Dark Green Ink For Cheap Paper

[English John]

I wonder if anyone has found a well behaved replacement to Mont Blanc British Racing Green , for poor paper ?

Is Sailor Epinard a contender?

Diamine inks can be a bit fickle, but Green-black or evergreen look good

PR Avocado ... PR can feather at times..

 

Has anyone got an ink that works ?

 

John

[brunico]

Epinard isn't bad for feathering, but it's not great, either. Not obvious spidery feathering like Diamine Mediterranean Blue, but not the tightest line. Depends how poor the paper is.

 

I'd suggest Noodler's Zhivago: you can get it from purepens.co.uk, and it won't feather or spread out even when you do the newspaper crossword. If it's too close to black, look for threads where people have had success diluting it.

 

Check out geoduc's ink chart [Adobe pdf]. He's assessed copy paper performance, among other characteristics, and his assessment rings true with the seventeen green inks from his chart that I've used.

 

Full thread in two parts here and here.

[fourseamer]

^^^ I agree with brunico's suggestions 100%. Epinard is okay, but Zhivago is a pretty close match especially when diluted.

[TWRDO]

PR Ebony Green may be worth a look too.

[myn]

Noodler's Sequoia

[hilsedwards]

The new Montyb Jonathan Swift ink is rather tasty and although definately not Racing Green it comes fairly close. Shame about the price but.......

Minimal feathering on copy paper - cheap NHS stuff that is.

[daTomoT]

My Private Reserve Ebony Blue writes as a dark green, and I use that on non-expensive paper (standard 80GSM). Give that a try if you wish.

[reval]

You might want to consider Noodler's El Lawrence. A beautiful ink, and well behaved on most papers. And very fade- and waterresistant as a plus.

[PJohnP]

E. John :

 

 

I've had some extraordinarily good results from Noodler's Zhivago, but diluted (2:1 with ratio of ink to distilled water or 33% dilution) and with a small amount of surfactant added. It doesn't seem to feather very much on "ordinary" paper, and it's simply luscious on better paper, and even on thermal paper from register charges. This is a much sharper and crisper green-black than MB-BRG, and I've come to prefer it in recent months. I know that Noodler's inks aren't easy to come by in the UK, but this one might well be an exception worthy of additional effort.

 

I've had similar, but not quite as good results with Prime of the Commons, as an another example, but that's quite obviously not the hue and colour that you're searching for at this time. Still, the approach I've arrived at with some inks like Zhivago works well, repeatedly, and requires little additional effort. But then, I'm a chemical engineer and applied chemist, so I may have a different thought or three on additional effort, eh ?

 

With respect to altering inks, the appropriate expression might well be, "Horses for courses" (as I learned years back living in the UK)...

 

 

 

John P.

 

 

P.S. I cross-posted over on the other thread... Pay no attention to that response, which is the same excepting this post-script comment.

[PAC 1957]

I use to have a love-hate "relantionshio" with MB Racing Green. Some days I liked it when it Very bright light I was able to see some Green tone in this al most black ink. some other days all I saw was an un defined desaturated black ink, with no particular attractiveness. I happily replaced it with the New MB Irish Green a nice dark Green, a New Benchmark FIR many FP users. Besides, from a marketing viewpoint the name Racing Green reminds the old british Green Of FOR example the F1 Lotus in the 60s... But that Green was absolutely not that dark!!!

Anyway if You like dark greens that show darkish tones Stipula Musk Green is a must have. Try it and You quickly forget that unfiniished Product that was MB Racing Green.I know many people like , also because it was discontinued, but if this happened it's because Of the negative feedbacks on it, probably many more than positive ones. Unlike FOR example Parker Penman Sapphire which really was a great ink in the Blue range, MB british Green is remaining somehow populated, only because it was discontinued , not because it's a unique ink. it isn.t in any way.

Try Stipula and some Of the other suggestions on this post and You will soon forget this overrated MB Racing Green....

Best

Piero

[PAC 1957]

P.s sorry FOR the typo mistakes in my previous post

 

Best

Piero

[K. Cakes]

Not what I would call dark green, more middle of the road, but I just got sent an invoice from the Goulets written in Diamine Ultra green. It didn't feather or bleed through on the invoice paper. Other than that I'd agree with the diluted Zhivago suggestion.

[DWR]

Noodler's Sequoia

 

+1.

[lapis]

It depends on what you consider to be a "cheap" paper.

If you look at my review on Diamines's Racing Green (an exclusive launched by missing-pen) -- which unfortunately looks too gray and un-green on my screen -- then you can see that its bleeding isn't bad at all.

Short story long, IMO this is the best "replicate" of the real McCoy. Otherwise try out MB's seaweed thing.

 

Mike

[Chrissy]

I also don't like Mb Racing Green because I can't usually see much green in it. I think that Mb White Forest is pretty similar, apart from it being scented.

 

Mb Irish Green is much better

[Joe in Seattle]

I've tried a couple dozen green inks. My favourites, in order, are: Epinard, ebony Green, Sherwood Green, Parker Penman Emerald.

[Ghost Plane]

Waterman will write on the nastiest of cheap paper when almost nothing else will. If you're looking for performance on nasty paper, it's my go to ink.

[The Good Captain]

I've not tried the Zhivago diluted but the reports on here are good. And I confirm that the Diamine Racing Green in a good ink as well but I've not actually used it on any really rotten paper!

[lapis]

Is your rotten paper also scented?

[The Good Captain]

Is your rotten paper also scented?

Indeed - perfect for letters to lawyers and the like. Which of course, I do not. Like.

Does that make scents?