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The line from my Pilot Lecoule looks thin and indistinct using Pilot red cartridge ink on good paper. I don't want to increase the flow or widen the line, so can people suggest an ink which I can add to the Pilot cartridge red to make a mix that has more punch? My bottle ink collection is mainly Diamine, with a few from Sheaffer and Herbin.

 

I don't mind what the resulting colour is, so creativity is welcome!

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Pilot... Lecoule... you sure your not messing around with the Prera or the Sailor Lecoule? anyway as for the red I would say add a bit of Yama-budo or Fuyu-gaki maybe Tsutsuji would be a good ink to mix with as well

 

 

Arrgggh - brain fail. Yes, I meant the Sailor Lecoule. Sorry all, and thanks Algester!

 

Same idea applies, though - what to put into SAILOR red ink to make it more punchy.

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OH, and check out some of the recipes. I think you'll find some ideas. Just choose an ink which is fairly stable and very saturated.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Have you tried Sailor's Clear Candy Reddish Brown cartridge ink? From what I've seen online (photos on a couple of blogs) it looks pretty interesting ...

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Update - I added about the same amount of Waterman Serenity Blue as Sailor red was left in the cartridge, and obtained a mix that is close to matching the Garnet Lecoule. And, after a few weeks, no sign of bad effects from the mixing. The smoothness may not be quite what can be expected from the unmixed Waterman ink, but overall it's a good result.

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Have you tried Sailor's Clear Candy Reddish Brown cartridge ink? From what I've seen online (photos on a couple of blogs) it looks pretty interesting ...

 

Had a quick look, and went on to eBay and ordered 10 cartridges. I thought I'd stopped spending on pens and ink for the year. Thanks, I suppose ... :)

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