15 Turquoise And Beachy Blue Inks

[gbb]

Hey, Im curious if there was a clear winner in terms of shading? Im debating between rk mare and diamine aqua. Thanks, I already have the waterman which is great.

[bstnnyc]

Hey, Im curious if there was a clear winner in terms of shading? Im debating between rk mare and diamine aqua. Thanks, I already have the waterman which is great.

Hi gbb, I didn't notice any monster shaders out of the true turquoise inks, but the Herbin Bleu Pervenche is probably the one I get the most consistent shading from. The R&K Blu Mare and the Diamine Aqua Blue look pretty close in terms of shading overall (with the Diamine shading a bit more in the pen and paper combinations I've tried -- in some instances). I don't get consistent dramatic shading out of either, but here is a zoom in of the scan in an area where the Diamine decided it felt like really shading that day

 

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f99/emrys1221/TurquoiseInks11copy_zps75c2e8f8.jpg

[LionRoar]

I have used two light turquose inks:

 

Waterman South Sea Blue: very watery looking and hard to read because of the low contrast, although it behaves very well

Private Reserves Naples Blue: very beautiful and saturated, looks better than Waterman, but the color rubs off even after the ink dry.

 

I will stick to darker inks going forward, although I understand why people like pretty colors like this.

[siovale]

Thank you for such a wonderful job with your review of these inks.

 

I just started using the Kon-peki and the colour is gorgeous. Especially with the zoom nib on my Sailor.

 

Lovely inks, in my humble opinion, the Iroshizukus.

Edited April 26, 2015 by siovale

[HalloweenHJB]

I normally prefer photos but since I am staying with my parents for the holidays and they have a scanner I wanted to give it a shot and try adding some scanned images that are a bit more zoomed in. I could not edit my original post so I will paste them here. If these are helpful I can add some as well for the other comparisons. Let me know!

 

 

Gorgeous! Beautiful array of colors in a helpful order!

[DrDebG]

Terrific review and comparision!

 

I love J. Herbin Bleu Pervenche! It is my "go-to" turquoise. But I also love Waterman South Seas (todays Waterman Inspired).

[HalloweenHJB]

Terrific review and comparision!

 

I love J. Herbin Bleu Pervenche! It is my "go-to" turquoise. But I also love Waterman South Seas (todays Waterman Inspired).

 

I agree with you completely. "Must have" inks.

[MCN]

Somehow I'm very late to this party, but thanks for the extremely useful comparisons!

[MathurinKerbouchard]

Also very late to the party but I'm sure glad I saw this thread. It is a lovely comparison of the turquoise inks. I was thinking of getting either the R&K Blue Mare or the Pilot Iro Kon Peki. Now I am leaning towards the R&K. Thank you for this great comparison/review.

[Mastiff]

Even later to the party but thank you for your excellent review.

I was incidentally looking into buying some turquoise inks as I have been somewhat disappointed with my only turquoise- Noodlers. Having read your review and seen the images, I've just placed an order for Blue Mare and Asa Blue.

[jandrese]

Just now stumbled across this excellent comparison. Thanks so much. Now to buy some more inks. I've Pelikan turquoise already but am thinking about getting Noodler's Navajo and J. Herbins offering. Maybe more, who knows.

[Frank66]

Thanks bstnnyc, this is a great review. I like turquoise inks myself too, sometimes I add a tiny amount of green to get kind of a teal shade. Again thanks for the great review.

[Green Ink]

Wonderful review. I've enjoyed the commenting back and forth too. I love my Waterman Inspired Blue/South Seas Blue. I get sheen! Looking forward to trying some samples mentioned here. Again, THANKS FOR YOUR COMPARISONS!!!!!

[chromantic]

Very thorough, Chrissy. I'd been wondering if Kon-peki could replace Pervenche; sadly, no. (Ama-iro is closer but still no cigar.) On the bright side, you've saved me $20. Thanks.

[MrsHobie]

Thanks for the comparison, I'm still looking for the "perfect blue" ans I think it will help me.

And I must say you have chosen a beautiful sentence to test these inks

[GreenMountain]

I have Bleu Pervenche and Pelican 4001 Turquoise and can't tell their colors apart. Both are much more beautiful with a dip pen than a Fine Platinum or Pilot that I usually write with. Herbin is smooth.

Asa Blue I would call a blue-teal and not turquoise. I use it when not feeling foolish (as I too associate turquoise ink with children's ink from my youth).

[inkstainedruth]

Just stumbled across this thread. Right now I've got Edelstein Topaz in the new M600 Violet & White (which, if you want a less expensive version, is IMO a dead ringer for Diamine Havasu Turquoise).

If you want something that looks like what *real* turquoise (the gemstone) looks like, the best match there that I've found is Noodler's Navajo Turquoise.

And if you want something that is the re-creation of vintage Skrip Peacock for color, shading, and that edge crispness which some people refer to as "haloing", have a look at Diamine Turquoise (Havasu Turquoise has a lot more overall shading, but doesn't match Peacock to my eye.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Eclipse157]

Just stumbled across this thread. Right now I've got Edelstein Topaz in the new M600 Violet & White (which, if you want a less expensive version, is IMO a dead ringer for Diamine Havasu Turquoise).

If you want something that looks like what *real* turquoise (the gemstone) looks like, the best match there that I've found is Noodler's Navajo Turquoise.

 

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

I've just had the chance of using Noodler's Navajo Turquoise and Pelikan Edelstein Topaz back to back and here's what I could notice:

 

- NNT is WAY more saturated than PET. This leads to NNT taking ages to dry if the paper doesn't let it sink in, like it happens with Tomoe or Midori MD. I've had dots and commas smear after hours being written.

- NNT has a wider "shading gamut" than PET, reaching deeper, darker shades where it pools

- PET is generally better behaved. Asides from the non glacial drying time, it feathers less. NNT however does not spread or widen the line like some other Noodler's do.

- Color-wise NNT seems a tiny bit more green than PET.

- PET has that pretty "halo" effect that many Herbin inks have.

- There's a tiny bit of red sheen with PET on Tomoe, while I couldn't make NNT sheen no matter how much of it I piled up in a single spot.

 

They are both beautiful but I find PET edging ahead due to better behaviour.

 

Edit: spell check.

Edited February 12, 2020 by Eclipse157

[minddance]

this is the thread that made me buy RK Blu Mare.

[Parc Monceau]

I love these beautiful comparisons of a delightful color.

 

Thank you to bstnnyc for presenting these hues in all their charm and appeal. Thanks as well to all those who contributed to this thread.

 

J. Herbin Bleu Pervenche has always been my go-to color, and I've been very happy with it.

 

While doing some reorganizing at home, I came upon an unused box of Waterman South Sea Blue cartridges. I put one in a Waterman pen, and found the color quite lovely. I'll now have to use it more often!