Two Majestic Blue mixes

[The Good Captain]

Here's a couple of mixes I've tried to use up or 'tame' the Diamine Majestic. I will put a scan of them on here tomorrow.

I've named them with titles that won't mean much to anyone else, for what it's worth, but they are part of the 'Meddler's' range that some readers may have noticed in some of my posts.

UXBRIDGE BLUE

6 parts Diamine Majestic Blue

4 parts Pelikan 4001 Blue-Black

4 parts Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue

1 part Diamine Green-Black.

The result reminds me of worn denim. Dries fast, no bleed in Moleskine.

STUART BLUE

8 parts Conway Stuart Blue

4 parts Diamine Majestic Blue

3 parts Waterman Florida Blue

I really like this one. Slightly paler that Diamine Midnight but dries fast and doesn't smear. Little bleed in Moleskine. I made up 30ml of this one!

In both I used single drops from the same eye-dropper for the 'part' measurement. I just picked numbers at random but had a fair idea what the colour would be. The fact that the totals add up to 15 is by design - double the quantity in ml and you get 30ml - about the size of a small bottle or the ones in the PR measuring kit.

AND, they used up the Majestic and CS Blue which is a paler version of, or exactly the same as, Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue.

Incidentally, 15 drops just about fills a Lamy Z24 which might be useful information.

Edited August 21, 2011 by The Good Captain