Ink mix recipes (may take a while to gather them)

Incompatible mixes

Maja
Posted: Oct 20 2005, 11:45 PM

Private Reserve's Tangerine Dream ®, Candy Apple Red ®, Hot Bubble Gum ®---all discontinued now--- had problems when they were mixed with other inks (and each other), if I recall correctly. Yep, it says so on Greg Clark's 'Ink Sampler' page on PR Inks (near the bottom of the page).....


Mixing Noodlers black with Zhivago

woodwindmaster06
Posted on Oct 21 2005, 01:03 PM

I have mixed Noodlers black with my Zhivago and had really good results also I needed a ton of black to make a difference! I wonder if I had pelikan black or a more saturated black if it would make a bigger difference.


Noodler's/Swishmix

Roger
Posted: Oct 4 2005, 02:28 PM
in "my ink inventory" post

Burgundy-------------Noodler's/Swishmix
Glacier Blue----------Noodler's/Swishmix


Darkening Eternal Brown
in"do you mix ink" post

tburke0
Posted on Jan 28 2005, 02:38 PM

Just today I mixed my first recipe. I thought Eternal Brown would be a darker brown. Straight-up it's quite reddish, so I mixed it 10:1 with black to get the walnut shade I was after...


mixing Eel inks Rattler Red and the blue=Purple

Leslie J.
Posted on Jan 30 2005, 02:07 PM
In "do you mix ink Post"

Well, I'm waiting for my next ink fix right now. I will be mixing Eel inks. drool.gif That's partly why I ordered the Rattler Red and the blue. Might make an interesting purple in there. I've yet to have a pen self-destruct from an ink mix, and mixing two from the same company is probably safe enough. You only live the once! tongue.gif


'stone soup' brown
Tytyvyllus
Posted on Jan 30 2005, 05:56 PM
In "do you mix ink Post"

The only ink I do mix now is a 'stone soup' brown that consists of pretty much every brown ink I've used. When a brown ink bottle gets low it gets dumped into that bottle. So it's an average of many colors and is quite nice.


Ink mixing 101, do and don't

KCat
Posted on Jan 30 2005, 07:22 PM
In "do you mix ink Post"

i've had one precip problem and that was with NOS Skrip red in a mix. Of course, there are the Do-Not-Mix inks that Private Reserve used to make, Candy Apple Red, Orange Crush, Hot Bubble Gum... and I think there was one other but can't be sure. Since they can still be found on shelves, people need to be aware that they shouldn't be mixed with other inks. I did test this once with HBG. It's true. smile.gif

otherwise, i've mixed Herbin with Omas and PR with Omas and Levenger with just about everything and so on. I think it's wise that if it's a highly saturated ink, test drive the mix either in a cheap pen or let the mix sit for a few days in a container to make sure there's no precip.


the Do-Not-Mix inks that Private Reserve used to make and 2 recipes for Orange

mchristi
Posted on Jan 30 2005, 07:43 PM
In "do you mix ink Post"

I thought that there were three that could not be mixed: Candy Apple Red, Tangerine Dream, and Hot Bubble Gum. Orange Crush is still available, and I don't believe it has any mixing problems.

I successfully mixed Orange Crush and Fiesta Red to make a deep orange/red color. Adding some Buttercup lightens it a bit, and makes it a bit more like a orange/red fall leaf color.


A"Cedar Blue"with no recipe

Denis Richard
Posted on Jan 31 2005, 01:58 PM
In "do you mix ink Post"

Just mixed an interesting color, which I call "Cedar Blue", as it is very very close to the color of my Blue Cedar "51". smile.gif


Darkest Green Zhivago and Noodler Black

woodwindmaster06
Posted on Sep 26 2005, 11:46 AM
In "do you mix ink Post"

Yesterday I did my first ink mixing: I felt the Zhivago to be a little on the bright side so I put my pr ink mixing kit to use for the first time and put 15 ml of the Zhivago and about 1.5 ml of the noodlers black ink.
It creates one of the greatest darkest greens imaginable, I wonder what more black would of done to it??? How much is too much.

So I had a very positive first experience with ink mixing.

Place holder for Ink Recipes, as per request by our members...

A request to all of our members with a special interest for ink recipes: please be so kind to search for any ink recipes, and add the links to a reply message in this topic, so that we can make this first post the "article" that will contain them all, for ease of use.

I would appreciate it if the recipes include the original poster´s name, date, and the link to the original thread, so that people could jump there if they want more information. This link shows in the address bar of the browser.
Select it, copy it, click the "http://"-button, paste the link, enter, enter a title for the link in the next window, and press enter again. That´ll do the trick.

TIA, warm regards, Wim

P.S.: Anne-Sophie, thank you for your initial search. I added your thread to this one in the mean time, and I´ll try to sort things out further this weekend.

Lapindigo. A 50/50 mix of Noodler's Legal Lapis and Iraqi Indigo.

The mix by Viseguy -- posted by Roger June 04, 2005

Lapindigo Mix

i just want to stress that I did mispeak on Orange Crush and as mchristi pointed out it was Tangerine Dream that was not mixable. OC is fine to mix.

latest mix though it's a bit odd: 1 part Penman Mocha, 2 parts Copper Burst, 1 part J. Herbin. this makes an interesting and good flowing sepia color. But i hope to replace it with a ready made ink because Mocha is discontinued and not one I want to "waste" on mixes.

I found Levenger Cocoa to be too fast flowing and tended to feather. So in general I recommend it for speeding up a dark brown mix that might otherwise be dry-writing. I'd say it is the Tanzanite of Brown inks.

KCat, which J Herbin did you use? Am I reading this wrong? I have been looking for a nice brown and haven't found it yet, but wasn't sure which Herbin to use with the Copper Burst and Penman mocha.

Do you have a sample you can post? If it is handy that is..


Marina.

Gerry's Indigo by ElaineB

Cassis by ElaineB

Garnet by ElaineB

duh...

J. Herbin Amber. Too light on it's own (for me) but gave the ink a nice golden shade. I'll post a pic soon. I *intend* to take some pics tomorrow of various things. including my pens and my first Hardanger project.

that's so purdy. (swoon)

And you have my warmest thanks Elaine. I have aquired all the appropriate Waterman inks, and am using my own Indigo Blue regularly. Thanks so much.

There are a couple of very attractive Greens that you sent as well.

Gerry

Found this mix by accident: Mixing some Private Reserve American Blue with PR Sherwood Green makes for an interesting, very-hard-to-describe "teal" color. Very pretty.

Also, Levenger's Pinkly can be added to most blue inks to create a nice purple.

Noodler's Waterproof Goldfinch recipes:

To get the "butterscotch" mix that is shown in the ink review, mix:
5 ml Goldfinch
1/2 ml Naval Orange
7 drops Eternal Brown

To get the "caramel" mix that is shown in the ink review, mix:
3 ml Goldfinch
1 ml Eternal Brown
NOTE: This one will be slightly browner that what the scan picked up.

As you'll note from the ink review, the nib you're using can make a world of difference in the color you see, and the paper can make a difference, too, but I think not as much as the nib.

I cannot claim the original idea for this blue-black but I did modify it slightly.

Pelikan Blue-Black +

1 big part Pelikan blue-black (a bit wishy-washy)
1 bigger part Pelikan (or Cross) blue (also wishy-washy)
1 small part Pelikan brilliant black (nice black)
about a third part Penman Sapphire

The result is a nice blue-black that has some old-fashioned shading but a depth of colour not to be found in the blue or blue-black ink I used to make it. The depth of blue can be increased by adding the Sapphire (hence the + in the title).

But, I found that Diamine Prussian Blue was actually what I'd been trying to create and it is available out of the bottle! So, I won't be mising any more when this little lot is gone.

Chris

Hi,
Is it possible to get a color like PR American Blue at home?

Thanks
Emrecan

well.... depends on what you start with. I had been making a mix for my daughter for a couple of years that was very close to DC Blue. I called it "Royal Blue" for lack of a better description. It was Naples Blue plus Levenger Cobalt. It was, however, ever so slightly greener than DC Blue and my daughter still prefers my mix to the ready-made.

Can't recall proportions but I always start with the lightest color and add dark colors by drops; testing all the way.

Here's the recipes for the Green ink mixes that ElaineB made for me a while ago. Sorry I don't have a working scanner so I can't post samples...

Gerry's Moss Green
2 pts Waterman's Florida Blue
2 pts Waterman's Blue Black
3 pts Noodlers Yellow

Gerry's Pine Green
7 pts Waterman's Blue Black
3 pts Noodlers Yellow

Gerry's Moody Green
6 pts Waterman's Florida Blue
1 pt Waterman's Blue Black
1 pt Noodlers Yellow

They are ordered from lighter to darker in hue, with the last being a Green equivalent of Blue Black in a Blue world - if that makes any sense.

Gerry

i use a color close to gerry indigo, i made mine by dumping all blue, bluebalck, abd black i had toghther lol

[quote=KCat,Nov 24 2005, 05:05 PM] [/QUOTE]
well.... depends on what you start with. I had been making a mix for my daughter for a couple of years that was very close to DC Blue. I called it "Royal Blue" for lack of a better description. It was Naples Blue plus Levenger Cobalt. It was, however, ever so slightly greener than DC Blue and my daughter still prefers my mix to the ready-made.

Can't recall proportions but I always start with the lightest color and add dark colors by drops; testing all the way. [/quote]
Hi Kcat,
Thanks for your reply.I'll be waiting your recipe

Thanks

Emrecan

Thanks Wim,

I was glad to do it. Thank you for making my post a pinned topic.

It is very exiting to see so much posts following the pinned topic.

acfrery: Posted on Dec 21 2005, 04:03 PM

My favorite mixtures:

1/2 Montblanc red + 1/2 Sheaffer Gold = nice rich orange
2/3 Private Reserve Copperburst + 1/3 Noodler's Shah's Rose = reddish brown
2/3 Waterman Florida Blue + 1/3 Omas Violet = (kind of) Bleu Royale

Hugs,

Alejandro

Link to Post

In my quest to find a wonderful, dark permanent purple, I made my own! I just completed my first attempt at mixing inks and am in love - with the process and the product. I made a very, very small batch to try. I loaded it into my red Esterbrook SJ with a 2668 nib and it's the best of both world's (for me anyway) - the rich, dark unmistakable purple color with the permanence of the LL underneath. The water test and soak were super!! Here's the combo:

2 ml of Noodler's Legal Lapis
3 ml of Noodler's Purple

Purple Reign (sic - sorry I can't help it, I'll always associate purple with Prince!)

Kelley:
Posted: Dec 28 2005, 07:44 PM

waterproof forest green combining 6 parts Noodler's Verdun and 1 part Noodler's Black

http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...?showtopic=6240

LINK ABOVE IN THE PR INK MIXING KIT TOPIC

I had a bottle of Montblanc Blue which I don't like that well. With 2 or 3 penloads of Noodler's Black it was brought up to a Blue-Black shade I can use.

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've had horrible luck finding Skrip burgundy (though I actually found some today - just a few cartridges, though), and as it's my favorite ink color, I've gotten very close.

5 drops PR Burgundy Mist
15 drops PR Purple Haze

It's just a touch warmer than the original - the next batch I make up, I'll double (or triple!) the mist and haze, and add a single drop of something blue.

The color is just a *teeny* bit off. Seriously.

Montblanc Bluish-Black

I was recently gifted bottles of Montblanc Turquoise and Montblanc black. The turqiouse was too light, so I did a mix of 80% Turqoise and 20% Black and the result is a color that seems a bit like a Swisher's Swishmix Tahitian Pearl. It dries fast and has really nice shading.

Viseguy's Noodler's Black + Swishmix Nile Ebony, "a freer-flowing, blacker black," in "inky thoughts," Mar 8 2006, 05:41 AM UTC.

Home made sort of Tanzanite.

Looks violet until you put it next to Violet, then it looks blue.

Mixes 2/3 Pelikan Violet, 1/3 Parker Quink Permanent Blue

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!

Parrhesia's real Waterman Blue-Black

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

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.

Just a nice blue : 1/2 Noodler's Navy, 1/2 Waterman South Sea Blue.

Very nice shading too.

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.

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.

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.

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 )

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 .

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.

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!

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

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

Stephen

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.

Luxury Turquoise: half Luxury Blue and half Navajo Turquoise

Nice medium-light blue with a hint of turquoise.

Constant Cobalt Blue

3:1 Levenger cobalt blue to Iraqi indigo looks just like straight cobalt blue, but has much better water resistance. Even at 3:2, the color is barely lighter than cobalt blue.

Stephen

My own hunter green mix, because I don't want to pay for the Luxury Hunter Green, and Verdun Green is just to dull straight.

4.8 ml Noodlers/Swishers Verdun Green
4.8 ml Noodlers Greune Cactus
0.3 ml Noodlers Black

I know the ratios are funny, but that's what's on the infant syringes I snagged that were leftovers from my son's medicines .

Bringing back Sheaffer Skrip Burgundy,
which was discontinued when production was moved to Slovenia:

Mixing the new, Slovenian, Sheaffer Skrip Red (which is safe for mixing)
with the new, Slovenian, Sheaffer Skrip Purple
produced burgundy between 1:4 (red:purple) and 1:6 (red:purple).

I did the mixes three drops at a time and wrote test scribbles with a steel dip pen,
so that was really 3:12 and 3:18.
A little bit of the red goes a long way, so start with one part red and keep adding parts of purple until you reach the desired hue.

PinarelloOnly's Omas Blue + Omas Black with a review and a photo:

Three parts blue to one part black.