Pelikan BlueBlack -

[chuancao]

Somehow, the scan turned out much bluer than the real thing. Hopefully it's just my screen because this is really a dark greyish/dark blue. A most wonderful color, IMO.

 

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk161/lindachuan2008/PelikanBB.jpg

[Chip]

Somehow, the scan turned out much bluer than the real thing. Hopefully it's just my screen because this is really a dark greyish/dark blue. A most wonderful color, IMO.

 

I like this too. The Skrip is also nice, but has just a tinge of the green color that you noticed with the Diamine Blue Black, at least to my eye. It isn't as pronounced in the Skrip. I also find that I like the look of the Pelikan blue black a lot more in wet writing pens. In dry pens, it can look sort of washed out. All in all, though, it's a very nice, retro look that wears well over time too.

[lovemy51]

i got a bottle of black and another of blue, so i mix them up to get the BB i use in my P51 and P61.

 

not all my pens behave well with Pelikan Ink

 

i see a lot of shading there Chuancao, that's nice!

Edited May 21, 2008 by lovemy51

[chuancao]

i got a bottle of black and another of blue, so i mix them up to get the BB i use in my P51 and P61.

 

not all my pens behave well with Pelikan Ink

 

i see a lot of shading there Chuancao, that's nice!

 

 

Thanks. Yes, there's tons of shading and it's quite watercolory, which is what I was looking for! I think for me it's the best BB out there.

[penburg]

I too really like Pelikan Blue/Black.

[FrankB]

chuancao wrote:

 

" ... Yes, there's tons of shading and it's quite watercolory, ... "

 

Yes, that is why I like this ink, too. I never would have thought of the term "watercolory," but it does convey a lot of the sensibility of some of the inks I favor. Thank you. I am going to borrow the term.

[Ernst Bitterman]

Without meaning to stifle free discussion-- are we all aware of this earlier thread? Many diverse opinions on this interesting ink.

[Ray-Vigo]

I recently bought a bottle of this Blue-Black ink. It really works better in pens with a richer flow. On my dry pens it was a dull grey and not very nice with which to write. However in my rich pens (my Pelikans especially come to mind) it took on the dark blue-grey color seen in this scan. It went down wet and dried in average time. It seems to me this is a good ink for pens with a rich flow, but not a lean one.

[lovemy51]

I recently bought a bottle of this Blue-Black ink. It really works better in pens with a richer flow. On my dry pens it was a dull grey and not very nice with which to write. However in my rich pens (my Pelikans especially come to mind) it took on the dark blue-grey color seen in this scan. It went down wet and dried in average time. It seems to me this is a good ink for pens with a rich flow, but not a lean one.

 

exactly the same is my experience. pelikan, any color, works well in my vintage parkers... but it is great with my Valor, which is a super wet writer. My P150 behaves very well with Pelikan ink too.

[Gran]

I quite enjoy this ink. And mine looks just as yours appears on my monitor. I've been using this ink in a Wing Sung pen, and the combination works very well. Flows well, dries quickly. Has that clear, definite Pelikan ink look.

[Grwilliams86]

This ink REALLY changes depending on the pen you use. With a wet Sheaffer I can get a lovely blue-black. With a dry Lamy, it looks washed out and terrible.