Free Flowing Inks

[Hil64]

I normally like broad nibs, and slightly wet nibs at that. However, a couple of my favourites ( a P75 fine and a Waterman 513 M/F) are on the dry side. Does anyone have any suggestions for freeflowing inks in darker blue or brown, which are available in the UK?

[Laura N]

Pilot Iroshizuku and J. Herbin should fit the bill, and both have nice blues and browns.

[The Good Captain]

Have a look at the Diamine range. Readily available here of course - made in Liverpool. I don't use browns but Midnight Blue is a nice dark blue and should have all the flow you need.

[UDog]

Diamine Majestic--flows great looks even better.

[codster]

Diamine Majestic--flows great looks even better.

 

I agree with Diamine Majestic. Namiki Blue and Aurora Black also seem to flow very well in every pen I've tried.

[danahn17]

From my experience with the little amount of inks I've tried, both Pilot Iroshizuku inks and De Atramentis inks generally tend to be a little on the more watery side

[Karen Traviss]

I second Sailor for opening the sluices. I have one nib that didn't even respond to Iroshizuku's flow qualities, but Sailor's Ultramarine (LE from 2011) did the trick and gives it a good wet line. It's a little darker than Diamine Imperial Blue and not as vividly purple as it looks on some swatches. I haven't tried any of the Sailor browns with the dry nib yet, specifically the LE Doyou, which is a cool-toned dark brown. The Writing Desk and Andy's Pens both sell Sailor inks and currently appear to have a fair selection of blues, blue-black, and browns between them, including some LEs.

[Sandy1]

Hi,

 

For a general daily writer sort of ink, I suggest looking at some of the Diamine inks in 30ml bottles.

• Of their Blue inks, consider the Majestic Blue, Imperial Blue, Denim, and Sapphire.
  
• Of their Brown inks, Chocolate was a rewarding pick.

The Sailor dye-based inks also fit the bill, and are too often passed over - perhaps due to their limited palette.

 

Pilot Blue is an excellent all-rounder, but some find it a bit pale, so perhaps their Blue-Back, which is not too too dark and has a good dose of Blue. (This may be the same ink as the 'Namiki' marque.)

 

Ah, the Pilot iroshizuku series is outstanding. Though some consider them most appropriate for personal correspondence.

 

EDIT - to add: Visconti Blue - an absolutely lovely ink. (How on earth could I have overlooked one of my favourite inks?)

 

I suggest you take a moment to peruse the Ink Review Forum to make rewarding choices amongst the many replies to this Topic.

 

Whee!

 

Bye,

S1

 

Edited May 5, 2012 by Sandy1

[kronos77]

If you don't mind mixing, I use a mix of Waterman Florida Blue and Havana Brown at 14:3. Waterman are the best flowing inks I have. Havana Brown itself would work well.

[Leftytoo]

If you don't mind mixing, I use a mix of Waterman Florida Blue and Havana Brown at 14:3. Waterman are the best flowing inks I have. Havana Brown itself would work well.

 

I second the Florida Blue recommendation, and I also mix with brown. Another ink that usually makes the "free flowing" list is Aurora. Available in a very intense, saturated pure blue and one of the blackest of the blacks. I've used both.

[Nosilauk]

I've found Diamine Chocolate Brown to have a great flow.

Buying direct from Diamine is good value - 4 30ml inks for just over £10 and free UK delivery

[Lszuk]

Private Reserve (if you can purchase it in the UK) Tanzanite is one of the wettest inks available.

[Gao]

Hello all,

 

I saw this link through google searching for a specific in i have been using for years, and because the company went out of business years and years ago, i have been camping out ebay for people that list Used Inks, but i can maybe only get lucky every few months to get half a bottle or 1/4 of a bottle here and there.

 

Osmiroid Free Flowing Black Ink

 

I have been doing ink / washes with this ink in drawings for over 40 years, recently my personal supply has pretty much run completely dry.

 

This ink has the only ink i have found that has been able to flow through my classic mont blanc pens that they don't make any more, but the nib is Extra Fine and i have tried many new inks and none of them compare so far. Here is a list of inks i have tried that some of you have suggested:

 

I used the Blue, Brown and Black, I mix these three colors to get the ink i want.

 

Caran D'ache Fountain Pen Ink Cosmic Black

Pilot Iroshizuku Bottled Fountain Pen Ink, Take-Sumi, Bamboo Charcoal, Black

Montegrappa Black Ink Bottle Refill

Platinum carbon ink bottle ink black 60cc

J. Herbin 1670 Anniversay Bottled Fountain Pen Ink, 50ml - Stormy Grey

 

the problem with these inks are the ones that flow well are not water soluble meaning i can make washes with them, or the colors aren't right, or they don't flow well.

 

So my delema is can anyone help me either: find a way to get more Osmiroid Free Flowing Black Ink, what are some resources or stores i can find that can get this for me in the colors i want.

OR

 

are there any New Inks that are still being produced that can do the same thing as the Osmiroid Free Flowing Ink?

 

THANK YOU if you anyone can please help me would be much appreciated! I also wanted to mention that i have drawings from 30 years ago that still look about the same as when i did them, so the ink had to stand up to the test of time.

 

at this point i'm not worried about the price, i would gladly pay 50-100 dollars for a full bottle of the osmiroid inks that i want. It is just impossible to find them.