As shown in a comparison scan of greens a few weeks back, I have what I think is a terrific mix of Private Reserve Sherwood Green, Gray Flannel, and Velvet Black making a nice gray-green. I've had a couple of versions of the mix along the way, but darker or lighter, I like the hue of PR Sherwood, just subdued and desaturated a bit.

But I want durable inks! So I'm trying to come up with something similar using Noodler's inks. I'm discovering that Noodler's greens tend to be on the cool side, and I'm looking for a warmer tone. Tonight I tried mixing with Lexington Gray and Hunter Green, with a bit of Whiteness of the Whale. The result was OK, but not the rich gray-green I really wanted. So I broke down and took the Private Reserve bottle off the shelf and mixed Lexington Gray with Sherwood Green. I've got something pretty close to what I want (although a bit on the light side) with the following ratio: 9:1:1 Lexington:Sherwood:Whiteness. I'll keep experimenting but I'd still like an all-durable solution.

I ran a sheet with the new mix under water and as expected, the green washed right away while the gray stayed. If this is the best I can do, it's acceptable. If I write with it and my journals get flooded, I'll still have what I wrote. But if I could find a green mix that's closer to what I want that would be great.

I'm thinking about maybe keeping the Hunter Green but introducing some sort of blue to the mix.

Any suggestions?

Can you put scan of the color you are trying to achieve? That would help get a feeling of what is the target.

I'm sure I'm going in a completely different direction than you intended for this thread, but... I think I'm going to use a cheap Sheaffer Scool Pen as a highligher. Since it is green, I thought I'd fill it w/ a bright green ink. Noodler's St. Patty's Eire, Pelikan Brilliant Green, or something else?

Check out the scan in the thread [topic="49256"]Comparison of Greens[/topic]. The last green in the scan is my blend made from PR Sherwood, Velvet, and Flannel.

I can send you some Noodlers Luxury Blue.

I was thinking the problem with the Hunter green is its too light, soooo I'd suggest mixing with Heart of Darkness to give it some darkness (and warm it slightly since HOD seems to have a warm base colour as opposed to most typical blacks which tend to have a strong purple case to them.)

Not sure if it'd give you what you want but that's where I'd start.

For me personally I'd also look at adding some brown. galileo or eternal.

Edit: Ok I went and looked at your scans... I think the colour you show at the bottom is quite blue compared to the other colours, so I'd say you want maybe a little bit of black to darken it slightly and a fair whack of blue (relatively speaking.)

Something I think is helpful when mixing colours is to see how they look when very diluted. Just a drop or two in some water and then put on paper. Often it exposes the cast or constituent dye colours better than looking at the straight ink and trying to guess.

I can also send Noodlers Brown. Not bulletproof, but decently waterproof.

Some blue might just be the ticket. Tonight as an experiment I added some blue into the mix. It's funny, but I thought I didn't have any blue as I never use blue ink. But the fact that I never use it is why I have it. More cartridges of blue than I know what to do with. I don't know what kind it is, but it doesn't matter, it's just a test sample. And it's bringing the mix a lot closer to what I want. Sweet!

I love the mix you made. I mixed a similar color with Noodler's Navy, Swishmix Lakeshore Spruce, and a bit of Pelikan Black. You might look into the Lakeshore Spruce. The Swishmix line isn't "bulletproof", but it's pretty darn waterproof in my experience. It doesn't have the powdery look that the Hunter Green seems to have.

Have you tried the Swisher-available Noodlers Verdun Green? I really like it as my go-to green ink. It dries down a bit, becoming "grayer". I find it similar to PR Avacado, but without the smearing issues and bulletproof.

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Wow, that description makes me want some. I love Avacado, but I wish it was bulletproof and didn't smear so badly.

That description sold me, too. Basically you can say "I find it similar to PR [ pick any ], but without the smearing issues and bulletproof" and I'll want a bottle.