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Diamine Blue Velvet - Penman Sapphire Alternative?


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I have used neither inks, but from the samples I've seen online, Diamine Blue Velvet looks either like a dull-dark-purplish-blue, or the perfect alternative to Parker Penman Sapphire.

Have you used either of these inks? How do they compare?

What does your bottle of Blue Velvet look like?

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I posted this in another thread.

 

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Looks pretty good to me!

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To me Penman Sapphire is the best of the greenish blues, not sure why purple blues are recommended by ink users to replace it...

 

As one down to his last few bottles of Penman Sapphire, my anxious soul is appeased by the following inks:

 

PR DC Supershow Blue, or American Blue

Noodler's American Eel Blue

Diamine Sapphire Blue

 

I know it's not the same, but it does the trick. I often don't have the mental energy to fret about not matching the great Penman Sapphire.

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To me Penman Sapphire is the best of the greenish blues, not sure why purple blues are recommended by ink users to replace it...

 

 

I don't know what ink you're using that's greenish-blue, but I think there's a 99.9% chance it's not Penman Sapphire. The PS sample above came from a cartridge (so there's no question of the provenance). My remaining bottle of PS is the same color. It runs from a sky blue to deep indigo with a red sheen.

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I don't know what ink you're using that's greenish-blue, but I think there's a 99.9% chance it's not Penman Sapphire. The PS sample above came from a cartridge (so there's no question of the provenance). My remaining bottle of PS is the same color. It runs from a sky blue to deep indigo with a red sheen.

 

All 12 bottles of Penman Sapphire used have been a greenish blue, but that was purchased in the 70s and 80s.

 

Not sure what other formulations look like.

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All 12 bottles of Penman Sapphire used have been a greenish blue, but that was purchased in the 70s and 80s.

 

Not sure what other formulations look like.

You have used 12 bottles of Penman Sapphire?! Lucky! Edited by a.zy.lee
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To me Penman Sapphire is the best of the greenish blues, not sure why purple blues are recommended by ink users to replace it...

 

As one down to his last few bottles of Penman Sapphire, my anxious soul is appeased by the following inks:

 

PR DC Supershow Blue, or American Blue

Noodler's American Eel Blue

Diamine Sapphire Blue

 

I know it's not the same, but it does the trick. I often don't have the mental energy to fret about not matching the great Penman Sapphire.

How vibrant is American Blue? Is it a good shader?

I have Electric DC Blue which has zero shading. I'm worried they're too similar.

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Alongside each other, my Parker Sapphire has a half a tick of green whereas Diamine's Blue Velvet has the same plus a quarter of a tick of red. Don't know if that's in fact possible but it's still the way I see it.

 

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  • 2 weeks later...

Opened a book that had Penman Sapphire underlining and margin jotting from the 1990s, it's clearly a green blue from a bold nib. Some pens can open up the colour to make a purple into a green tinge, best noticed when an Herbin is allowed to "breathe".

 

This review also gives me a clearly greenish edge to Penman Sapphire.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/215753-parker-penman-sapphire/

 

There can be hassles over green or purple, I guess this will be another one.... :D

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Just bought the Diamine Blue Velvet and am anxious to give it a try!

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Thank you for this comparison! :thumbup:

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Late replying here...

 

Blue Velvet is quickly becoming one of my favorite inks.

 

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I've been using Blue Velvet for a couple of weeks now and it is definitely a favorite. I'm going to have to get a few more bottles. This is the first ink ever I've actually wished they sold in big bottles.

 

It's been a while since I've seen PPS in person, but it's pretty close. It is a rich, dark blue. It may be a hair redder than Sapphire, but it's not a purple blue. It's gorgeous.

 

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To me Penman Sapphire is the best of the greenish blues, not sure why purple blues are recommended by ink users to replace it...

 

As one down to his last few bottles of Penman Sapphire, my anxious soul is appeased by the following inks:

 

PR DC Supershow Blue, or American Blue

Noodler's American Eel Blue

Diamine Sapphire Blue

 

I know it's not the same, but it does the trick. I often don't have the mental energy to fret about not matching the great Penman Sapphire.

 

I only have a case or so left of PPS in my ink cave. So it is time to find a substitute. I will have to compare these.

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I only have a case or so left of PPS in my ink cave. So it is time to find a substitute. I will have to compare these.

 

 

A case??? :huh: :huh:

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A case??? :huh: :huh:

 

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