Suggestions On A Purple Ink Please!

[thesolaris]

+1 for MontBlanc Lavender Purple and Yama Budo for reddish purple.

 

J. Herbin Violent Pensee for "true purple" that I think of.

 

 

I couldn't agree more !

[ztt2]

My only purple is Waterman Tender Purple which I actually just bought, but it's quite nice. Pretty much just straight up purple.

[wesley.mijngheer]

Or you could go down the mixing route. Just mixed J. Herbin éclat de saphir with rouge caroubier ( 2:1 ratio ) and it gets you a purple that I quite like ( fairly dark but still recognizable as purple )
Or just go and get yourself some J Herbin Violette pensee ( I'm a sucker for J Herbin inks )

[Sholom]

My favorites in the "not bright" violet/purple category are Noodler's Purple Wampum (a bit grayed violet) and Nightshade (almost brown/black but with distinct purple cast. In a drier writing pen Nightshade can become almost a wine color. For me both are very well behaved and have cause zero problems after 4+ years of use in multiple pens.

[liapuyat]

J. Herbin Poussiere de Lune, and Diamine Damson are both great purple inks.

[pmhudepo]

Akkerman Simplisties Violet (#13) is very nice...

 

I agree! A penpal sent me a letter written in this ink, using a pretty broad nib and it was quite impressive. I recently bought a bottle myself, using it with a much finer nib and the results are pleasing. Stands out a bit, but I feel it can easily be used for note-taking at the office, for instance.

[haziz]

Pelikan Violet.

Waterman Purple.

J. Herbin Violette Pensee.

Pilot Purple.

Montblanc Violet.

[carlos.q]

Pilot Purple?

Where can I get Pilot Purple???

[haziz]

Pilot Purple?

Where can I get Pilot Purple???

I have it in cartridges. Got it from Jetpens. I believe Goulets also carries them.

 

http://www.jetpens.com/Pilot-Namiki-Fountain-Pen-Ink-Cartridge-Purple-Set-of-6/pd/1390

 

I am not sure if it is available in the US (or elsewhere) in bottles. A cartridge is now happily residing in one of my Pilot Metropolitans. I am just a satisfied customer of Jetpens.

Edited March 7, 2014 by haziz

[carlos.q]

I have it in cartridges. Got it from Jetpens. I believe Goulets also carries them.

 

http://www.jetpens.com/Pilot-Namiki-Fountain-Pen-Ink-Cartridge-Purple-Set-of-6/pd/1390

 

I am not sure if it is available in the US (or elsewhere) in bottles. A cartridge is now happily residing in one of my Pilot Metropolitans. I am just a satisfied customer of Jetpens.

Dang! I thought there was a new Pilot Purple in a bottle, like their blue and blue-black...

[Lou Erickson]

Someone earlier suggested Diamine Grape for a dark purple. I just put a sample into a couple of pens, and will agree it's very dark. You could miss that it's purple. OTOH, it remains purple even in a fine nib, and makes a nice dark text which will remain readable. It's too dark for my tastes - I want a purple ink to be clearly purple, and this is almost into indigo. VERY dark, at least in my pens.

 

Yay, ink samples!

[pharmacist]

For those interested in a purple ink and the properties of iron gall ink: I would suggest Rohrer&Klingner Scabiosa or if you want a higher concentration of the permanent IG-body then my home-brewed Purpura Imperialis would be a good alternative. It darkens into an almost velvety black with a purple hue.with wet pens.

[hilsedwards]

For those interested in a purple ink and the properties of iron gall ink: I would suggest Rohrer&Klingner Scabiosa or if you want a higher concentration of the permanent IG-body then my home-brewed Purpura Imperialis would be a good alternative. It darkens into an almost velvety black with a purple hue.with wet pens.

Pharmacist's Purpura Imperialis is just fantastic and I can highly recommend it.

Not an 'in your face' purple but subtle and mysterious.

[Medsen Fey]

La Reine Mauve...I just happen to be using it today in a Pilot Falcon, with SEF nib. Really great flow and very nice in an EF nib.

La Reine Mauve is a rich purple that dries with a slightly chalky look, but it does not fade or bleach. It looks great on a variety of papers including the cheap stuff at the office.

[Chettiar]

de Atramentis Aubergine gets my vote. Rich shade and flows very well.

+1 to that..

[Glenn Atkins]

de Atramentis Aubergine gets my vote. Rich shade and flows very well.

 

This.

[warblerick]

Recently my favorite purple ink has become Conway Stewart Edgcumbe. It's a bit different than any Diamine color (by whom it is made) and has great flow in my Conway Stewart pens. A bit of shading as well. I got it on sale online at Bertram's Inkwell.

[ravantra]

My small purple collection:

 

Private Reserve Plum

J. Hebrin Poussiere de Lune

Noodler's Kung Te-Cheng

Diamine Majestic Purple

Noodler's Nightshade

Noodler's North African Violet

Rohrer & Klingner Cassia

Diamine Majestic Purple

Noodler's Purple Heart

Pilot Iroshizuku Murasaki-shikibu - Japanese Beautyberry

Scribal Work Shop Nessie

Rohrer & Klingner Scabiosa

De Atramentis Aubergine

Monteverde Purple Heart

Private Reserve Ebony Purple

Diamine Bilberry

Private Reserve Tanzanite

Pelikan Edelstein Sapphire

[Tvercetti]

PR Tanzanite. Good medium to blue purple.

[brianzo]

I'm surprised no one's mentioned any of the Herbin inks yet. My personal favourite of theirs is Violette Pensee - beautiful flow and shading but probably not as deep as some others that have been mentioned. I also like Diamine Lavender and Imperial Purple. I've also tried Monteverde Purple but found that to be veering towards a deep pink almost!

 

+1 for J Herbin's Violette Pensée. In my Visconti Rembrandt Calligraphy fine nib (0.5 italic), it comes across quite deep, but still bright, if that makes sense. I just love the look of my writing with this ink and pen combination. I hope that the scan does it justice.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2837/13048205554_c788c90182_o.jpg