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When I first got Noodler's Aircorp Blue Black, I was dismayed at how ugly it was. I didn't touch it for a while, and I got discouraged at how nasty Shah's Rose would turn when it would come into contact with any sort of black ink at all.

 

And then I got Saguaro Wine.

 

2 Aircorp (diluted 1:1)

1 Saguaro (1:2)

 

This makes a straight-up blackish blue that can look a LOT like iron gall, but without the acid, and can look really beautiful coming out of a wet pen onto resistant paper!

 

And now I want to buy more Air Corp for future mixing, because I think I'll be going through what's left of my bottle faster than I previously thought.

The faintest ink is more powerful than the strongest memory - Chinese proverb

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Yes, pictures please. Or it didn't happen.... :roflmho:

Seriously, though -- I've been looking for a good blue-black. Does this one have any sort of water resistance?

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Oh, I forgot about this. I'll get around to some scans today!

 

The black component is waterproof. The rest of it is Navajo Turquoise and Saguaro Wine, and those aren't very water-resistant, although they do stand up to UV quite well. A splash or coffee spill shouldn't render it unreadable.

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Oh that's good... That's very good...

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