Need A Nice Blue Ink For School

[Brandywine]

I have recently discovered these in the local stationary store and have been very happy with their performance. I haven't really tested how waterproof they are but they do seem to be better than Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue I'd been using before in that regard - which of course is not surprising as I believe Pelikan 4001 is designed to be easy to wash out of clothes.

 

Schneider is also Royal Blue, just as Pelikan (may well be mad by Pelikan).

Royal Blue is the "default" ink for school use in Germany whatever the brand (Pelikan, Schneider, Online, Noname).

They are more or less the same: Erasable with "Tintenkiller" and washable: so no resistance to water wanted here!

Some people are biased against it because they had to use it in school ....

 

And it has no resistance to sunlight: it will bleach within a week when exposed to sunlight!

In closed books it will last for ages, but not in sunlight or water.

[Goldberg]

In closed books it will last for ages, but not in sunlight or water.

 

I can testify that the pelikan black 4001 is perfect after more than 15 years in closed books.

[adatse]

If you like Pilot’s Shin-Kai, Tsuki-yo is similar but is more blue and sharper with a hint of teal, while still looking a bit subdued because of a grayish hue. Hah, I hope that made sense.

[FLZapped]

Regular Noodler's Blue:

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/226058-noodlers-blue/

[Aquaria]

I need a nice blue ink for school that can stand out from pencil easily and works well with medium quality paper like printer paper and notebooks. Ive been using iroshizuku shin kai, but it seems a little bland and does not really stand out on paper, I tried sailor Yonaga but its almost the same color as shin kai.

 

Can anyone reccomend a vibrant and saturated blue or dark blue ink that is just blue without any purple or green tones? Ill be using a pilot vp fine most of the time. Thanks for your help.

 

Pilot Iroshizuku Asa-Gao.

 

Pilot Blue-Black. Has the depth of color you're probably looking for, plus it's cheap and water-resistant. You'll have to search for the 70ml bottle; it's getting hard to find. Jetpens has it for $16. The smaller 30ml bottle can be found on eBay for around $8, but it ships from Japan. Or, if you're really into that ink, you can get a 350 mi bottle on eBay for around $26, again shipped from Japan.

 

I use Pilot (Namiki) Blue for most of my school work. It's a true-blue, but not a saturated or dark blue, unlike the two above. Like the Pilot Blue-Black, though, it's cheap and water resistant, which makes it ideal for school work. It comes in the 70ml size like the Blue-Black, but the cheaper option is the Namiki form, which comes in a beautiful 60ml bottle that looks great on your desk at home. The Namiki bottle runs around $12 at Amazon or Goulet, which is a great deal. Check out the reviews for Pilot Blue, and see if it will work for you.

 

Waterman Serenity Blue is another deep blue ink that looks great on the page, but its water resistance is laughable. I like the ink, but it's not a great candidate for school work, especially if you spend a lot of time studying with a drink nearby.

[J_MM]

Diamine Majestic Blue has been my daily work ink for years. Nice rich dark blue.

[TSherbs]

Three pages of answers for a student.... The kid has to get some work done! 😯

[vojtahlad]

And now for something completely different: Rohrer & Klingner Königsblau. It is the least purplish blue from all royal blues I have seen, it is affordable and behaves well. Pictures in various web reviews differ widely, the images in this one seem to be quite accurate: https://www.pens-and-freaks.com/tinte/r-k-k%C3%B6nigsblau/

[php2316]

Liberty’s Elysium, Waterman SerenityBlue, and Sailor Gentle Blue.

[Aquaria]

Curious to see what ink was decided on.

Edited September 3, 2018 by Aquaria