List Your Current Favorite Inks By Color Category

[senzen]

Is that Taccia Tsuchi for the caramel brown color? Looks beautiful.

 

L'Artisan Pastellier Callifolio Inti!

[Steveg58]

Hmmm ...

 

The basics:

Black Ink: Platinum Carbon Black or Sailor Kiwa-guro - no difference as far as I can tell.

Red Ink: Robert Oster Direct Sun

Blue Ink: Parker Quink with about 25% evaporated away. Much more saturated.

Blue-Black Ink: Sailor Sei-boku

The fancy colors:

Turquoise Ink: Noodler's Coral Sea

Green Ink: Platinum Forrest Black

Brown Ink: Akkerman SBRE Brown

Caramel/Light Brown ink: KOBE Shinkaichi Gold

Orange Ink: J Herbin Orange Indien

Purple Ink: J Herbin Violet Pensee

Different Purple Ink: Private Reserve Plum - rotten water soluble & fading ink but beautiful colour.

Maroon/Burgundy Ink: Sailor Oku-Yama

[Misfit]

Categories:

 

The basics:

Black Ink: Nemosine Moon Crater Black

Red Ink: Montblanc Corn Poppy Red

Blue Ink: De Atramentis Sherlock Holmes

Blue-Black Ink: Nemosine Pleiades

 

The fancy colors:

Gray Ink: (so hard to decide) Diamine Grey but in a stub nib

Teal Ink: Sailor Yama Dori

Turquoise Ink: Waterman South Sea Blue

Green Ink: Pelikan Edelstein Aventurine

Olive Ink: Rohrer & Klingner Alt Goldgrün (edited)

Brown Ink: (Hard one too) Colorverse Hubble Zoom

Caramel/Light Brown ink: Montblanc Toffee

Taupe Ink: I dont have this shade

Orange Ink: J Herbin Orange Indien

Yellow Ink: Diamine Sunshine Yellow

Purple/Magenta Ink: Visconti Purple

Pink Ink: Lamy Vibrant Pink

Maroon/Burgundy Ink: my 2nd bottle of ink Parker Ruby

Other/Difficult to categorize: Sailor Ink Studio 123

 

I expect this will change once I get a bottle of Visconti Blue. Some choices were much more definite than others.

Edited November 6, 2019 by Misfit

[Oldane]

Hero 232 Blueblack (with iron gall) for writing.

Noodlers Firefly (Yellow) for underlining.

 

I have other inks from various makers and in various colors in the drawer, but never use them.

[vojtahlad]

The basics:

Black Ink: Rohrer & Klingner Leipziger Schwarz

Red Ink: Diamine Wild Strawberry

Blue Ink: Diamine ASA Blue

Blue-Black Ink: J. Herbin Bleu des Profondeurs

The fancy colors:

Gray Ink: Diamine Earl Grey

Teal Ink: KWZ Baltic Memories

Turquoise Ink: Pelikan Edelstein Topaz

Green Ink: Monteverde Yosemite Green

Olive Ink: Rohrer & Klingner Alt Goldgrün

Brown Ink: Monteverde Scotch Brown

Caramel/Light Brown ink: Diamine Honey Burst

Taupe Ink: Rohrer & Klingner Sepia

Orange Ink: Diamine Pumpkin

Yellow Ink: Rohrer & Klingner Helianthus

Purple/Magenta Ink: Diamine Pansy

Pink Ink: Diamine Flamingo Pink

Maroon/Burgundy Ink: Sailor Oku Yama

Other/Difficult to categorize: Diamine Vivaldi

[twin63]

The basics:

Black Ink: J. Herbin Perle Noire

Red Ink: Diamine Red Dragon

Blue Ink: Monteverde Horizon Blue

Blue-Black Ink: J. Herbin Bleu des Profondeurs

 

The fancy colors:

 

Teal, Turquoise, Green Ink: Monteverde California Teal.

Orange, Brown Ink: Monteverde Copper Noir

Maroon/Burgundy Ink: Monteverde Napa Burgundy

[txomsy]

Black: Noodler's X-feather

Blue: Noodler's Baystate Blue, closely followed by Montblanc Permanent blue

Blue-black: ESSR, closely followed by Montblanc Blue-black

Red(dish): Parker Penman Ruby trailed by Montblanc Burgundy

 

Gray: Noodler's Lexignton Grey

 

Other (fancy) colours in no specific order of preference.

[bemon]

The basics:

Black Ink: No reference- don't use black. If I have to? I dunno, any black? They're black.

Red Ink: KWZ Cherry

Blue Ink: (Brand new fave) Jaques Herbin Blue Di Minuit

Blue-Black Ink: Shikiori Yonaga

The fancy colors:

Gray Ink: Only one I tried was Herbin Gris Nuage. I didn't like it, but I suppose by default it wins.

Teal Ink: KWZ Azure #4

Turquoise Ink: See above?

Green Ink: KWZ Green # 3

Olive Ink: R&K Alt Gold Grun. Does it count?

Brown Ink: Noodlers Walnut. Didn't like how it behaved but I liked the colour

Caramel/Light Brown ink: J Herbin Lie Di Tea. I'm sure that's spelled wrong. But Google's all the way "over there".

Taupe Ink: What?

Orange Ink: Diamine Pumpkin. The only orange ink I found rode smoothly.

Yellow Ink: Never tried one

Purple/Magenta Ink: Noodlers Purple Martin. Again, a default win. I've only tried one.

Pink Ink: Iro Tsutsuji. My wife likes pink inks but doesn't like inking pens. So I always ink her Safari. This one is the smoothest of any pink ink I've ordered for her.

Maroon/Burgundy Ink: Diamine Oxblood

Other/Difficult to categorize:

Diamine Skull & Roses. It never really tried but I loved both the base colour and the sheen.

I've sold everything on this list except my favorite blue and blue/black.

[DrDebG]

I always find it interesting how my favorites change. So, as of today, these are the inks in each color category that I would reach for first. It will change again in another 3 or 4 months, I am sure:

The basics:

Black Ink: Callifolio Byzance (not really a black, more of a dark blue/grey)

Red Ink: Stipula Calamo Dark Red

Blue Ink: Waterman Serentity Blue (last time: Pilot Ironshizuku Tsuyu-kusa - still love it though)

Blue-Black Ink: GVFC Cobalt Blue (not really blue-black but close)

The fancy colors:

Gray Ink: Stipula Calamo Fading Gray

Teal Ink: Callifolio Equinoxe 6 (last time: Pilot Ironshizuku Ku-jaku)

Turquoise Ink: Montblanc Unicef Blue (although Waterman Inspired Blue is very close)

Green Ink: DeAtramentis Emerald Green (although Rohrer & Klingner Smaragdgrun is close)

Olive Ink: Pilot Iroshizuku Chiku-rin (not really olive)

Brown Ink: GvFC Hazelnut Brown

Caramel/Light Brown ink: Montblanc Swan Illusion Plume

Taupe Ink: Montblanc Swan Illusion Plume

Orange Ink: Pilot Iroshizuku Yu-yake

Yellow Ink: Montblanc Golden Yellow

Purple/Magenta Ink: DeAtramentis Pearl Violet (although Montblanc Lavender Purple is really close)

Pink Ink: Callifolio Andrinople (last time: Rohrer & Klingner Solferino)

Maroon/Burgundy Ink: Pilot Iroshizuku Yama-budo

Other/Difficult to categorize: Troublemaker Abalone (is it grey, blue, teal????)

[VivaTerlingua]

I do like the idea of updating after a few months!

 

I wouldn’t change much, but I would say:

Black: Sailor KN Dorcus hopei bindolosus

Blue: Monteverde Sapphire

Brown: Montblanc Toffee Brown

Orange: KWZI Monarch

 

One the categories I want to subdivide a bit more:

Purple: Rohrer & Klingner Aubergine

Magenta: Pilot Iroshizuku Yama-budo

 

Most of this is just off the top of my head and I reserve the right to change them at a moments notice, haha.

 

The basics:

Black Ink: pffft.... I don’t even know. I’ll just say Nagasawa Kobe #51 Kano-cho Midnight since it is plenty dark

Red Ink: Akkerman van Vermeer Steenrood

Blue Ink: Colorverse Supernova

Blue-Black Ink: Sailor Nano Souboku

 

The fancy colors:

Gray Ink: Pilot Iroshizuku Fuyu-syogun

Teal Ink: Colorverse Monsoon Storm

Turquoise Ink: KWZI IG Turquoise

Green Ink: Nagasawa Kobe #19 Minatogawa Lime

Olive Ink: Sailor Rikyu-cha

Brown Ink: KWZI Brown #4

Caramel/Light Brown ink: KWZI Honey

Taupe Ink: Rohrer and Klingner Sepia

Orange Ink: Noodler’s Golden Aspen

Yellow Ink: Kyo-no-too Yamabukiiro

Purple/Magenta Ink: J. Herbin Poussiere de Lune

Pink Ink: Nagasawa Kobe #30 Ooji Cherry

Maroon/Burgundy Ink: Colorverse Dark Energy

Other/Difficult to categorize: Nagasawa Kobe Ginza Gold Sepia

[fourseamer]

Black Ink: Noodler's Black

Red Ink: Noodler's Fox Red

Blue Ink: Noodler's Luxury Blue

Blue-Black Ink: Noodler's Bad Blue Heron

 

The fancy colors:

Gray Ink: J. Herbin 1670 Stormy Night

Teal Ink: Organics Studio Henry David Thoreau Walden Pond

Turquoise Ink: Waterman South Seas Blue

Green Ink: Montblanc Irish Green

Olive Ink: Noodler's Burma Road Brown

Brown Ink: Waterman Havana Brown

Caramel/Light Brown ink: Diamine Saddle Brown

Taupe Ink: Rohrer & Klingner Sepia

Orange Ink: Diamine Pumpkin

Yellow Ink: Rohrer & Klingner Helianthus

Purple/Magenta Ink: Lamy Dark Lilac / Iroshizuku Momiji

Pink Ink: Diamine Hope Pink

Maroon/Burgundy Ink: Sailor Jentle Oku-Yama

Other/Difficult to categorize: Iroshizuku Kon-Peki

[Honeybadgers]

The basics:

Black Ink: Pelikan 4001 black. It just behaves a little better than X feather, works on everything

Red Ink: Diamine Oxblood.

Blue Ink Noodlers liberty's elysium. Well behaved, super blue, maaaaaaaaaaaaybe tied with diamine blue velvet

Blue-Black Ink Diamine registrars iron gall

The fancy colors:

Gray Ink Iroshizuku kiri-same

Teal Ink: Sailor Yama Dori

Turquoise Ink: Iroshizuku kon peli

Green Ink: Sailor tokiwa matsu

Olive Ink Glare olive brown.

Brown Ink: Noodlers kiowa pecan

Caramel/Light Brown ink: rohrer & klinger sepia

Taupe Ink: what the hell is taupe?

Orange Ink: Monteverde fireopal

Yellow Ink: Platinum citrus black iron gall

Purple/Magenta Ink: Iroshizuku Yama Budo

Pink Ink: Bril pink. I don't use pink, that's the only one I own.

Maroon/Burgundy Ink: More purple than anything, but noodlers black swan in australian roses

Other/Difficult to categorize: Shimmer - Emerald of Chivor.

Edited November 12, 2019 by Honeybadgers

[Intensity]

The basics:
Black Ink: Iroshizuku Take-Sumi
Red Ink: none. Just not into red inks for actual usage. But really want to try Fritz Schimpf Fritz Rot, which is a kind of maroon red.
Blue Ink: KWZ Walk Over Vistula.
Blue-Black Ink: Sailor Jentle Blue-Black

The fancy colors:
Gray Ink: Iroshizuku Fuyu-Syogun
Teal Ink: Pelikan Edelstein Aquamarine
Turquoise Ink: Sailor Ink Studio 241
Green Ink: Graf von Faber-Castell Moss Green
Olive Ink: Pilot Iroshizuku olive mix made from Yu-Yake, Syo-Ro, and Chiku-Rin
Brown Ink: Graf von Faber-Castell Hazelnut Brown is now tied with J. Herblin Lie de The
Caramel/Light Brown ink: Sailor Ink Studio #573 - light brown/terracotta color
Taupe Ink: none at the moment
Orange Ink: none at the moment
Yellow Ink: none at the moment
Purple/Magenta Ink: Iroshizuku Murasaki Shikibu
Pink Ink: Sailor Ink Studio #237
Maroon/Burgundy Ink: Colorverse Dark Energy
Other/Difficult to categorize: Troublemaker Kelp Tea, KWZ Brown Pink, J. Herbin Caroube de Chypre

Edited November 19, 2019 by Intensity

[Intensity]

Seems like some of my favorites have changed once again after using some 'old faithful' inks again and trying more new ones:

 

The basics:

Black Ink: Iroshizuku Take-Sumi and Aurora Black (same)

Red Ink: none

Blue Ink: Iroshizuku Kon-Peki

Blue-Black Ink: Lamy Petrol (borderline teal-black)

The fancy colors:

Gray Ink: Iroshizuku Kiri-Same

Teal Ink: GvFC Deep Sea Green

Turquoise Ink: Pelikan Edelstein Aquamarine, Sailor Ink Studio #241

Green Ink: GvFC Moss Green

Olive Ink: KWZ IG Green Gold

Brown Ink: GvFC Hazelnut Brown and Pelikan Edelstein Smoky Quartz

Caramel/Light Brown ink: unsure now

Taupe Ink: none at the moment

Orange Ink: none at the moment

Yellow Ink: none at the moment

Purple/Magenta Ink: Iroshizuku Yama-Budo and Murasaki-Shikibu

Pink Ink: Sailor Ink Studio #237

Maroon/Burgundy Ink: Colorverse Dark Energy

Other/Difficult to categorize: KWZ Brown Pink, J. Herbin Caroube de Chypre

 

At least I'm finally settling on my "staple" inks. But trying new ones is always fun!

Edited December 6, 2019 by Intensity

[aurore]

The basics:

Black Ink: Rohrer & Klingner Leipziger Schwarz

Blue Ink: Visconti Blue, Diamine Midnight

Blue-Black Ink: R&K Salix, GvFC Midnight Blue

 

The fancy colours:

Brown Ink: Sailor Doyou

Burgundy: Diamine Syrah

[noddle]

After sampling widely, I now own just five inks. I've stuck with earth colours as I don't really enjoy blue inks try as I might.

 

 

The Basics

Black : None but KWZ Dark Brown is effectively a warm black.

Red : Diamine Oxblood, diluted 4:1 with water otherwise too saturated.

 

The Fancies

Brown : Iroshizuku Yama-Guri

Caramel / Light Brown : Diamine Raw Sienna

Orange : Diamine Burnt Sienna

[jbphotographs]

What a fun post! Here are mine.

Categories:

The basics:

Black Ink: Platinum Carbon Black - my go to for a waterproof black for drawing

Red Ink: None

Blue Ink: J. Herbin Bleu Des Profondeurs

Blue-Black Ink: None

The fancy colors:

Gray Ink: Pilot Iroshizuku fuyu-syogun

Teal Ink: Monteverde California Teal

Turquoise Ink: Robert Oster Fire and Ice

Green Ink: Monteverde Keylime Pie

Olive Ink: Rohrer and Klinger Sketch Ink Emma

Brown Ink: Monteverde Brown Sugar

Caramel/Light Brown ink: Diamine Shimmer Caramel Sparkle

Taupe Ink: None

Orange Ink: Monteverde Topaz

Yellow Ink: Robert Oster African Gold

Purple/Magenta Ink: 3 Oysters Delicious Purple Gray

Pink Ink: Pelican Star Ruby

Maroon/Burgundy Ink: Diamine Oxblood

[DavidUK]

This is an interesting exercise, thank you. Keeping it to one per category is hard. Here's where I got to.

 

The basics:
Black Ink: Nagasawa Kobe #51 Kano-cho Midnight (cheating I know but I don't use pure black)
Red Ink: Montblanc Cornpoppy Red
Blue Ink: Diamine Oxford Blue
Blue-Black Ink: Bungbox 4B

The fancy colors:
Gray Ink: Maruzen Athena Hatobanezu
Teal Ink: Sailor Yama-dori
Green Ink: Montblanc Irish Green
Olive Ink: Sailor Rikyu-cha
Brown Ink: Kobe Old Foreigner's Ward Sepia
Taupe Ink: Montblanc Swan Illusion Plume
Orange Ink: Monteverde Fireopal
Yellow Ink: KWZ Old Gold
Purple/Magenta Ink: Montblanc Lavender Purple
Pink Ink: Sailor Ink Studio #237
Maroon/Burgundy Ink: Sailor Oku-Yama
Other/Difficult to categorize: Sailor Ink Studio #123

Edited January 4, 2020 by DavidUK

[corniche]

Greetings All,

 

This reflects my current list; which may change at any time without notice:

 

The basics:

 

Black Ink: Aurora

 

Red Ink: Diamine Matador or Sheaffer

 

Blue Ink: Penman Sapphire or Quink Permanent Blue

 

Blue-Black Ink: Pilot; Quink or Diamine

 

 

 

The fancy colors:

 

Gray Ink: Diamine Gray

 

Teal Ink: Diamine Eau de Nil

 

Turquoise Ink: Waterman South Seas Blue

 

Green Ink: Pelikan Dark Green

 

Olive Ink: N/A

 

Brown Ink: Undecided

 

Caramel/Light Brown ink: J. Herbin Cacao de Brasil?

 

Taupe Ink: N/A

 

Orange Ink: Diamine Pumpkin

 

Yellow(ish) Ink: "Antique Gold," (custom blend)

 

Purple/Magenta Ink: Cross Violet, (in a wet writer)

 

Pink Ink: Diamine Hope Pink & Oster 1980s Dusk Pink

 

Maroon/Burgundy Ink: Diamine Syrah

 

Other/Difficult to categorize: Undeclared

 

 

Sean

Edited January 6, 2020 by corniche

[Abner C. Kemp]

The basics:

Black Ink: De Atramentis Immanuel Kant

Red Ink: Montblanc Velvet Red

Blue Ink: Montblanc Permanent Blue, Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue

Blue-Black Ink: Pilot Blue-Black, Akkerman Iron Gall Blue Black, Montblanc JFK Navy Blue

The fancy colors:

Gray Ink: Montblanc Oyster Grey

Teal Ink: Sailor Yama-dori

Turquoise Ink: Montblanc Honore de Balzac

Green Ink: Montblanc Irish Green

Olive Ink: Diamine Wagner

Brown Ink: Diamine Ancient Copper

Caramel/Light Brown ink: J. Herbin Lie de The

Taupe Ink: N/A

Orange Ink: Diamine Autumn Oak

Yellow Ink: Montblanc Golden Yellow

Purple/Magenta Ink: Waterman Tender Purple

Pink Ink: N/A

Maroon/Burgundy Ink: Sailor Bungubox Tears of a Clown

Other/Difficult to categorize

Edited January 7, 2020 by Abner C. Kemp