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I recently purchased some Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Green for my M600 White tortoise, however after inking it up I felt that the ink colour didn't really suit the pen. I wanted something less vibrant and a bit deeper in colour. I looked at the pen's beaitiful finish and wondered what would happen if I added some Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Brown to this green.

 

The ink has been mixed for a few days now and appears to be working well in my Pelikan m600. The writing samples from the Ahab are a bit darker than the results from the Pelikan with its fine nib.

 

This is my first go at mixing ink and posting the results please let me know if I have posted the topic in the worng forum.

 

Below are the results of the mix in different ratios. The samples were written on Rhodia No 19 Grid Paper with a Noodler's Ahab Flex Pen.

 

Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Green unmixed. (The top line was written with the Pelikan M600)

http://i1257.photobucket.com/albums/ii507/the_tuklu/Pelkan%20Brilliant%20Green%20and%20Brilliant%20Brown/Pelikan-Brilliant-Green.jpg

 

Pelikan Brilliant Green with Briliant Brown. Ratio of 5:1 in the order stated.

http://i1257.photobucket.com/albums/ii507/the_tuklu/Pelkan%20Brilliant%20Green%20and%20Brilliant%20Brown/Green-Brown-5-to-1.jpg

 

Pelikan Brilliant Green with Briliant Brown. Ratio of 5:3 in the order stated.

http://i1257.photobucket.com/albums/ii507/the_tuklu/Pelkan%20Brilliant%20Green%20and%20Brilliant%20Brown/Green-Brown-5-to-3.jpg

 

Pelikan Brilliant Green with Briliant Brown. Ratio of 1:1 in the order stated.

http://i1257.photobucket.com/albums/ii507/the_tuklu/Pelkan%20Brilliant%20Green%20and%20Brilliant%20Brown/Green-Brown-1-to-1.jpg

 

Pelikan Brilliant Green with Briliant Brown. Ratio of 5:6 in the order stated.

http://i1257.photobucket.com/albums/ii507/the_tuklu/Pelkan%20Brilliant%20Green%20and%20Brilliant%20Brown/Green-Brown-5-to-6.jpg

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The 5:3 is not bad. I'd try 5:4 an 6:3 and see what grosse did. I'd Ike a bit more green in it

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The 5:3 is not bad. I'd try 5:4 an 6:3 and see what grosse did. I'd Ike a bit more green in it

Thanks for the feedback. My original post had a 5:2 and 5:4 sample. Here is the 5:4 sample for your interest.

http://i1257.photobucket.com/albums/ii507/the_tuklu/Pelkan%20Brilliant%20Green%20and%20Brilliant%20Brown/Green-Brown-5-to-4.jpg

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I think I like the 5:1 ratio. Now where the heck did I put those pelikan inks? Dang.

 

Edit: damned autocorrect!

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The 5:1 or maybe a 5:2 would be nice. I find really dark greens are lost on a page unless you are writing with a really broad nib.

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The 5:3 is not bad. I'd try 5:4 an 6:3 and see what grosse did. I'd Ike a bit more green in it

Thanks for the feedback. My original post had a 5:2 and 5:4 sample. Here is the 5:4 sample for your interest.

http://i1257.photobucket.com/albums/ii507/the_tuklu/Pelkan%20Brilliant%20Green%20and%20Brilliant%20Brown/Green-Brown-5-to-4.jpg

 

Thanks for the example.

 

Darned ipad. I can hardly tell what I was trying to say :embarrassed_smile:

 

And the colors are much more interesting and different using my lcd monitor rather than the ipad. The mixtures really make quite interesting colors.

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Reminds me of Noodler's Zhivago.

 

I was just thinking the same thing.

 

I have a mix of Noodler's Golden Brown and Gruene Cactus that I really love. I can't remember the ratio off the top off my head, but I think it's 9:1. I think green-brown makes for a great combo.

 

And I actually really like that straight green. I don't think I've ever seen a writing sample of Pelikan Green before. It really has some nice shading. I might have to grab myself a bottle.

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i would like to suggest you to try a ratio of 10:1 and 10:2

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I don't have the Pelikan inks, but I have the green and brown Monteverde inks. I gave them a try and they seem to mix identically to the scans shown here. So that would be another mixing alternative

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I like this.

What was the reason you chose to use brown rather than black, to darken the green?

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