Suggestions for mixing a professional dark green?

[angrypanda]

I would like to create a green ink color that is professional looking for exams (there are no strict regulations, except that we should not use orange or red ink), so I would either have to add this to a dark blue or a black. I assume that if I add green to black the green hue would be imperceptible. I recently ordered waterman blue black ink and green ink, do you guys think that mixing these two would give me a color that would be presentable/professional?

[Ad_Astra]

I would like to create a green ink color that is professional looking for exams (there are no strict regulations, except that we should not use orange or red ink), so I would either have to add this to a dark blue or a black. I assume that if I add green to black the green hue would be imperceptible. I recently ordered waterman blue black ink and green ink, do you guys think that mixing these two would give me a color that would be presentable/professional?

 

Adding lighter to darker is always going to be more muted than darkening a lighter color. Perhaps if you were adding black to green you could get a nice very dark green/black?

 

At least to me, WBB already looks like it's got a greenish undertone, so adding a brighter green (I'm assuming you meant Waterman Green based on sentence structure?) might minimize the darker blue/black part of the spread.

 

Personally, I'd just create a blend of green and keep adding black until it looks dark enough to be usable.

[maryannemoll]

How about adding black to Diamine Sherwood Green? (That could end up just giving you Diamine Umber, but it could be worth a try.)

[Ted A]

Take a look at this thread, green and brown mixes, it might give you some ideas.

 

I have Monteverde green and brown, both of which are very similar in color to the Pelikan, and I was able to get very similar results. The moral of the story is that a brown will also darken up a green that may be too bright.

[Cubane]

Mixing Waterman Green with Pelikan Blue-Black makes a colour that looks like a lot like a blackboard. Maybe you could get something similar with the Waterman BB?

[Amity45]

To make you aware, blue dominates green in mixing. So you will probably have to use 2:1 green:blue, or even more green, to get a color halfway between. Black dominates any color as well, so to get halfway between green and black you would go about 6:1 green:black.

 

My ratios may be a bit off, but the general idea is correct. This is from personal experience mixing colors (which is subtractive color theory).

 

Diamine makes a very pretty green-black, so there's no need to experiment if you like their inks. It doesn't have some of the properties I demand, so I don't use it.

[Elizabeth in NJ]

I mixed some Private Reserve Sherwood Green with Quink Black and it is fabulous. I did it at a loose 1:1 ratio. I'll see if I can get a scan of it tomorrow.

 

As to Amity's comment about needing to do a 6:1 green:black ratio--wouldn't that depend on the relative saturations of the inks used?

 

Adding lighter to darker is always going to be more muted than darkening a lighter color. Perhaps if you were adding black to green you could get a nice very dark green/black?

If the ratio is the same, how does it make a difference which one gets added to which?