Inks (Preferably Blue!) That Will Stay Wet On The Nib For At Least A Few Minutes

[scannon18]

When I am taking notes in class or notes as I'm reading textbooks I frequently go a few minutes without using my pen, but when I need to use it I need it immediately. Sometimes the ink dries out in the nib and I have to write a bit to get it going. I know this is probably pen dependent, but are there any inks that tend to not dry out as quickly?

[amberleadavis]

Noodler's eel blue.

 

Also, you can look through my reviews and see ones I have marked as NOT fussy. I frequently engage in this kind of inky behavior.

[mhosea]

Diamine Sapphire Blue is my best ink in this respect.

[lahlahlaw]

When I am taking notes in class or notes as I'm reading textbooks I frequently go a few minutes without using my pen, but when I need to use it I need it immediately. Sometimes the ink dries out in the nib and I have to write a bit to get it going. I know this is probably pen dependent, but are there any inks that tend to not dry out as quickly?

You may also consider a Pilot VP, I just picked one up for this exact purpose.

[casualmerlinconstant]

Visconti Blue seems alright in that department.

Tip: just sliding your pen into your cap helps prevent evaporation a lot. You don't have to fully snap it closed or screw it on. Just sliding it on. You can easily pick your pen pack up one handed with one motion without messing with the cap. No drying out, no fuss its exactly like a VP ...with no clicker...or retractable nib...or strangely placed clip..

[vicki92]

I use Waterman's Florida Blue (now Serenity Blue) for my university note taking... It is quite wet, but doesn't bleed through cheap papers, doesn't fade easily and ink eradicaters work well on it. Even in my driest pens, no problems (I'm looking at you Parker 25).

[iveyman]

Try Noodler's Ottoman Azure, a lovely, wet blue ink.

[Sandy1]

Hi,

 

When I was exploring the ultra-fast drying Noodler's Bernanke Blue, I was concerned that the ink would dry-out on the nib, causing virga or clogging.

 

I was impressed that didn't happen, and was even more impressed when nib tip dry-out was the slowest I'd sampled: two pens went uncapped for 20 minutes, then started-up right away.

 

Bye,

S1

 

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My wee IR of NBerBl https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/190889-noodlers-bernanke-blue/?p=1928238

[scannon18]

Visconti Blue seems alright in that department.

Tip: just sliding your pen into your cap helps prevent evaporation a lot. You don't have to fully snap it closed or screw it on. Just sliding it on. You can easily pick your pen pack up one handed with one motion without messing with the cap. No drying out, no fuss its exactly like a VP ...with no clicker...or retractable nib...or strangely placed clip..

 

Hey that's a good idea.

 

I do like the VP, it's a beautiful pen. For some reason, though, it doesn't "speak" to me. Maybe they will release a color scheme I really like, but whenever I think about spending $150 on a Pilot pen (and I think about that quite a bit) I always pick the Custom 74.

[cpark2005]

I'll second the Waterman Serenity Blue. I've found it to be well lubricated and fairly wet. So far it's my go-to blue, though I'd like to find something that is slightly more eye catching to use from time to time.

[william2001]

I am also a school student, so I need to take notes with a FP too.

From my experience, I think Noodler's and Waterman is the best.

The problem is: If you are using it at school, you have to bring a ink bottle everywhere you go.

And if you spill it? It's the end of the world.

I hope this helped.

-William S. Park

[Bookman]

Pilot Blue stayed wet in my Pelikan M215 for 12 minutes while testing it. I gave up and went on to something else.

[scannon18]

I am also a school student, so I need to take notes with a FP too.

From my experience, I think Noodler's and Waterman is the best.

The problem is: If you are using it at school, you have to bring a ink bottle everywhere you go.

And if you spill it? It's the end of the world.

I hope this helped.

-William S. Park

 

For school I just did a morning ritual of refilling the pen, I use a very fine point so I don't usually have a problem getting through one day.

 

Yes, I have experience with waterman's blue, I agree compared to other inks it's pretty good. It's a pretty good ink all around.

[ac12]

I don't know about now, but I used Parker Quink all through undergrad and grad school.

I do not recall having a problem. But then the Parker 45 has a very small nib, so it is not going to evaporate a lot of ink quickly.

 

Today I would use Waterman or Cross/Pelikan ink. And that is what I use in my home and work pens.

 

Personal opinion, the Pilot VP is too heavy for note taking in 90 min classes.

I prefer my not taking pens down about 15 grams, or max 20 grams.

Edited June 17, 2014 by ac12

[Sholom]

Sorry to be late to the party, but I second Ottoman Azure (I've used it for note taking in a fine nib Parker 45 and an Esterbrook with 2556 or 2442 nibs) and Eel Blue (used in a M&K Pelikan 120 italic fine - great note taking pen if you can find an older one - the later ones are showing plastic cracking issues). Also good for me are many of the Noodlers and PR inks that people complain are slow drying (best used on cheap absorbent paper like notebooks): Air Corps Blue-Black, Nightshade, Walnut, Green Marine, Purple Wampum. I also use PR DCSS and Avacado [sic] for note taking. I suspect that R&K Sepia and Verdigris might work, but I can't recommend Alt-GoldGrun for this purpose. The only Diamine ink I've done serious note taking with is Raw Sienna, which works pretty well in an Osmiroid 65 Italic Fine, but I think selected others (Teal?, Twilight??) might be OK in the right pens too. It does really depend on the pen. Noodlers BBK works well for me in a Hero 616 Jumbo but is problematic in my Parker 51.

[TacticalMaverick]

Honestly if you aren't terribly concerned with permanence, Noodler's Bernanke Blue is tough to beat for a note taker's ink. It doesn't dry out on the nib, it has a nice pleasant color to it, and it dries super fast for those times you have to turn the page or you close up your book before the ink dries. Then you discover next time you open the page that Leonardo Da Vinci has snuck into your notebook and copied your notes on the reverse page for you over top of whatever was there before This is especially true if you are using an ink resistant nicer paper like Clairfontaine or Rhodia.

 

I know you haven't asked directly, but you might consider a pen that was designed to solve the exact problem you are experiencing.... The Parker 51, or more specifically if cost and risk of damage/ loss are concerned like there were for me, the Hero 616 jumbo. ( very inexpensive clone of the 51 that can be quite a nice writer) The hooded nib, and collector feed system of the Parker design all were conceived of to prevent nib drying. I used a few 616s loaded with Bernanke blue for primary notes, x feather black for when blue wasn't appropriate, I was using cheaper paper, or I needed its bulletproof qualities, and skrip red for corrections, highlights and margin notations. I never had a single issue with drying out even in really long lectures, and I could get 10 of them for about 15-20 bucks shipped so I wasn't afraid to take them everywhere a school pen needs to go.