Mixing A 3 Oz Bottle Of Polar Blue With 2 Ml Of Polar Black Sample

[austinbond]

Hey Guys,

This is my first official OP thread. I wanted to inquire about what you guys thought about me mixing these two colors to darken Polar Blue up a bit. I feel like Polar Blue is way too Periwinkle, and would love to have more of a Blue/Black. I ordered a 2 ml sample of Polar Black from Goulet and hope to mix them to darken it up a bit. They are both from the same family of inks and share the same properties. What do you guys think?

[Ted A]

I think it ought to be okay. Check the pinned thread to see if anyone has reported a problem.

 

Then I would suggest that you do a small sample to test both whether there might be an odd interaction and to see what ratio you might like.

 

I never make a mixture that is larger than a sample vial size. You never know what your interest will be 5 or 10 fills down the line. You can always mix more, but it is just about impossible to unmix if you change your mind.

[austinbond]

I think it ought to be okay. Check the pinned thread to see if anyone has reported a problem.

 

Then I would suggest that you do a small sample to test both whether there might be an odd interaction and to see what ratio you might like.

 

I never make a mixture that is larger than a sample vial size. You never know what your interest will be 5 or 10 fills down the line. You can always mix more, but it is just about impossible to unmix if you change your mind.

Thank you for the great feed back. I just received my Pilot Vanishing Point F today and I turns out that with such a narrow nib, the Polar Blue comes out quite a bit darker than I imagined, so really no need to mix to the Polar Black. I'll just keep it for a future experiment

[amberleadavis]

Polar Blue and Polar Black are great mixing inks and I love them both. We look forward to seeing the results if you end up trying it.