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MikeW, on Feb 12 2006, 01:39 PM, said:

Mixing Mont Blanc and Waterman?

The current issue of Stylus includes an article about a gentlemen that has an incredible collection of pens. He mentions mixing MB and Waterman inks (9:1) for an incredible effect. No specific recipes provided. I presume you start with the blues of each, reds of each, etc... but beyond that? Anyone tried this and results? Other thoughts? Thanks very much for your help!

I mixed MB burgundy and Florida Blue in almost equal quantities and got a sort-of undersaturated slate blue with a hint of violet. A very understated blend that I don't think I'll be repeating, but no precipitation issues and flowed well.

The mix I'm really loving right now is a 2:1 mix of Pelikan blue and Pelikan violet. It produces a vibrant blue with great flow and shading characteristics. I think I may even like it enough to stay away from Aurora blue for a few days!

[Goodwhiskers]

Parrhesia's real Waterman Blue-Black

[Goodwhiskers]

Richard's "Brilliant Kelly Green:"
"Mix Waterman Green 5:1 with PR Buttercup. . . . (N)ot a trace of blue cast."

[Ink Stained Wretch]

I call this mixture "Plum."

It's a 3:2 mixture of Noodler's Purple and Noodler's Grizzly, a waterproof brown sold by Swisher's Pens. For those who prefer precentages it's 60% Noodler's Purple and 40% Noodler's Grizzly.

And to me it looks like a plum colored ink, the wife agrees. I hope others enjoy it as I do.

[scribbler]

I haven't worked out the proportions yet, but I mixed some Aurora Blue (which is very violet-purple) with Noodler's Navajo Turquoise (a lovely bright aqua turquoise) and it made a beautiful blue that shades with character, even from my Lamy Safari F.

[Goodwhiskers]

A nice red, if you don't need it to be waterproof:

Noodler's Red (the "standard," no-special-name red, not waterproof)
and Sheaffer Skrip Red (Slovenia),
1:1 or 50/50.

Nothing precipitated in the mixture after sitting for a few days. I've read here that the old-stock Skrip Red was not a good mixer. The new-stock Skrip Red is not that ink; this mixture has turned out very well. That's despite the different pH values reported for them in Clark's Sampler: 5.8 for Noodler's Red and 8.0 for new Skrip Red.

Discussion is welcome on this other thread.

This post has been edited by Goodwhiskers: 10 May 2006 - 06:37 AM

[kissing]

Sheaffer Slovenia(Skrip) Black + Parker Blue Quink makes a fabulous Blue-Black :)
(Mix using much more Black than Blue until you get the colour you desire)

Nice shading gives an authentic touch and it's great for Italic/Calligraphy fountains.

This post has been edited by kissing: 13 May 2006 - 07:04 AM

[Goodwhiskers]

Viseguy's "Mystery Blue," a partially waterproof imitation
of Parker Penman Sapphire
or Private Reserve DC Supershow Blue:

2/3 Noodler's Eel Blue (some Noodler's retailers)
or Noodler's ("standard") Blue (most Noodler's retailers)
(neither of these is waterproof)

plus

1/3 Noodler's Iraqi Indigo (Pendemonium store) (waterproof).

photo before water test
photo after water test
recipe

(edited for grammar :blush: :blush: )

This post has been edited by Goodwhiskers: 09 June 2006 - 06:23 PM

[Goodwhiskers]

Goodwhiskers's non-saturated, Sheaffer Skrip (Slovenia), sapphire mix:

Nine (9) parts of this brand's blue
to one (1) part of this brand's purple.

It's not as vivid as Viseguy's mix in the immediately preceeding post, and it doesn't have any waterproof component, but it's pleasant to read and [drumroll, tap on cymbal] it's well-behaved on bad paper.

It's fun to watch dry, too. It shows more purple while wet and less after drying. This reflects the behavior of this brand's purple when alone, going from a bit more reddish to a bit less reddish while drying.

From 2:1 to 8:1, the mixture was too purple for the purpose (calling a dance track to mind :ph34r: ), while at 10:1 it was too close to the unmixed blue.

Sulfate-sulfite eradicator (like the Pelikan Super-Pirat) eradicates the blue while leaving the purple untouched. The faint purple remainder after using the Super-Pirat on this 9:1 mixture is light enough for this scribbler's home "rough-draft" use, but it would greatly annoy this teacher at work :rolleyes: .

[Goodwhiskers]

M4R1N4's "Vac Verte" (see the original post for this name's explanation):

Two (2) parts Noodler's Zhivago to one (1) part Diamine Emerald.

It's gray-green with no hint of blue.

[jmk]

For a deep, dark chocolate brown, mix 5 parts PR Copper Burst with 1 part PR Velvet Black. Definitely a dark chocolate for all of you chocolate lovers out there!

[Stephen-I-am]

A redder fox red
To move Noodlers bulletproof fox red away from magenta into a solid red, mix 2 parts fox red to one part cayenne.

Stephen

Original post

This post has been edited by Stephen-I-am: 31 May 2006 - 10:33 PM

[Stephen-I-am]

Purple Fox
6 parts Noodlers fox red and one part Noodlers Navajo Turquoise. More Navajo turquoise should produce a more purple result.

Stephen

[Goodwhiskers]

A completely waterproof blue-black without any greenish tint, looking very close to Namiki/Pilot Blue-Black:

Noodler's Black (any N's retailer), Iraqi Indigo (Pendemonium store only) and Luxury Blue (any N's retailer), 1:6:16.

Unlike N/P B-B, this mix can go into any fill-from-bottle pen.


A completely waterproof and very, very dark blue, without any greenish tint:

Noodler's Iraqi Indigo and Luxury Blue, 1:2.