bad for my first try!

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I too think my Namiki blue ink is very dull in color and wouldnt mind brightening it up? How does this compare to the unmixed blue? It is hard to tell without a side by side comparison.

 

I'll try to post a side by side comparison tomorrow. But the crappy iPhone photo really doesn't convey what a bright blue this is. Now I only have to:

 

1. Learn to post in the proper forum. :embarrassed_smile:

2. Buy a scanner.

3. Remember to always include comparisons...

 

Well... I've got to admit it's not too bad for my first try!

Not too bad at all for a first try! :thumbup:

 

In fact, you've inspired me to go make up a sample of this mix as soon as I send this to say, " Thanks!"

 

I use both of these inks and it never occurred to me to try them together to get something brighter. :headsmack:

 

Thanks very much for the suggestion!

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I too think my Namiki blue ink is very dull in color and wouldnt mind brightening it up? How does this compare to the unmixed blue? It is hard to tell without a side by side comparison.

 

I'll try to post a side by side comparison tomorrow. But the crappy iPhone photo really doesn't convey what a bright blue this is. Now I only have to:

 

1. Learn to post in the proper forum. :embarrassed_smile:

2. Buy a scanner.

3. Remember to always include comparisons...

 

Well... I've got to admit it's not too bad for my first try!

Not too bad at all for a first try! :thumbup:

 

In fact, you've inspired me to go make up a sample of this mix as soon as I send this to say, " Thanks!"

 

I use both of these inks and it never occurred to me to try them together to get something brighter. :headsmack:

 

Thanks very much for the suggestion!

 

Thank you for your kind words. Now, as suggested, I'm posting a comparison photo (not scan) between - from left to right - Waterman SSB, Seapilot Blue and Pilot Blue.

 

I believe this photo captures the color a little better than the first one.

 

Finally, if someone with a scanner would like to review this ink it would be awesome. ;)

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Hello there!

 

I stumbled upon this recipe when I was lookin for a mix with Parker Blue, because it looks too purple for my taste. I saw this colour and I had the ingredients at hand, so today I had my baptism of fire in the ink mixing world. I don't know whether I should thank you, or send an army of lawyers and sue you for enabling yet another poor innocent soul in this money consuming and clothing staining vice.

 

Kidding aside, thank you for posting the recipe, carlos.q. This was my first mix, I really liked the result, so it probably won't be the last.

 

Regards.

Enrique

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Hello there!

 

I stumbled upon this recipe when I was lookin for a mix with Parker Blue, because it looks too purple for my taste. I saw this colour and I had the ingredients at hand, so today I had my baptism of fire in the ink mixing world. I don't know whether I should thank you, or send an army of lawyers and sue you for enabling yet another poor innocent soul in this money consuming and clothing staining vice.

 

Kidding aside, thank you for posting the recipe, carlos.q. This was my first mix, I really liked the result, so it probably won't be the last.

 

Regards.

Enrique

Thank you for your kind words. Just make sure you don't send me an army of lawyers! :roflmho:

 

Pilot/namiki blue has been the "base color" for many of my mixes, and I hope to post some other examples and pictures in the next few days. This ink is very well behaved, adds great water resistance and makes the mix very fast drying. What more can you ask for?

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Nice, I would prefer mixing a darker blue with the pilot ink though. Much more formal in my opinion. D

This is indeed possible, as the Pilot/namiki blue has proved to be a very safe ink for mixing. It's just a matter of experimenting until you get the right color. Maybe you can mix it with Florida (Serenity) blue... :eureka:

 

If you search pilot/namiki in FPN you will find an old thread in which a member mixed this ink with Noodler's black to get a very nice blue-black.

 

These are only some examples. Now, let's go do some mixing! :happyberet:

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