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Hi guys. I've tried only a handful of Diamine inks, and of these I've found that Sapphire Blue and Pumpkin are quite water-resistant. By water-resistant, I mean here that I briefly soaked (~couple of seconds) paper written with these inks in tepid water twice (letting the paper dry completely after the first soaking), and enough ink was left on the paper after the soakings so that the handwriting was still quite legible. Of course, some of the ink washed off too in the first soaking.

 

What other Diamine ink colors are water-resistant? I've really come to like how Diamine ink writes and look forward to trying some more of the colors.

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Hi guys. I've tried only a handful of Diamine inks, and of these I've found that Sapphire Blue and Pumpkin are quite water-resistant. By water-resistant, I mean here that I briefly soaked (~couple of seconds) paper written with these inks in tepid water twice (letting the paper dry completely after the first soaking), and enough ink was left on the paper after the soakings so that the handwriting was still quite legible. Of course, some of the ink washed off too in the first soaking.

 

What other Diamine ink colors are water-resistant? I've really come to like how Diamine ink writes and look forward to trying some more of the colors.

 

Of course their Registrar's Ink, as an iron-gall ink, is waterproof.

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Hi guys. I've tried only a handful of Diamine inks, and of these I've found that Sapphire Blue and Pumpkin are quite water-resistant. By water-resistant, I mean here that I briefly soaked (~couple of seconds) paper written with these inks in tepid water twice (letting the paper dry completely after the first soaking), and enough ink was left on the paper after the soakings so that the handwriting was still quite legible. Of course, some of the ink washed off too in the first soaking.

 

What other Diamine ink colors are water-resistant? I've really come to like how Diamine ink writes and look forward to trying some more of the colors.

 

I tested Imperial Blue, Majestic Blue and Midnight: they ran off to join the circus at the first touch of water. Turquoise fared rather better. I haven't tested Teal yet, but given its green component it might do well too. Ditto Mediterranean.

 

I love Registrar's Ink, both for its permanence and the way it deepens from a palish blue-black into a dark, sonorous shade that looks like it will outlast the writer!

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Of course their Registrar's Ink, as an iron-gall ink, is waterproof.

 

Thanks GV. I'm going to put Registrar's Ink in my "to-spend-money-on" list. :)

I keep coming back to my Esterbrooks.

 

"Things will be great when you're downtown."---Petula Clark

"I'll never fall in love again."---Dionne Warwick

"Why, oh tell me, why do people break up, oh then turn around and make up?

I just came to see, you'd never do that to me, would you baby?"---Tina Turner

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I tested Imperial Blue, Majestic Blue and Midnight: they ran off to join the circus at the first touch of water. Turquoise fared rather better. I haven't tested Teal yet, but given its green component it might do well too. Ditto Mediterranean.

 

I love Registrar's Ink, both for its permanence and the way it deepens from a palish blue-black into a dark, sonorous shade that looks like it will outlast the writer!

 

Well I hope they find happiness in the circus. Thanks for the test. I got a free Turquiose cartridge from Diamine which doesn't look to me like turquoise, so I'm scratching my head about that. I've also tested Diamine Ultra Green which has no water resistance at all. But that won't stop me from using this ink because I like the color and the flow.

 

Diamine Imperial Purple also seems to have some water resistance (I just tested it).

I keep coming back to my Esterbrooks.

 

"Things will be great when you're downtown."---Petula Clark

"I'll never fall in love again."---Dionne Warwick

"Why, oh tell me, why do people break up, oh then turn around and make up?

I just came to see, you'd never do that to me, would you baby?"---Tina Turner

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I tested Imperial Blue, Majestic Blue and Midnight: they ran off to join the circus at the first touch of water. Turquoise fared rather better. I haven't tested Teal yet, but given its green component it might do well too. Ditto Mediterranean.

 

I love Registrar's Ink, both for its permanence and the way it deepens from a palish blue-black into a dark, sonorous shade that looks like it will outlast the writer!

 

Well I hope they find happiness in the circus. Thanks for the test. I got a free Turquiose cartridge from Diamine which doesn't look to me like turquoise, so I'm scratching my head about that. I've also tested Diamine Ultra Green which has no water resistance at all. But that won't stop me from using this ink because I like the color and the flow.

 

Diamine Imperial Purple also seems to have some water resistance (I just tested it).

 

Thanks for the info about Imp. Purple. In general Diamine isn't a range to buy for its waterproof properties. That aside, the inks are so lovely to use that it's worth having a few around. And the 30ml bottles from the manufacturer's site make it dangerously easy to have more than a few!

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I need water-resistant inks — at least after blotting, if not soaking. I have found that Sargasso Sea is water-resistant enough for me. I recently spilled a few drops on Oxford Blue, and found that it made the words illegible.

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