Vendome Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I've been using Waterman Purple for about 18 months and I have to say it's a gorgeous ink to use and behaves itself on the page. Long reign the House of Belmont. Link to post Share on other sites
Runnin_Ute Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 (edited) How about Akkerman Voorhout Violet? A nice darkish violet/purple. Noodler's North African Violet may or may not work for you - might depend on the nib and what you are using it for. Check Goulet's swab shop. These photos have the above as well as Diamine Sherwood Green & Diamine Classic Red:http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af283/Runnin_Ute/Mobile%20Uploads/2013-12/20131215_214216_zpsfcwa9o4b.jpg http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af283/Runnin_Ute/Mobile%20Uploads/2013-12/20131215_214159_zpsl3svtqpu.jpg http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af283/Runnin_Ute/Mobile%20Uploads/2013-12/20131215_214145_zpsd6wrji5r.jpg Edited December 16, 2013 by Runnin_Ute Brad "Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind" - Rudyard Kipling"None of us can have as many virtues as the fountain-pen, or half its cussedness; but we can try." - Mark Twain Link to post Share on other sites
mrjustice Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Or you can just make Blurple-1:1 Waterman blue and purple. Then from there you can adjust to taste. Link to post Share on other sites
irish_monk Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 J. Herbin Poussiere de Lune is my favorite purple. It can have a variety of effects depending on the nib. It's darker, conservative, but definitely purple. I use it for everyday writing, business or not. "A man's maturity consists in having found again the seriousness one had as a child, at play." Friedrich Nietzsche kelsonbarber.wordpress.com Link to post Share on other sites
Dark Side Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I'm a big fan of Private Reserve DC Super Violet and Noodler's Kung Te-Cheng. Link to post Share on other sites
Sandy1 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Hi, +1 for Tanum Purple (Kobe) as Member amberleadavis shared with us in Post № 6 above. Kindly also consider Nooder's FPN Dumas Tulipe Noir. It easily handles dilution, which keeps the colour from being totally submerged. I've been on the outs with Purple - most of them strike me as a bit too 'floral'. Yet that hasn't put paid to the matter, so I've been trying a few blends. If one compares R&K Alt Bordeaux to say Diamine Syrah, I'm trying to get an 'Alt Violet' without going so vegetal as an Aubergine. Bye,S1 The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire. Link to post Share on other sites
beak Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I like Akkerman no. 15 too; a darker purple, but the colour always shows, and it seems to me quite suitable for both formal and social letters. Interesting without being startling or showy. Sincerely, beak. God does not work in mysterious ways – he works in ways that are indistinguishable from his non-existence. Link to post Share on other sites
The Good Captain Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 How about Pelikan 4001 Violet? I've just had my first bottle and really love it. The Good Captain "Meddler's 'Salamander' - almost as good as the real thing!" Link to post Share on other sites
stonezebra Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I'm also a great fan of FPN Noodlers Dumas Tulip Noir and DeAtramentis Aubergine. Perhaps Diamine Damson? Link to post Share on other sites
athenian Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Diamine Violet Link to post Share on other sites
CasmiUK Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I'm very fond of Caran D'ache Storm - a purple-grey. Lovely and not at all feminine, to my eye, anyway. "Baldrick, you wouldn't recognise a cunning plan if it painted itself purple and danced naked on top of a harpsichord singing 'Cunning plans are here again'" Twitter: @CasmiUK Link to post Share on other sites
Aquinata Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 DeAtramentis Giacomo Puccini. Perhaps a bit richer shade than their Aubergine. Both are personal favorites... "Ravens play with lost time." Link to post Share on other sites
alvarez57 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Diamine Bilberry? DeAtrementis Aubergine? Or Private Reserve Ebony Purple if you want to go darker. Do not fool around with PR Purple Mojo. Too too bright for my taste and too saturated -leaves lots of residue, may stain demonstrators ink barrel. I ended, after so long, flushing it away. sonia alvarez Link to post Share on other sites
TheAkwardNinja Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 How does Diamine Amaranth behave? -Ave María, grátia pléna, Dóminus técum. Benedícta tu in muliéribus, et benedíctus frúctus véntris túi, Iésus. Sáncta María, Máter Déi, óra pro nóbis peccatóribus, nunc et in hóra mórtis nóstrae. Amen.- Link to post Share on other sites
RayMan Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 (edited) J. Herbin, Violette Pensee, is a grown-up shade, not too glary or bright. I use it for everything, business included. But it might be a bit too light for you? Check out the Swab Shop on Goulet pens (no affil.) I agree. This is my favorite shade of purple (bluish purple). Others that I like are: Diamine Imperial Purple (bluish purple) Pelikan Violet (a reddish violet color; nicely saturated) Edited December 17, 2013 by RayMan Regards, Ray Link to post Share on other sites
Minty Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Sheaffer's purple ink has good color & is well-behaved, perky without being too belligerent. It is particularly useful if you write purple prose. "Don't start vast projects with half-vast ideas." Link to post Share on other sites
Tanzanite Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 J. Herbin Poussiere de Lune is my favorite purple. It can have a variety of effects depending on the nib. It's darker, conservative, but definitely purple. I use it for everyday writing, business or not. I agree on that. Poussière de Lune is a great ink and a little different. Not as pale as some J Herbin inks. Link to post Share on other sites
BMG Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Just cracked open a bottle of OMAS purple. Found that excellent. Wouldn't it have been easier to just unscrew the cap from the bottle? [irony alert: the above was intended to be humorous. ] Écrire c’est tenter de savoir ce qu’on écrirait si on écrivait. – M. Duras Link to post Share on other sites
BMG Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 J. Herbin Poussiere de Lune is my favorite purple. It can have a variety of effects depending on the nib. It's darker, conservative, but definitely purple. I use it for everyday writing, business or not. +1 Écrire c’est tenter de savoir ce qu’on écrirait si on écrivait. – M. Duras Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen2020 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I recently bought a bottle of Pelikan 4001 Violet, interestingly it seems to be in the older style bottle/box. A nice ink, works fine. /http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/858372_558495127508117_649985064_o.jpg Link to post Share on other sites
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