Pink Ink

[Lucinda]

Anybody out there be willing to tell me about their pink inks? I'm toying with the idea of them but would like to know more about how the various inks behave and shade.

 

Am especially interested in more subtle or subdued pinks, although I'll be grateful for any pictures or info you're willing to share.

 

Wax poetic.

[meanwhile]

I just found a spectacular pink: see

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...showtopic=26414

 

I should be able to add scans and a detailed review tomorrow. I wouldn't say that this is "subtle or subdued" pink though. It's more the sort of eye searing pink customized cars are painted.

 

 

[mirror]

Some purely subjective notes.

 

For reference suggest you look at the colors and comments on Inky Thoughts

 

My eye also finds a whole range if inks just outside the range of what I'd consider a traditional pink that one may consider.

 

The most classic pink I found is Private Reserve Shell Pink, which in the pen I used (Retro 55-medium) gave no shading to speak of and was a very flat color, little translucence.

 

It was the closest to one of my benchmarks for pink the old Princess Phones made by Ma Bell back in the 60's or the pink of a 1959 Cadillac, but the base color not when they are sparkling.

 

To me this color would work best on a somewhat contrasting color paper.

 

I then moved on to Diamine Flamingo Pink that is a more audacious pink, sort of how one would imagine a pink in a 1950’s color scheme with turquoise. It’s nicely vibrant, has a slight bit more shading for me that the Private Reserve did when tested with a dip pen, but nothing I’d consider shading.

 

Three other inks I would consider wander out of the both the name and classification of pink, but are close enough to be what you are going for if you want a something in the rose family.

 

Diamine Cerise is closer to a red, but has pink tones.

 

Herbin Rouge Caroubier closer to a red still, but still has that pink element found in rose color. I don’t really feel either has much shading.

 

If you look at Roher Klinger –Fermabuk, well definitely towards a red, but rose enough to have a bit of pink to it. (Though Inky Thoughts sees orange where I see rose) appears to have a tad more shading than the others.

 

The caveat here is that as I detected so little shading I loaded only fine or medium nib pens and in my case my Retro didn’t like the Private Reserve, which in my estimation may be more a problem with the Retro than the Private Reserve.

 

So for a traditional pink, Private Reserve, for a vibrant one Diamine Flamingo.

 

I am curious if any pink comes up to have any shading to it.

 

[Dillo]

Hi,

 

Diamine scarlet is a hot pink colour like Sheaffer pink.

 

Dillon

[rroossinck]

Levenger Pinkly is bright enough to burn your retinas if you look directly at it for more than 2.7 seconds.

 

Great color, though!

[jbb]

I like PR Shell Pink.

[petra]

Diamine PINK is like fluorescent highlighter-marker pink! VERY bright!

 

Petra

[Lloyd]

What about Herbin's Rose Cyclamen?

[Taki]

QUOTE (petra @ Mar 13 2007, 03:23 PM)

Diamine PINK is like fluorescent highlighter-marker pink! VERY bright! Petra

Noodler's Georgia Peach is very similar to Diamine Pink (Ihave both) but less prone to feathering.

 

J. Herbin Bouquet d'Antan might fit the bill for subtle pink, but I use it mixed with a bit of Waterman Havana.

 

I'd say Pinkly is close to Diamine Cerise, but a little less orangy.

[saintsimon]

With my Tibaldi Impero (blue-gray speckled celluloid) in the original heavy wooden drawer box came a bottle of a nameless Tibaldi ink which is like pure Magenta. It does not go well with the pen

 

I would never use it, but as a pure Magenta colour, it should be ideal for CMY-mixing ...

Edited March 13, 2007 by saintsimon

[Anne-Sophie]

 

I'm using the name of the colors listed in english wikipedia as list of colors.

 

Here is the link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colors

 

Noodler Saguaro Wine is like the color red-violet

 

Herbin Rose Cyclamen is a like the color rose

 

Herbin Bouquet D'Antan is like the color puce

 

Herbin Rose Tendresse is like the color persian rose

 

 

Note that I only use medium or bold nibs, the perception of the colors may vary with fine, extra fine and also speciality nibs such as stub and oblique nibs.

[DilettanteG]

Great color key Anne-Sophie! If only I could be sure all our monitors would show the same colors!

 

Still, I'm willing to chance it.

 

Comparing My Greg's Ink Sampler to the Wikipedia page:

 

Noodler's Hellfire (the highlighter color) looks like Pink though perhaps a shade more saturated.

 

Levenger's Pinkly looks like a bright Rose.

 

Private Reserve Shell Pink looks like Tea Rose and is the most subdued of the true pinks included in the book.

 

Sheaffer Pink (new) looks like Carnation.

 

I think everything else in Greg's Ink Sampler's light red section looks closer to Wikipedia's shades of red and shades of violet sections. Especially since the large Q-Tip (?) swatches in the Ink Sampler probably make the inks appear lighter than they would in a pen.

 

YMMV

Edited March 14, 2007 by DilettanteG

[DilettanteG]

Here's another pink, J. Herbin Bouquet d'Antan, reviewed brilliantly by Hana:

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...75&hl=umenohana

 

Man, I wish I could make an ink look that good!

 

[DRP]

Levenger Pinkly is very bright and a good choice if you are seeking a vivid color. It is heavily pigmented so the color comes through well. That notwithstanding, flow is good in most pens.

 

The only down side of a heavily pigmented ink is there is relatively little density variation as you write -- it's all dense. With a lighter color, you probably need that for the ink to be readible.

 

I don't use pink that often -- it's actually my wife's ink. However, on those occasions when a vivid contrasting color is needed, Pinkly has proven itself to be satisfactory for the job.

[AndrewW]

Diamine Crimson is an intense dark pink and a nice alternative to red for grading students' papers, marking up manuscripts, etc. Yard-o-Led Claret is very similar indeed, but you can see some difference when they are side by side: the Claret has more red tones than the Crimson. I think of JH Rose Cyclamen as being paler and with slightly more blue tones than these two, but I must emphasize that I used this in a different pen to the other two (a fine nibbed cartridge pen).

 

NB: I have experienced "skipping" problems with all three of these inks and therefore do not use any of them at present. Perhaps it is something to do with the formula for making pink inks.

[Taki]

I think Diamine makes Yard-o-Lead ink, and Y-O-L Claret is probably the same as Diamine Claret. I have Claret but Crimsone sounds good, too

 

I haven't had skipping problems, but noticed pens get gunk (not a bacterial growth, but just ink) on nib if I fill a pen with pink or orange ink and leave unused.

[Anne-Sophie]

QUOTE (DilettanteG @ Mar 13 2007, 07:36 PM)

Great color key Anne-Sophie! If only I could be sure all our monitors would show the same colors! Still, I'm willing to chance it. Comparing My Greg's Ink Sampler to the Wikipedia page: Noodler's Hellfire (the highlighter color) looks like Pink though perhaps a shade more saturated. Levenger's Pinkly looks like a bright Rose. Private Reserve Shell Pink looks like Tea Rose and is the most subdued of the true pinks included in the book. Sheaffer Pink (new) looks like Carnation. I think everything else in Greg's Ink Sampler's light red section looks closer to Wikipedia's shades of red and shades of violet sections. Especially since the large Q-Tip (?) swatches in the Ink Sampler probably make the inks appear lighter than they would in a pen. YMMV

The wikipedia page has the RGB formula of the color and that can easily be reproduced with any computer.

 

Of course Greg's Sampler is the best for true color (because it's ink on paper).

 

 

[DilettanteG]

Thanks Anne-Sophia. Now, if you can just tell me how to set the RGB. Do I do it on my monitor or do I use my computer setting?

 

Hopefully it's the monitor, since I just got a new widescreen LCD! (My ancient CRT finally died, RIP faithful friend. )

 

It's a shame this is the last Greg's Ink Sampler. It's my first copy, but it's been pretty handy.

Edited March 14, 2007 by DilettanteG

[Lucinda]

This thread is very, very helpful. Those Wiki color charts are great, Anne-Sophie! Thank you very much. The comparisons you all have made of your inks and the colors on the charts have saved me checking out a few inks I might have tried before, and interested me in a couple I'd not considered.

 

What I had in mind when I started looking was something similar to Thulian Pink. After seeing those charts, of course, I have a great many other shades in mind too.

 

I had a cartridge of Diamine/Yard-o-Lead Claret that I've been playing with. Had added an eentsy bit of water to see what would happen. Nothing. It's a beautiful color which actually reminds me of many shades of peony flowers. It seems to darken quickly when allowed to sit for a bit in a pen and then lighten comparitively quickly again as you write with it. Today I wrote a line with the undiluded ink (closest to Wiki's red-violet), then dipped the nib once in water and wrote another line (an ooch paler than Persian Rose, with some transparency to it), then dipped the nib twice and wrote a third line (which was very, very pale, as you may well imagine and near Wiki's Cherry Blossom). I kept writing lines to watch the color, and sure enough, it began to give me a pale/medium shade that is both delicate and legible (close to Persian Pink, but prettier).

 

Of course, none of these are the shade I was looking for, but it was a load of fun playing. I've never mixed inks, and I tremble for all the things that would never get done at home if I started, but I begin to see the lure.

 

Oh. And Hana's review of J. Herbin Bouquet d'Antan? Is what set me spinning into pink lust in the first place. Her reviews should come with a warning: WARNING! Looking at this review is likely to result in the uncontrollable desire for (insert ink name here) and a nigh irresistable subconscious belief that a bottle of this ink will empower equally stunning handwriting.

 

 

[DilettanteG]

I completely agree. Hanna deserves kickbacks from every ink company who's product she reviews!