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30 Green Inks Reviewed: Part 2 - Writing Samples And Performance

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Impressive, epic, fantastic, wonderful, stunning, true treasures of greens and sepias. The time, thought, work that hs gone into these projects are amazing, thank you very much. I am blown away :notworthy1:

Montblanc: 146 75th Anniversary, 147 Le Grande, Doue Solitaire

Parker: Gold Duofold Centennial, Sonnet Fougere

Visconti Bronze Homo-Sapien

Waterman Edson Sapphire Blue

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this is the most extensive ink comparison I have ever seen, nice work! :thumbup:

Do not pray for easy lives, pray to be stronger men.../JFK

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:notworthy1: :notworthy1: :notworthy1:

 

amazing! thank you! (that is an understatement)

 

...although now i can see that life is no longer worth living w/o chiku-rin :crybaby:

I feel the same on both counts! Thanks a lot geoduc, this is a fabulous resource. It seems I've been trying to achieve Chiku-Rin with Diamine and/or J. Herbin mixes at home.

 

I was amused to see the blue residue of Chiku-Rin after the water test, since it always seems to me like I'm trying to minimise the blue component.

 

The rightfully popular Diamine Meadow probably wasn't yet available when you conducted this work; it seems to my eye to be nearest to Sailor Suzuran.

 

Convenience link to Part 1 of geoduc's investigation.

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Bo Bo Olson Ancient Artifact

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In the meanwhile, I got some Pelikan Green.

Expecting nothing, I got :yikes: , a very nice ink for a very nice price.

In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

The cheapest lessons are from those who learned expensive lessons. Ignorance is best for learning expensive lessons.

 

 

 

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In the meanwhile, I got some Pelikan Green.

Expecting nothing, I got :yikes: , a very nice ink for a very nice price.

 

That's one I haven't tried, as the samples I've seen make it appear too blue for my taste. Would you mind posting a scan so we can see it?

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can't scan; no scanner ....and just realized that this is for murky greens. It's a green green.

I don't have any murky out side of vert empire.

Have:

Vert Empire

R&K Alt Gold green.

MB Winter Forest.

Edelstein Jade and Aventurine

Pelikan Green

 

And a couple of green dip pen inks.

In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

The cheapest lessons are from those who learned expensive lessons. Ignorance is best for learning expensive lessons.

 

 

 

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What a fabulous resource! Thanks for all your time and effort in showing us such an amazing variety of greens! As a result I ordered Stipula's Verde Muschiatto and have been enjoying it--a great ink that's well-behaved and has subtle shading.

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What a fabulous resource! Thanks for all your time and effort in showing us such an amazing variety of greens! As a result I ordered Stipula's Verde Muschiatto and have been enjoying it--a great ink that's well-behaved and has subtle shading.

 

 

Glad to be of service. Verde Muschiato is an excellent choice and one of my favorites. Play around with different pens if you get the chance - the shading can be pretty dramatic with the right pen/paper combination.

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GeoDuc,

 

Your comparisons are always helpful and amazing. After being a fan of only "clear" and "bright" inks, I really wanted to know what about the "murky" greens was so fascinating. I "get" it now - the shading!

 

Thank you!!

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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outstanding job thanks for sharing :notworthy1: :clap1: :thumbup:

Pens are like watches , once you start a collection, you can hardly go back. And pens like all fine luxury items do improve with time

 

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bumped because you can't have part one, with out the even better part two.

In reference to P. T. Barnum; to advise for free is foolish, ........busybodies are ill liked by both factions.

 

 

The cheapest lessons are from those who learned expensive lessons. Ignorance is best for learning expensive lessons.

 

 

 

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murky greens, one of my faves! Thank you!

 

Dang, why did Montblanc stop making Racing Green??? :crybaby:

 

Oh well, there's a lot to love, as I can see from these great tests. :puddle:

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