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Shocking, Neon Inks: Can Anything Compare To Bsb?


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Over a year ago, I opened my first bottle of Baystate Blue. I was in heaven.

It is so bright and so lovely. I have used it daily since.


Soon after, I ordered Baystate Concord Grape and Cape Cod Cranberry. Unfortunately, those inks were not nearly as bright. I rarely use them.

 

I've also bought Diamine Orange, which is supposed to be a neon orange. It's pretty bright, but not nearly as bright as Baystate Blue.

 

Should I give up trying to find another ink like BSB? Does anyone know of something that compares?

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Try Noodler's Dragon's Napalm. It is a match for BSB. Look at writing under various lights. It's always bright, but under some lights it nearly jumps off the page.

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Another one to maybe take a look at is Platinum Mix-Free Flame Red -- it's quite bright (although I don't know how it compares to Dragon's Napalm).

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Try Noodler's Dragon's Napalm. It is a match for BSB. Look at writing under various lights. It's always bright, but under some lights it nearly jumps off the page.

 

I'll both agree and disagree with Dragon's Napalm. I'm another lover of BSB, but Dragin's Napalm was bright but without any of the character of BSB. Napalm dries oddly uniform...the shading that exists when you first lay down the line, evens out and the words become bright but simultaneously dull.

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Thanks everyone. I've thought about getting Dragon's Napalm before.

I like the pen that comes with the 4.5 oz bottle too.

 

I'll get a sample due to your concerns, dcroe05. I generally just go crazy and buy a bottle. :P

 

I'll also check out Solferino!

 

About the mix free red, yep, I have it and it is pretty bright. I'm not sure if it's on the level with BSB, but it's good.

If you add some whiteness of the whale, you can get a pink that is much brighter than Baystate Cranberry.

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Well, I love Cape Cod Cranberry.

 

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This is a pink that I mixed (and I do have recipe).

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/INK/attachments/2012-11-09_002.jpg

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This is a pink that I mixed (and I do have recipe).

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/INK/attachments/2012-11-09_002.jpg

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I'll also get a sample of Hope Pink! Thanks. :)

 

I also like Cape Cod Cranberry, but I just don't find my bottle to be that bright.
Even with a cotton swab, it never looks as bright as that.

 

That pink you made looks nice. If it involves mix-free, maybe I can make it.

If not, well, probably not. I'm sure someone else would like the recipe though. :D

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Here's a few more samples. I'll also finda sample of Tsvetana and Dragon Catfish Pink.

 

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Noodler's Tsvetana (and the name get's spelled differently all the time) is one of the Russian series. VERY bright and quite finicky. Definitely bullet proof. Consider also Comanche Rouge - one of my very favorites.

 

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Hmm... Dragon Catfish Pink .. which is definitely neon, is just not as retinal scarring as BSB. Here is a sample though for your review.

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/INK/attachments/123-original_small.jpg

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Diamine Pumpkin is my go-to when I want to mark a student's paper and be noticed. It tends to crust on the nib, but doesn't seem to harm the pen. It is eye-popping bright, but somehow still pleasing to my eyes.

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Look at some of the inks in Noodler's Russian series...as stated they are a bit higher maintenance but some are very bright so may meet your requirements.

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Three suggestions that I find very bright:

  • Iroshizuku Fuyu-gaki -- a brilliant reddish orange
  • Iroshizuku Yu-yake -- a brlliant orange (less legible to my eyes than Fuyu-gaki)
  • Iroshizuku Tsutsuji -- a neon hot pink

     

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Well, I love Cape Cod Cranberry.

 

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That Noodler's pink-purple is a bit excessive.

 

Not sure why Noodler's calls that cranberry. Doesn't remind me of cranberry at all.

 

Diamine Jade Green looks to be something that is eye melting.

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You might also give Rohrer & Klingner Blu Mare a try, it's my brightest ink, the ink jumps almost off the page into your eyes.

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