Searching for a WET and VIBRANT blue ink

[Achim]

And another one for Aurora blue. I usually don't like to use blue inks, but rather burgundy, purples, greens, turquoise, even orange, but that Aurora ink is beautiful and flows nicely, so it's the only blue I use frequently.

 

 

[DrPJM1]

I love PR Lake Placid Blue, DC Super Show Blue, and Noodler's Ottoman Azure.

[wrath186]

I'm putting my vote for Noodler's Baystate Blue. Absolutely, the most saturated blue I have ever come across. That said, from my experiences it is an ink that must be used with care. It will stain anything it comes in contact with and it is a very wet ink. In my broad and medium pens it pours forth creating nice thick wet lines, but I have to use a skin in between pages to prevent bleed through on the following blank page. In my fine pens it is very well behaved. Hope that this helps.

[jbn10161]

+1 for Aurora's blue

[Bill Smith]

While I am a Baystate Blue fan, I would not recommend it for every pen. If you want a nice bright blue, how about Pilot Iroshizuku Asa Gao? It is a nice flowing bright blue and not very common.

Edited March 28, 2009 by Bill Smith

[JakobS]

PR Naples blue has made my scratchy skipping Lamy Studio with a fine nib into a really smooth pen. And I think it's a really beautiful color, my only problems with it as a lefty is that it smears pretty easy, and isn't a versatile ink as maybe needed sometime in a Vet hospital setting. Otherwise I wuld use it all the time!

[kelvinwkip]

As far as vibrant blue ink is concerned, Noodler's Baystate blue has the most vibrant color but it has too much issues.

 

Noodler's inks, in my opinion, mostly are just having fair performance.

 

You may try Diamine's Royal Blue. Its standing out from the paper and eye catching, really vibrant!

[s_t_e_v_e]

Iroshizuku Asa Gao and Kon Peki are superb! They're wet and beautiful colors.

[chromantic]

Bleu Pervenche is pretty wet (possibly too wet) and it's certainly the brightest color in my collection.

[lgsoltek]

Sailor Bung Box Hatsukoi (Sapphire), Sailor Kobe #37 Minatojima Island Blue.

[Lloyd]

The OP posted this 7 years ago and hasn't been active in over a year. If he hasn't found a nice vibrant flowy blue by now, I doubt he ever will.

[amberleadavis]

The OP posted this 7 years ago and hasn't been active in over a year. If he hasn't found a nice vibrant flowy blue by now, I doubt he ever will.

 

LOL, I know I've been trying to find a replacement for BSB for years now, but I haven't given up.

[Lloyd]

 

LOL, I know I've been trying to find a replacement for BSB for years now, but I haven't given up.

I believe a replacement exists already: fill your pen with the standard Noodlers Blue and take a hallucinogen.

[amberleadavis]

ROFL

 

I'm a fan of Noodler's blue, but not of the other suggestion.

[Erik Dalton]

I have to add to the recommendations for JHerbin Eclat De Saphir, Visconte blue, and Aurora Blue.

Try the J Herbin. It is totally different from most other inks in the line. Nice saturation, great flow, safe and easy clean up. I find all of them work best in wet writing, Medium to Broad nibs that give a thick enough ink line to really show off the true color of these inks.

Hope you find one that works best for you.