amberleadavis Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Not BLACK - but gray or grey. Members ask ... What is the best Gray for (insert purpose). This thread is not for comparisons or detailed reviews. Merely for you to show us some of your samples. Now, we aren't looking at BLACK or blue-black, but blue grays count. Show us your stuff! http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/2014-Inklings/2014-Ink_1595.jpg BTW, Blue was here.Brown was there.Red was in the woods.Did you ask about violet (or was it vioLeNt) purples?Green was leafing us.Orange is bouncing around.Black is back.Here be Pink.Yellow is Spot On. Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas). Want to get a special letter / gift from me, then create a Ghostly Avatar Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 366 Inks in 2016 Check out inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY Link to post Share on other sites
amberleadavis Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Colors/Gray/2013-Ink_611.jpg Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas). Want to get a special letter / gift from me, then create a Ghostly Avatar Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 366 Inks in 2016 Check out inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY Link to post Share on other sites
amberleadavis Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Colors/Gray/2013-Ink_614a.jpg Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas). Want to get a special letter / gift from me, then create a Ghostly Avatar Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 366 Inks in 2016 Check out inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY Link to post Share on other sites
amberleadavis Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Colors/Gray/2013-Ink_785.jpg Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas). Want to get a special letter / gift from me, then create a Ghostly Avatar Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 366 Inks in 2016 Check out inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY Link to post Share on other sites
amberleadavis Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/2014-Inklings/2014-Ink_1860.jpg Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas). Want to get a special letter / gift from me, then create a Ghostly Avatar Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 366 Inks in 2016 Check out inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY Link to post Share on other sites
Runnin_Ute Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Akkerman #29 I once upon a time had a sample of this. (thanks, Amber!) http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af283/Runnin_Ute/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-12/20141228_113521_zpsy4ipo19e.jpg 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
thesunshine Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Sample of some of my old notes written in Diamine Grey. I've added a comparison to Noodler's Black as well. It's quite nice out here in the sunshine... Link to post Share on other sites
HalloweenHJB Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 My only gray ink: de Atramentis Frankincense (not fond of gray or black). Link to post Share on other sites
Tas Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 (edited) http://www.taskyprianou.com/fpn_private_reserve_gray_flannel.jpg Grey with greenish bias but shades well in the right pen . . . http://www.taskyprianou.com/fpn_diamine_grey_swatch.jpg Really neutral, excellent for mixing. Can't make it shade in anything I own though . . . Edited December 28, 2014 by Tas Link to post Share on other sites
amberleadavis Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 OH, somewhere I have a sample of De Atramentis Christmas Cinnamon. It's also a silver gray. Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas). Want to get a special letter / gift from me, then create a Ghostly Avatar Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 366 Inks in 2016 Check out inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY Link to post Share on other sites
lgsoltek Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 http://s3.homezz.com/201412/5915/49055_o.jpg All my inks, with ink splash and links to my reviews Link to post Share on other sites
amberleadavis Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 Wow you captured it. Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas). Want to get a special letter / gift from me, then create a Ghostly Avatar Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 366 Inks in 2016 Check out inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY Link to post Share on other sites
Miz Black Crow Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I wish I had a photo of this, but I accidentally mixed some 54th MA into a sample of Fuyu-Syogun and made a mix that maintains the nice gray while shading pretty darkly. It leans juuuust a hair more towards blue or green than Fuyu by itself does. One of the prettiest things I've ever had come out of a pen! No clumping/precipitate either. Pens: TWSBI Diamond 580-AL (M), TWSBI Eco (M) Lamy Safari { Vista (M); Charcoal (M); Charcoal (1.1mm SI)}, Noodler's Ahab (Cardinal Darkness, Blue Poseidon Pearl, Clear Demo, King Philip Purple Demo) Retro 51 Tornado EXT in Lincoln (copper) (M)Inks: Noodler's: 54th Massachusetts, Apache Sunset, Red Black, BSiAR, Icelandic Minty Bathwater, Lexington Grey, Liberty's Elysium, Old Manhattan Blackest Black"an' it harm none, | Primum Non Nocere | do what ye will."http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v30/carrieh/l.png Link to post Share on other sites
Tas Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 (edited) http://www.taskyprianou.com/fpn_griz_neuage_swatch.jpg GRIS NUAGE - Unable to use in a pen to write with - too too weak for my eyes. WONDERFUL though in a brush pen as shading on sketches. http://www.taskyprianou.com/fpn_iroshizuku_fuyan_syogun_swatch.jpg IROSHIZUKU FUYU-SYOGUN - Similar qualities to Gris Nuage only a tad cooler in colour. Again I only use this in a brush pen. Despite seeing some gorgeous written examples of it in here on FPN, I've yet to make it sing in any pen I've used it in. http://www.taskyprianou.com/fpn_noodlers_lexington_grey_swatch.jpg NOODLER'S LEXINGTON GREY - Was sent a sample in an ink exchange swap. Love it. Soon to buy a bottle. Seriously waterproof and a lovely neutral very dark grey (I'd call this a light black though). Watch out, slight turquoise halos appear in chromatics, when washed over or on when feathering occurs on cheapo paper. I found the written line to be a lovely dark shadeless grey. http://www.taskyprianou.com/fpn_cda_infinite_grey_swatch.jpg CARAN d'ACHE INFINITY GREY - Bought this on offer at less than half price. Beautifully behaved, shading neutral grey lines. Like Lexington Grey it has turquoise undertones when washed or forced to feather. Edited January 2, 2015 by Tas Link to post Share on other sites
amberleadavis Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 Great Stuff! Keep 'em coming. Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas). Want to get a special letter / gift from me, then create a Ghostly Avatar Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 366 Inks in 2016 Check out inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY Link to post Share on other sites
HalloweenHJB Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 I know, I know, another blasted image of Stormy Gray (Gris Orage). But since it's the "It Girl" of 2014, here goes another view. Notice the stunning golden sheen on the letter O of "Orage" and the D of "Diamond"... Link to post Share on other sites
amberleadavis Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 Great Stuff. I just added a gold / yellow thread too. Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas). Want to get a special letter / gift from me, then create a Ghostly Avatar Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 366 Inks in 2016 Check out inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY Link to post Share on other sites
lgsoltek Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Great Stuff. I just added a gold / yellow thread too. So... does Stormy Grey go into the gold thread too? All my inks, with ink splash and links to my reviews Link to post Share on other sites
amberleadavis Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 I wouldn't think so, but if you disagree, post away. Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas). Want to get a special letter / gift from me, then create a Ghostly Avatar Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 366 Inks in 2016 Check out inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY Link to post Share on other sites
lgsoltek Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I would't either, but look at this though: All my inks, with ink splash and links to my reviews Link to post Share on other sites
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