my own Galileo Manuscript Brown mix

[nicoledb]

I'm very fond of brown inks, so some time ago I bought a bottle of FPN Galileo Manuscript Brown (thanks wimg!). Although I love the color of this ink for special occassions, like signing contracts, it's way too bright for my ordinary daily writing .

 

I also had a bottle of Parker Quink Black sitting in my drawer that I didn't like too much because it's not a very dark black. So let's mix them...

 

Here's the result for a 2:1 mixing ratio (2 parts of GMB on 1 part of Quink Black). I included a scan of pure GMB for color comparisons, I have the impression my scanner makes things a little redder than they really are.

 

 

 

The result is exactly what I was looking for, and the new mix is almost as waterproof as GMB on its own: running tap water over it for a minute makes the mix only very slightly lighter. Don't remember who it was on FPN who suggested mixing with black, but whoever it was: thanks for the tip!!

 

BTW, the paper is Moleskine, so slightly off-white, not very apparent in the scans.

Edited June 6, 2009 by nicoledb

[PAKMAN]

That looks great! I'll have to try your mix!!

[Viseguy]

Don't remember who it was on FPN who suggested mixing with black, but whoever it was: thanks for the tip!!

That would be me, I think. You're welcome!

[Ink Stained Wretch]

I'm very fond of brown inks, so some time ago I bought a bottle of FPN Galileo Manuscript Brown (thanks wimg!). Although I love the color of this ink for special occassions, like signing contracts, it's way too bright for my ordinary daily writing .

 

I also had a bottle of Parker Quink Black sitting in my drawer that I didn't like too much because it's not a very dark black. So let's mix them...

 

Here's the result for a 2:1 mixing ratio (2 parts of GMB on 1 part of Quink Black). I included a scan of pure GMB for color comparisons, I have the impression my scanner makes things a little redder than they really are.

The Galileo Manuscript Brown is definitely coming across redder on my monitor than I've seen it on paper.

 

I've found Galileo Manuscript Brown to be the rare ink that I might even use neat. Almost every ink I use is mixed. And most of the time when a black ink is mixed in it's Noodler's Black that not only darkens the ink mixture but imparts a permanent component to it.

 

But I suppose that something like Quink Black (maybe also Pelikan 4001 Black?) could represent the reverse, a black ink that is not permanent and which only darkens the permanent color. This would allow one to stretch the more expensive Galileo Manuscript Brown. I'll keep your suggestion in mind, thanks.