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Best Blue Ink... When Compared To Tolstoy Blue


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Looking for a nice blue ink... I've tried several such as:

Iro Kon peki, iro ASA gao, iro tsuyu kusa, caran d'ache idyllic blue, Montblanc (mb) royal blue, mb midnight blue, mb permanent blue, mb blue hour, mb Leo Tolstoy, among others that I'm surely forgetting

 

So, I'm looking for a ink that in tone looks similar to Tolstoy blue and has the following properties:

-good to great red sheen

-great shading

 

Flow: preferably wet.

 

What's out there??

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What's out there??

 

 

Honestly.. you are not asking much... there are at least 25 blues that can fall in that category...

 

And since depending how wet is your pen, Tolstoy can go between bright blue (light) to a more intense blue (darker). Taking that into consideration.....

 

  • Blackstone Barrier Reef
  • Diamine Majestic Blue
  • Diamine Blue Velvet
  • JHerbin Blue Pervenche
  • Kwzi Azure #3
  • Kwzi Azure #4
  • Kwzi Azure #5
  • Kwzi Azure #6
  • Levenger Empyrean
  • Leveger Cobalt Blue
  • Noodlers Texas Blue Bonnet
  • Noodlers Revolution Blue
  • Nodlers Liberty Elysium
  • Private Reserve Naples Blue
  • Sailor Sky High/Souten
  • Sailor Sapphire
  • Sailor About to Leave
  • Sailor River Bue
  • Sailor Eternal Blue
  • Kobe #7
  • Kobe #26
  • Kobe #37
  • Kobe Van Gogh
  • St Dupont Royal Blue
  • Toucan Bright Blue
  • Visconti Blue
  • Robert Oster School Blue
  • Robert Oster Bondi Blue
  • Robert Oster Blue Sea

 

A big bunch of them have red sheen.... and they all have good flow (some more than others..).

 

Some of them might not be easy to find, but if you are looking for more specifics (Brand) ... this list could be shorter.

 

 

 

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I don't know what Tolstoy looks like offhand, but Akkerman Shocking Blue has pretty amazing red sheen to it, even in a fine nib on cheap paper. It may be darker than what you're looking for, though.

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You can try Tolstoy in a different pen. The amount of sheen and shading varies a lot depending on the pen, at least my observations prove that.

My Visconti Blue shows less sheen and less shading, but is such a pleasant colour. :)

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I will give a big second for Visconti Blue and Diamine Majestic Blue..

 

Additionally I would add these for sheen characteristics:

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Chesterfield Antique Oxford

Diamine Asa Blue

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I've heard great things about sailor, never tried em yet

Than you have missed out! Sailor ink are great!

Try Souten, it readily available, however slightly lighter than Tolstoy.

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If you want easy to find and affordable... I will suggest Robert Oster Sea Blue... below..

 

 

Sorry about lighting.. it was all over the place. I try to do my best.. one pic with natural sun and the other with flash.

 

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You'll have to take it from me... they are close... and the Sea Blue sheens like mad... :wub:

 

 

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So a few questions: where do i buy robert oster's inks?? also, how is the shading on the sea blue?? I love the way it looks on the pictures.

 

 

Last I check.. Anderson seems to be planning to carry them... (there is nothing there yet)

 

http://www.andersonpens.com/Robert-Oster-Ink-s/2628.htm

 

Sakura (from Europe) has them .. and of course... Australia and eBay.

 

 

I will say hold on for a little bit, until Anderson gets their stock.

 

 

For shading.. check my friend Vis review.. https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/310836-sea-blue-robert-oster-signature-ink/

 

 

 

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Well I'm using the Anderson's new Ink Comparison tool to laboriously compare blues to the MB Tolstoy Blue. Now this is just based on the swab color and squiggle comparison, so YMMV as the saying goes.

 

Noodler's Navy is a bit darker, but perhaps with a little dilution could match.

Noodler's Ottoman Azure is a bit brighter, but still similar.

OS Cobalt is very similar in color.

 

Again this was based on visual computer comparison. Nothing was an exact match. There were other inks that were somewhat darker in comparison, but similar is color, so perhaps they would work.

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If you want easy to find and affordable... I will suggest Robert Oster Sea Blue... below..

 

 

Sorry about lighting.. it was all over the place. I try to do my best.. one pic with natural sun and the other with flash.

 

fpn_1469306220__tolstoy_comp01.jpg

 

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You'll have to take it from me... they are close... and the Sea Blue sheens like mad... :wub:

 

 

C.

 

Is there anything else like this???

 

The problem i've found is the shading, many blues are too saturated to get great sheen but lack in shading

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...similar to Tolstoy blue and has the following properties:

-good to great red sheen

-great shading

Flow: preferably wet.

What's out there??

Sailor Souten (Four Seasons line). Lovely reddish sheen, is lubricant with great flow, though not wet, however most seem to mean lubricant when they say "wet ink".

 

Do keep in mind that paper plays a large role as to whether or not an ink sheens or shade and, to some degree, so can the nib of one's pen.

 

Good luck

 

Than you have missed out! Sailor ink are great!

Try Souten, it readily available, however slightly lighter than Tolstoy.

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i think i read somewhere that Robert Oster or his inks will be present during the DC pen show...

 

Is there a way someone could buy it (blue sea) for me? I'll pay the ink and shipping of course.

Post up or PM to talk details...!

 

Thanks in advance

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i think i read somewhere that Robert Oster or his inks will be present during the DC pen show...

 

Is there a way someone could buy it (blue sea) for me? I'll pay the ink and shipping of course.

Post up or PM to talk details...!

 

Thanks in advance

Vanness will be selling the inks on their site pretty soon. :c) The swabs are already up.

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