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InkShift – Mont Blanc Royal Blue to Irish Green Just for the fun of it, I occasionally resume my project exploring what happens when you move progressively from one ink colour to another. My hope is that some of these "inkshifts" result in interesting colours that I can use to write/draw with. And besides... it's just fun to watch one ink colour morph into another one. I recently did a quick InkFlash review of Mont Blanc Irish Green and Royal Blue. For me, both of these are just “meh” colours. Or as the Oxford dictionary states “uninspiring and unexceptional” – but “meh” captures my feeling better. As such, I don’t see myself using these inks too much, and the bottles would just be gathering dust. But here comes the InkShift, were I mix them together and see what comes out. Could be some more interesting colours in there. Who knows… only one way to find out, and that is to do the inkshift experiment. In the span between the two starting inks some interesting colours appear, that certainly cater more to my taste than the original bland inks. I particularly like the mix with 75% Royal Blue and 25% Irish Green, which gives a dusty & muted blue that looks real interesting. And the 1:1 mix is also quite nice … more of a murky green-leaning teal. A few interesting combinations, that certainly save these bottles from oblivion. Above, you can see the progression of the chromas from Royal Blue on the left to Irish Green on the right (with the 75/25, 50/50 and 25/75 mixes in between). I continue to enjoy these ink morphing experiments. Fun adventures in ink-land, and more often than not you are rewarded with a mix that beats the original inks. Fun guaranteed!

InkFlash - Mont Blanc Irish Green InkFlashes are short and quick presentations that show just enough detail to get a feel for the ink. I bought this Irish Green years ago, but didn't review it yet. A fairly standard green, and better in person than I expected. Rhodia DotPad N° 16 A bit weak and underpowered in the EF-nib, but it recovers nicely with broader nibs. A look at the chromatography Related inks Writing sample on papers good and bad Written with Lamy Safari M-nib. The bleed-through test is done as follows: 1x, 2x and 3x fill of the squares from left to right, to get increasing saturation of the paper. Beware that on the reverse side, the most saturated square appears on the left. And finally a quick doodle

My new arrival in the post today! I love this colour and its the first time I've used it. I can now confirm the Montblanc 149 does fit this inkwell and it fits properly too. Excellent!