Best Blue Ink For Shading?

[adamedwards]

Hello,

I love inks that have a lot of shading. which do people think is the best blue ink for shading?

 

Thanks

[Agge]

I am also looking for a nice blue shader.

 

I have found that private reserve Ebony blue shades rather nicely between dark blue and black.

 

But I would love a light blue to turquoise shader and the only ink that I have been able to find that do that is the discontinued "noodler Britannia's Blue Waves".

[swanjun]

A lot of the Sailor blues (including those they make for Bung Box and Kobe Nagasawa) are good shaders. You can find reviews of many of them in the Ink Review section. (Look on the index under Sailor.)

[doggonecarl]

My best shading blues are Noodler's Liberty Elysium and Ottoman Azure.

[doggonecarl]

But I would love a light blue to turquoise shader and the only ink that I have been able to find that do that is the discontinued "noodler Britannia's Blue Waves".

 

With the right pen, for instance, my Conway Stewart with its Smoothline med stub, I get good shading from Waterman's South Sea Blue.

[dneal]

Most blue inks exhibit shading. It would be easier to try to nail down a list of blues that are so saturated that they don't shade.

 

For which is "best", that's awfully subjective. Edelstein Topaz shades from a light turquoise-ish to a deep reddish blue. Montblanc Royal Blue and most J. Herbins create a stark contrast between the shaded/non-shaded area. Many De Atramentis inks create gradual shading. Which one is "a lot of shading"?

[RobbW]

The highest shading that I have used are Sailor Yama Dori and Waterman South Seas Blue (or whatever insipid new name it goes by). Noodler's Navy is also highly shading for me.

[WaskiSquirrel]

I was really surprised by how well Noodler's Blue and Noodler's Navy shade. I don't really like blue ink, but I like these two.

[Fabienne]

Akkerman Shocking Blue for me. It is just about perfect and it has a great sheen, too. I liked Sailor Sky High Blue but that one is no longer sold. Diamine China Blue is a beauty and shaded in a great way. The iron gall blue/blacks shade well, and R&K Salix and Scabiosa are winners, even more so when mixed together.

[athenian]

Waterman South Sea

[Anne S. Gray]

My best shading blues are Noodler's Liberty Elysium and Ottoman Azure.

 

Ottoman Azure has gorgeous shading.

[tonybelding]

Noodler's Texas Blue Bonnet, without a doubt. It shades wonderfully and is my favorite blue, though it's somewhat high-maintenance.

 

Noodler's Navy is a super-shading ink, but it almost seems exaggerated to the point of looking unnatural. It's not really the "classic" shading look.

 

I've been meaning to get some Herbin Bleu Nuit, but haven't done so yet. Vert Empire is fantastic, so I'd love to find a blue counterpart of that.

[william2001]

Waterman is good for anything.

I hope this helped!

-William S. Park

[The Blue Knight]

J Herbin Bleu Nuit it shades really well and is my favorite ink,

[ander75it]

R&K Blu Mare is a light blue with dark blue shading, I quite like it, and it's cheap.

[Runnin_Ute]

Levenger Empyrean is a pretty good shader. I only had a sample, but really enjoyed it.

[Rita_K]

for Noodler's Navy

[Aurko]

Rohrer and Klingner Salix is a relatively safe iron gall ink that shades nicely even on cheaper paper. Unlike most iron gall blues, it dries to a blue/blue-gray and not a blue-black colour.

[crbrown]

Noodlers Navajo Turquoise

[BT-7274]

Sailor's new Nioi Sumire (Violet Scent, rough translation). Just a bit tough to capture the effect. That said, it shades, and has plenty of red sheen.

 

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