Jump to content

Darkest Blue

bso

By bso
in Inky Thoughts

 Share

Recommended Posts

pmitc34947 Near Mint

pmitc34947

Posted
Posted

Blue Blacks I am enthusiastic about in order of lightest to darkest...

 

Noodlers Blue Black

Pelikan Edelstein Tanzanite

Diamine Blue Black

Montblanc Midnight Blue

Montblanc JFK Navy Blue

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Replies 74
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • bso

    9

  • bemon

    5

  • lapis

    4

  • corniche

    4

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Posted Images

Mercian Antique

Mercian

Posted
Posted

Visconti Blue is also pretty deep.

 

Sean :)

 

A few years ago I too was looking for a dark vibrant blue, and had been impressed by some reviews of Visconti Blue on here, so I ordered some cartridges of it in order to try it out.

 

The stuff that I got in the cartridges is not a deep dark vibrant blue.

It is very pale stuff, and looks like a ‘washable blue’ :o

I presume that the bottled VB must be made to a different formula.

 

So, if anyone is thinking of trying out Visconti Blue in their quest for a dark blue, I advise them to order a sample vial of the bottled ink, and to not buy it in cartridges.

Foul in clear conditions, but handsome in the fog.

mini-postcard-exc.png

Link to comment
Share on other sites
corniche Antique

corniche

Posted
Posted

 

A few years ago I too was looking for a dark vibrant blue, and had been impressed by some reviews of Visconti Blue on here, so I ordered some cartridges of it in order to try it out.

 

The stuff that I got in the cartridges is not a deep dark vibrant blue.

It is very pale stuff, and looks like a washable blue :o

I presume that the bottled VB must be made to a different formula.

 

So, if anyone is thinking of trying out Visconti Blue in their quest for a dark blue, I advise them to order a sample vial of the bottled ink, and to not buy it in cartridges.

Hi Mercian,

 

This is odd. Companies usually don't have a separate formula for cartridges; it wouldn't be feasible.

 

I bought my bottle several years ago; I wonder if they changed the formula? :unsure:

 

I'll never forget the catastrophic results when Omas changed their blue ink formula around ten years ago... I swear it's the reason they folded. :rolleyes:

 

 

Sean :)

https://www.catholicscomehome.org/

 

"Every one therefore that shall confess Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father Who is in Heaven." - MT. 10:32

"Any society that will give up liberty to gain security deserves neither and will lose both." - Ben Franklin

Thank you Our Lady of Prompt Succor & St. Jude.

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Mercian Antique

Mercian

Posted
Posted

My first thought was that the (reputable) vendor had accidentally sent me the wrong cartridges by mistake. But the packaging was all the right stuff, and Visconti don’t claim to even sell ‘washable blue’.

 

Then I thought it might have been my pen, so put one through the wettest pen that I own - and it still came out paler than Waterman ‘Florida Blue’ :(

 

Maybe I just got a bad batch of cartridges?

I think that I once saw one other report of the same problem on here, but that was years ago and it was only the one other one. Still, if I ever try VB again I am going to order it in a sample vial (& hope that they take it from the right bottle ;) ).

Foul in clear conditions, but handsome in the fog.

mini-postcard-exc.png

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Dip n Scratch Extremely Rare

Dip n Scratch

Posted
Posted

I found that discrepancy between the Visconti blue in cartridges & the bottled stuff. I was looking for a saturated 'electric blue'. Well, as saturated as could be without the cleaning hassles associated with Noodlers Baystate Blue. Anyway, I don't have great need for blue, so my small bottle of Iroshizuku Asa Gao is going to last me a long time.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
MHBru Vintage

MHBru

Posted
Posted (edited)

So i finally picked up visconti blue but in carts. If its not the rich blue I'm expecting I'll be disappointed but not heartbroken. I'm already loving kon peki, asa gao, ama iro, herbin bleu nuit, and akkerman dutch masters #8. I'm in pretty good shape.

Edited by MHBru
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Dip n Scratch Extremely Rare

Dip n Scratch

Posted
Posted

What I posted last I was agreeing with the previous observation about the Visconti ink.

But... We are here to talk about dark blues.

I tried Diamine Blue/Black, but I swear the stuff leans a bit towards Teal. I don't know if it is just down to the paper or the pen (or my eyesight).

So I tried Diamine Midnight. That is a deep, dark blue you could call blue/black without stretching the truth.

I have also used Herbin Bleu des Profondeurs. That and Midnight appear virtually the same to me. However. I should use several papers and pens as well as examine the results out in daylight. You can buy 30ml bottles of the Diamine inks that are maybe better for refilling pens from since the ink is in a narrower vessel. The Herbin ink bottle is a form that has a groove on the shoulder of the bottle to rest a (dip) pen. It is a historical thing. It still holds the same 30ml.

I tried the herbin ink in cartridges and after the first one I immediately bought a 30ml bottle. I liked the ink that much.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
MarcinMilewski New

MarcinMilewski

Posted
Posted

Visconti Blue in the bottle (butelka in the photo) is a really nice, saturated blue without violet tones. Visconti Blue in cartridges (naboje in the photo) is a totally different ink:

 

7ccb730afdd4c747med.jpg

 

Marcin

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Mercian Antique

Mercian

Posted
Posted

Visconti Blue in the bottle (butelka in the photo) is a really nice, saturated blue without violet tones. Visconti Blue in cartridges (naboje in the photo) is a totally different ink:

 

7ccb730afdd4c747med.jpg

 

Marcin

 

Welcome to FPN MarcinMilewski :)

 

And many thanks for confirming (& showing) the difference between the bottled version of Visconti Blue and the version that’s sold in cartridges :thumbup:

Foul in clear conditions, but handsome in the fog.

mini-postcard-exc.png

Link to comment
Share on other sites
corniche Antique

corniche

Posted
Posted (edited)

Visconti Blue in the bottle (butelka in the photo) is a really nice, saturated blue without violet tones. Visconti Blue in cartridges (naboje in the photo) is a totally different ink:

 

7ccb730afdd4c747med.jpg

 

Marcin

Hi Marcin, Mercian, Dip n Scratch, etc.,

 

Thank you for this, from me, too. This is a first for me. :huh: (And you saved me $12, too :D); now I don't have to get a pack to see for myself.

 

 

Sean :)

Edited by corniche

https://www.catholicscomehome.org/

 

"Every one therefore that shall confess Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father Who is in Heaven." - MT. 10:32

"Any society that will give up liberty to gain security deserves neither and will lose both." - Ben Franklin

Thank you Our Lady of Prompt Succor & St. Jude.

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
MarcinMilewski New

MarcinMilewski

Posted
Posted (edited)

 

Welcome to FPN MarcinMilewski :)

 

And many thanks for confirming (& showing) the difference between the bottled version of Visconti Blue and the version that’s sold in cartridges :thumbup:

Thank you Mercian :).

 

 

Hi Marcin, Mercian, Dip n Scratch, etc.,

 

Thank you for this, from me, too. This is a first for me. :huh: (And you saved me $12, too :D); now I don't have to get a pack to see for myself.

 

 

Sean :)

 

Thanks Sean! Visconti Blue sold in bottles is one of my favourites blue inks ever. I was a little bit surprised when bought cartridges for the first time.

 

Marcin

Edited by MarcinMilewski
Link to comment
Share on other sites
corniche Antique

corniche

Posted
Posted

Thanks Sean! Visconti Blue sold in bottles is one of my favourites blue inks ever. I was a little bit surprised when bought cartridges for the first time.

 

Marcin

Hi Marcin,

 

You're welcome. Yeah, Visconti Blue (IN BOTTLES) has been a favorite of mine for years; even though it is a royal PITA to flush. I never would have thought the cartridges were different until now.

 

Sean :)

https://www.catholicscomehome.org/

 

"Every one therefore that shall confess Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father Who is in Heaven." - MT. 10:32

"Any society that will give up liberty to gain security deserves neither and will lose both." - Ben Franklin

Thank you Our Lady of Prompt Succor & St. Jude.

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 2 weeks later...
bso Near Mint

bso

Posted
  • Author
Posted

fpn_1579271231__img_4586.jpg

 

Depending on how individual screens resolve this, it's a pretty dark ink. the dry starting is abnormal for my L2K. It's only seems to happen on the coldest days and it's -13C today. Judging by how cold my pen still feels I guess the back seat of the car doesn't warm up much for the hour drive to work.

 

THANKS for this screenshot. I'll need to look into this ink.

 

Sailor Shikiori Yonaga.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
aurore Extremely Rare

aurore

Posted
Posted

The darkest blue ever is Kobe Nagasawa N51 Kano Cho (Kano Machi). It looks fairly black, but actually is neither black nor blue-black, just the darkest blue, at least to my eyes.

Seeking a Parker Duofold Centennial cap top medallion/cover/decal.
My Mosaic Black Centennial MK2 lost it (used to have silver color decal).

Preferably MK2. MK3 or MK1 is also OK as long as it fits.  
Preferably EU.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Most Contributions

    1. amberleadavis
      amberleadavis
      43844
    2. PAKMAN
      PAKMAN
      33563
    3. Ghost Plane
      Ghost Plane
      28220
    4. inkstainedruth
      inkstainedruth
      26747
    5. jar
      jar
      26101

  • Upcoming Events

  • Blog Comments

    • Shanghai Knife Dude
      Links to web pages or articles about Chinese typesetting, signwriting, etc.

      By Shanghai Knife Dude · Posted

      I have the Sailor Naginata and some fancy blade nibs coming after 2022 by a number of new workshop from China.  With all my respect, IMHO, they are all (bleep) in doing chinese characters.  Go use a bush, or at least a bush pen. 
    • A Smug Dill
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By A Smug Dill · Posted

      It is the reason why I'm so keen on the idea of a personal library — of pens, nibs, inks, paper products, etc. — and spent so much money, as well as time and effort, to “build” it for myself (because I can't simply remember everything, especially as I'm getting older fast) and my wife, so that we can “know”; and, instead of just disposing of what displeased us, or even just not good enough to be “given the time of day” against competition from >500 other pens and >500 other inks for our at
    • adamselene
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By adamselene · Posted

      Agreed.  And I think it’s good to be aware of this early on and think about at the point of buying rather than rationalizing a purchase..
    • A Smug Dill
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By A Smug Dill · Posted

      Alas, one cannot know “good” without some idea of “bad” against which to contrast; and, as one of my former bosses (back when I was in my twenties) used to say, “on the scale of good to bad…”, it's a spectrum, not a dichotomy. Whereas subjectively acceptable (or tolerable) and unacceptable may well be a dichotomy to someone, and finding whether the threshold or cusp between them lies takes experiencing many degrees of less-than-ideal, especially if the decision is somehow influenced by factors o
    • adamselene
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By adamselene · Posted

      I got my first real fountain pen on my 60th birthday and many hundreds of pens later I’ve often thought of what I should’ve known in the beginning. I have many pens, the majority of which have some objectionable feature. If they are too delicate, or can’t be posted, or they are too precious to face losing , still they are users, but only in very limited environments..  I have a big disliking for pens that have the cap jump into the air and fly off. I object to Pens that dry out, or leave blobs o

  • Chatbox

    You don't have permission to chat.
    Load More

  • Files






×
×
  • Create New...