The most slowest drying ink ever?

[apatel]

I know it sounds weird... But I just love seeing the ink shining on the paper. My nib is at the wettest flow that it could possibly be and yet I still crave more! So my question is this: what us the wettest flowing, slowest drying ink ever? Mostly looking for bright vivid blue or blue black. Also can anyone comment about the drying time and flow of the FPN blue (sorta leaning more towards this because of the colour)

[RayMan]

Private Reserve Tanzanite. Beautiful blue (tending a bit toward violet). I traded my bottle for another ink, because Tanzanite took forever to dry.

[bgray]

PR Sherwood Green is the slowest I've ever used.

[kpkelsey]

it really depends on the paper. i use tanzanite all the time and have no problems with it drying slowly. however, if i use it on rhodia, then it's much slower to dry.....

[blopplop]

I concur with the opinions so far--these are very slow drying inks.

 

However, THE slowest drying ink I've found (after using 60-70 different one's) is Noodlers Ellis Island. I know that much depends on the type of paper, but Ellis Island on Apica pads will stay tacky for 10-30 min with one of my wet writers. No exaggeration. Funny thing is it's one of my favorite inks.

 

Dave

[Breck]

Haven't used it personally, but Noodler's X-Feather is said to have record-breaking drying times. Not a blue or blue-black. I think I have a sample of FPN Starry Night around somewhere. If I can dig it up, I'll give it a dip test and let you know about it's drying time, too.

[Possum Hill]

The slowest drying ink I've tried is Noodler's Standard Brown. I really like the color, but have to allow a little extra time for drying.

[KenS]

Without a doubt, it's Levenger Cobalt Blue.

I've had paint dry faster.

[RayMan]

PR Sherwood Green is the slowest I've ever used.

 

Yes, PR Sherwood Green is also incredibly slow drying (beautiful deep green, however).

[foxtail1]

Noodler's Dragons Napalm!

[MicheleB]

I think several PR's are slow in general, but the topper is "Smearwood Green" a.k.a. Sherwood Green

[penrev]

I don't know that PR Sherwood Green is alone at the top, Noodlers Marine Green can take a long time....what is it about green anyway?

[RLTodd]

What causes that? Water is water and drys as fast as water does, so what about the ink makes one ink dry slower than the other? Is it surface penetration, which I thought was the main factor, or does the dye have something to do with moderating penetration or evaporation?

[OrchidUnicorn]

Without a doubt, it's Levenger Cobalt Blue.

I've had paint dry faster.

 

Yep! Levenger Cobalt Blue does take a bit to dry, but it is still one of my all time favorite blue inks. It is just sooo...BLUE!! I use it all the time.

 

Lashelle

[dizAndyVan]

Richard Binder's Good Bad & Ugly ink article acknowledges PR Sherwood Green's extremely slow drying time.

 

"Private Reserve Sherwood Green is a lovely color, but I give it a score of 2 because it sometimes never dries. (I've come back six months after writing something with it and smeared it while handling the paper.)"

[dvorak]

Noodlers X-feather (black). Whatever Nathan uses to thicken up the ink, also keeps it from drying out.

 

Brent