Favourite Diamine Ink Colour?

[Chromeheart]

I haven't tried a whole lot of them, but I really love the Syrah. Antique Copper and a handful of samples should be showing up in the mail soon.

[Simon Templar]

Ancient Copper here. That and Omas Sepia are the only inks I use.

 

 

 

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[ZachWasniak]

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[matt385]

Aqua blue is my favorite of all my inks, especially with a 1.1 Lamy italic nib.

[Axial]

I have several Diamine inks, in order of preference:

 

• Umber - the best of all; lovely ink for personal writing on good quality paper;
  
• Golden brown - lovely with wide/wet nib and fine paper; useless on absorbent paper; too light for fine nibs
  
• Presidential blue - good blue for good quality paper, more interesting colour than royal blues of Pelikan or Parker, but also less suitable for lower quality paper
  
• Passion Red - a (255,0,0) colour, good for what it is
  
• Cerise - I have yet to find a good use for it - not holding my breath.
  
• Jade Green - too pale for writing, even with the broadest, wettest nibs; has the saturation of highlighter ink, but bleeds too much for the purpose.
  

 

I also have the Registrar's which is an excellent classic iron gall ink, and as such in a class of its own, not really comparable to the ones listed above.

Edited March 16, 2013 by Axial

[SJH]

Aqua blue is my favorite of all my inks, especially with a 1.1 Lamy italic nib.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The purest and orangest orange -> Diamine Orange, I love this colour!

 

Best regards,

Steve.

 

P.S. A trace of Diamine Beau Blue below; a lovely light Turquoise.

P.P.S. I must try your recommendation!

Edited March 16, 2013 by SJH

[UncleJoe420]

My current fave is Oxblood; even the name sounds great, doesn't it? I also have (and love) Jade Green, Amber, and Sepia - kinda spoiled for choice!

[Tinjapan]

I only have one Diamine ink BUT it is one of my favorites. Majestic Blue

[Scribble Monboddo]

Jet Black is my go to ink and I use about 1-2 80ml bottles a month. My other favorites in order of preference are: Woodland Green, Havasu Turquoise, Mediterranean Blue, Kensington Blue, Florida Blue, Sapphire Blue, and Aqua Blue.

 

 

Wow, that's a lot of writing you must be doing - the equivalent of about sixty cartridges a week, I think. Just out of curiosity, are you a calligrapher or professional scribe of some sort? It's all the more an endorsement of these inks, if so!

[Christi0469]

I don't have a lot of experience with Diamine inks yet but I love the Graphite that came with Goulet's ink drop and I will definitely buy a bottle at some point. I didn't think that I would like a grey ink quite so much.

Edited March 18, 2013 by Christi0469

[Bigeddie]

Prussian Blue and Evergreen for me.

 

I like Diamine's ability to make subtle and complex colors. At £10 for four 30ml bottles and a free pack of cartridges, you I can't say no!

[bailey philip]

Pumpkin is my favorite. It does develop crud on the nib but it is the best "orange" I have used. It is the only Diamine I use regularly, though I have 5 other bottles.

[fernobre]

1 - Diamine Majestic Blue

2 - Diamine Twilight

3 - Diamine Chocolat Brown

4 - Diamine Sherwood Green

[LameJane]

I have yet to discover a Diamine color which does not qualify as my favorite ;-). Maybe Umber... yeah I'm not too excited about that one.

[coyotewhisper]

All of the Diamine inks are great, the one that stands out is Ochere.

[lapis]

Eclipse, totally.

Hey, Cap'n, my friend, isn't that a completely crass comment?

[century]

Its not secret....I love Oxblood.

[DrCodfish]

Diamine, my favorite ink brand. My fave colors, in order:

 

Delamere green

Asa blue

Chocolate brown

Red Dragon

Bilberry

Steel Blue

Presidential blue

Pumpkin

[The Good Captain]

Eclipse, totally.

Hey, Cap'n, my friend, isn't that a completely crass comment?

No, it was overshadowed by the Umbra.

[Safari_Camo]

Ultra Green