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i want to purchase pilot iroshizuku inks in blue colour, (since blue colour is acceptable in office and university exams) though the inks are very costly specially in India.

so basically i want to know that which blue ink is best and which should i purchase. i think vivid and saturated blue should be best. but there are a variety of inks available there in blue colour, and i can't decide which one will look good after writing and drying of the ink in paper.

i will use that ink with lamy safari and TWSBI ECO fine nib. thanks

sorry for poor english if any.

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I love the color of Kon Peki, but found it too bright for my personal preference. I went with Asa Gao and it is now "My Blue".

 

Great inks all around. And, I even bought an empty Iroshizuku bottle to store other inks that don't come in as nice or as functional bottles.

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I agree that Asa-gao probably will suit you best, although Tsuyu-kusa is also very nice. Either one would be appropriate for academic or business situations.

 

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If you can get it, Pilot blue ink and Namiki blue ink (it's the same ink in different bottles) is made by the same company, but it's cheaper, and it's a very good business blue. I always have it in at least one pen, and use it constantly at my office.

 

If you can find the 70ml Pilot Blue, it's usually the same price as the 60ml Namiki Blue, about US$12.

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I think Asa gao is exactly what you want.

A cheap but very waterresistant (nigh on waterproof) and troublefree alternative is the standard Pilot blue black.

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It depends... More blue green or more blue purple? Dry nib or wet nib? I inked Ama Iro to give you an idea of a spectacular, light blue green... It only comes out like that for me in a dry Parker Sonnet, and only if I keep it stored since it evaporates easily in that pen. If it evaporates it looks a lot more like Kon Peki, like in the I in Iroshizuku. Tsuyu Kusa is my true blue, but it took me quite a few rotations to find a pen that brought out the best; Asa Gao is a little more purple, looks better in a pen that's not that wet. I also included three other brands to give you an idea. Missing in action: Ajisai.

 

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Ajisai is an attractive blue that exhibits a purple glow on non-absorbent papers, but I've found it can spread on inexpensive paper, like the paper in some exam books.

 

I have tried several other Iroshizuku blues and especially like Shin-kai but would not call it "vivid and saturated."

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It depends... More blue green or more blue purple? Dry nib or wet nib? I inked Ama Iro to give you an idea of a spectacular, light blue green... It only comes out like that for me in a dry Parker Sonnet, and only if I keep it stored since it evaporates easily in that pen. If it evaporates it looks a lot more like Kon Peki, like in the I in Iroshizuku. Tsuyu Kusa is my true blue, but it took me quite a few rotations to find a pen that brought out the best; Asa Gao is a little more purple, looks better in a pen that's not that wet. I also included three other brands to give you an idea. Missing in action: Ajisai.

 

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It seems that tsaya kusus is better than most others. some of the inks i think not available in india. previously i though about noodler's baystate blue, but amazon india is costing around 3200 INR (means too much) 50 USD for that ink. and 30 USD for pilot iroshizuku (and so the pensavenue.com). so it's better to get pilot (than that. )

 

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Tsuyu-kusa is underrated, IMO. It's a soft blue, not as vibrant as Kon-peki but also more in the center of the spectrum. It may be a bit too light for your purpose; in a fine nib, Kon-peki might be a better choice (it seems to be relatively dark in my Decimo).
Personally, I found Asa-gao to be very drippy. I know that for a lot of people it's their "go to" blue, but I didn't care for the behavior.

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This page lists all the Iroshizuku inks with their English translation of the names which I find far more meaningful than the Westernized Japanese names. @ Indy-Pen-Dance:

< http://www.indy-pen-dance.com/iroshizuku-ink/?objects_per_page=50 >

Color is also illustrated for each.

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This page lists all the Iroshizuku inks with their English translation of the names which I find far more meaningful than the Westernized Japanese names. @ Indy-Pen-Dance:

< http://www.indy-pen-dance.com/iroshizuku-ink/?objects_per_page=50 >

Color is also illustrated for each.

 

I can't really address the OP's question since none of my standard blues are Iroshizuku (except for tsuki-yo, which is lovely) but I have to say that I love Japanese ink names. I have more than one sample (and a couple of bottles) that I tried just because the name was so beautiful. Of course the inks generally live up to their beautiful names, which makes that a viable ink selection strategy.

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Tsuyu-kusa is underrated, IMO. It's a soft blue, not as vibrant as Kon-peki but also more in the center of the spectrum. It may be a bit too light for your purpose; in a fine nib, Kon-peki might be a better choice (it seems to be relatively dark in my Decimo).

Personally, I found Asa-gao to be very drippy. I know that for a lot of people it's their "go to" blue, but I didn't care for the behavior.

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I have read that Pilot's inks are "runnier" than other makers' inks, maybe Asa Gao is the runniest and doesn't work in wetter nibs? Which pen was that drippy problem with?

 

I have also read many times that Pilot engineers their pens to their inks (or vice versa), I guess all pen & ink makers do, but Pilots are supposedly even fussier with ink. I'm just relying what I read over the years, personally I find my Pilots have worked well with all inks I put in them so far, save for some ink starvation issues with a Prera of mine (used with Pilot ink!!), which seems to be a common problem with (some) Pilot pens.. I don't know..

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It depends... More blue green or more blue purple? Dry nib or wet nib? I inked Ama Iro to give you an idea of a spectacular, light blue green... It only comes out like that for me in a dry Parker Sonnet, and only if I keep it stored since it evaporates easily in that pen. If it evaporates it looks a lot more like Kon Peki, like in the I in Iroshizuku. Tsuyu Kusa is my true blue, but it took me quite a few rotations to find a pen that brought out the best; Asa Gao is a little more purple, looks better in a pen that's not that wet. I also included three other brands to give you an idea. Missing in action: Ajisai.

 

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What is the dark ink down in the end? I can't make it out. Thanks

 

EDIT: It might be J. Herbin Bleu Myosotis

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Bleu Myosotis doesn't always look dark like that. In my experience, it has been mostly a pale blue that lightens further as it dries.

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In comparison to Asa-gao or Kon-peki, Tsuyu-kusa looks too light. But I do a lot of writing with Pilot fine nib, and on white paper Tsuyu-kusa has plenty of contrast to make the writing stand out and easily readable. I have tried all three, and I liked Tsuyu-kusa enough to buy a bottle of it. It's my go-to ink for writing something unmistakably blue.

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If you have a fine and dry nib, Asa Gao, Tsuki Yo are probably the ones that will make the writing legible. Even Kon Peki might want a wet nib.

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