Best Low Saturated Ink?

[rh968]

What is the best low saturated ink that writes wet? Colours: blue; blue-black; black?

[carlos.q]

Waterman would be my choice.

[Davros]

I am ridiculously in love with L'artisan Pastellier's inks. For blue-blacks, consider especially Baikal. I believe shipping costs to the UK are reasonable.

[jmccarty3]

The Pilot Iroshizuku inks are wet and fairly low in saturation. For blue, Asa-gao; for blue-black, Shin-kai; for black, Take-sumi.

[SallyLyn]

+1 Waterman.

The gold standard for pen repair people. Available almost everywhere too.

Sheaffer also very good and then select colors in other brands.

[SeeksAdvice]

I wouldn't say that all of the Iroshizuku line is low-saturation. You want low saturation in the Iroshizuku line, go with hydrangea.

[ac12]

+2 for Waterman.

[65North]

Herbin Bleu Nuit is a low-saturation blue that behaves well for me and is reasonably wet. It's one of my favourites, and I use it frequently, in part because it does flow so well.

[Nomad]

Diamine Twilight, a blue black that is almost grey.

 

I'm not sure what a low saturation black would be.

[Buzz_130]

I would start with Waterman. It's a go-to ink for nib meisters and users looking for a baseline of performance from their pens.

 

I would also recommend Sheaffer. As you move up the ladder to more expensive inks, then Mont Blanc blues and blacks are very good. I use Mont Blanc inks in my Parker 51 Vac Demonstrator and have had no problems with this ink load.

 

Buzz

[rh968]

Many thanks for the advice. I'll probably give the Waterman a try first and then move onto some of the other recommendations for comparison. Nobody has mentioned Parker Quink even though it is made by the same people as Waterman. Also are washable inks always low sat?

[visvamitra]

J. Herbin: Bleu Nuit, Perle Noire

L'Artisan Pastellier: Noir, Bleu Mediterranee, Bleu Azur, Byzance, Bosphore

Lamy: Schwarz, Blue/Black

Kaweco: Midnight Blue

Iroshizuku: Shin-Kai, Tsuyu-Kusa

Rohrer & KLinhner: Royal Blue, Salix, Schwarz

Octopus: Schwarz, Konigsblau

[wastelanded]

For a low-saturation black, try Montegrappa. It's more of a very, very dark grey, and shades nicely.

[Biber]

Just about anything you add water to?