Jump to content

Inky T O D - Color Swatches - Black - Please Post Your Pictures And Tell Us Your Thoughts


amberleadavis

Recommended Posts

Members ask ... What is the best BLACK for (insert purpose). This thread is not for comparisons or detailed reviews. Merely for you to show us some of your samples.

 

Also, some BLACKS are actually Blue, Green or Purple so let's not get to crazy with eliminating colors. If it looks Black to you, put it here.

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Colors/Black/00-Black.jpg

BTW, Blue was here.

 

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.

Jim says we must share our Black-n-Blues or was it Blue-Blacks?

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see 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 comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 102
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • amberleadavis

    50

  • ErrantSmudge

    8

  • Tas

    5

  • evyxmsj

    5

Top Posters In This Topic

Posted Images

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Colors/Black/2012_02_25_16_03_54.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see 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 comment
Share on other sites

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Colors/Black/2014-Ink_568.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see 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 comment
Share on other sites

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Colors/Black/2014-Ink_585-Sailor_Miruai.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see 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 comment
Share on other sites

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/2014-Inklings/2014-Ink_2232.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see 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 comment
Share on other sites

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Colors/Black/OS_ArsenicGray.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see 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 comment
Share on other sites

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Colors/Black/OS_Carbon.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see 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 comment
Share on other sites

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Colors/Black/OS_CDarwin.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see 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 comment
Share on other sites

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Colors/Black/OS_Darwin.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see 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 comment
Share on other sites

I think we may need to just a do a gray...grey...

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/2014-Inklings/2014-Ink_2231.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see 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 comment
Share on other sites

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/2014-Inklings/2014-Ink_2230.jpg

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see 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 comment
Share on other sites

Ooo, I love a black I do . . .

 

http://www.taskyprianou.com/black_cashmere_50ml_sachet_mix.jpg

 

 

SUSEMAI BLACK CASHMERE - A gorgeous, rich, dark, neutral well behaved POWDERED black.

 

http://www.taskyprianou.com/fpn_de_atrementis_document_black_swatch.jpg

 

DE ATRAMENTIS ARCHIVE BLACK - Another lovely dark black neutral ink. It's a coin toss between this and NOODLER'S BLACK as to which is my fave water resistant ink. Although this seems to perform better across a wider range of papers.

 

http://www.taskyprianou.com/fpn_noodlers_black_swatch.jpg

 

NOODLER"S BLACK - My staple for most sketching tasks until the discovery of DE ATRAMENTIS. I'll never be without a bottle of this magic.

 

http://www.taskyprianou.com/fpn_j_herbin_perle_noir_swatch.jpg

 

J HERBIN PERLE NOIR - A well behaved, neutral black but I've not found it as black hole dark as NOODLERS and DE ATRAMENTIS.

 

http://www.taskyprianou.com/fpn_lamy_black_swatch2.jpg

 

LAMY BLACK - A joy to use and cheap to boot. Neutral but not the blackest of my blacks.

 

http://www.taskyprianou.com/fpn_monteverde_black_swatch.jpg

 

MONTEVERDE BLACK - A lovely free flowing, saturated, dark black that splits and shows off some reds when washed over. Sadly not very water resistant but have plans to mix it with NOODLER'S LEXINGTON GREY.

 

http://www.taskyprianou.com/fpn_parker_quink_black_swatch.jpg

 

PARKER QUINK BLACK - My first black and one of the most used due to it's colour make up. Subtle blues, yellows and browns can be coaxed out of this ink when gently washed over (apologies, the swatch doesn't really show this). I'm a fan and often defend this readily available joy to use ink.

 

http://www.taskyprianou.com/fpn_pelikan_black_swatch.jpg

 

PELIKAN 4001 BLACK - Not much wrong with this baby. Neutral and fairly water resistant. It's quite saturated but can be a little dry in some pens.

 

http://www.taskyprianou.com/fpn_pilot_black_swatch.jpg

 

PILOT BLACK - Yum. Really dark & saturated. Lovely to look at. I only use it in my Vanishing Point as I only have cartridges. Not too water proof though.

 

http://www.taskyprianou.com/fpn_rk_leipziger_shcwarz_swatch.jpg

 

ROHRER & KLINGNER LEIPZIGER SCHWARZ - I LOVE this ink. In a wet pen, it's line is black until shown water and then all kinds of blues, turquoises and magentas magically appear. In a dryer fine nibbed pen it's blue undertones can clearly be seen like that of a Magpie's feathers.

 

http://www.taskyprianou.com/fpn_sheaffer_black_swatch.jpg

 

SHEAFFER BLACK - A lovely, light black that can shade and shows hints of cyan and magenta when washed over. Don't wash over too much though or there'll be nothing left.

 

http://www.taskyprianou.com/fpn_sailor_jentle_black_swatch.jpg

 

SAILOR JENTLE BLACK - This is a beautiful, light, perfectly behaved coolish black ink. I'm unable to see ANY colour split in it's make up and when washed over leaves a uniform grey tone whilst still revealing some of the original line. This is wonderful for sketching with.

 

http://www.taskyprianou.com/fpn_noodlers_lexington_grey_swatch.jpg

 

NOODLER'S LEXINGTON GREY - I placed this in the grey section but think it has a place here. Not much budges with water but what little, if any, does will show a little cyan.

 

 

Phew!

Told you I like blacks.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I may rethink my blacks.... turns out I really liked Charles Darwin, I just wasn't a fan of the bad behavior. Perhaps I can select another.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see 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 comment
Share on other sites

  • 1 month later...

What??? No more blacks? I admit I don't use them very often, but surely others do????

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see 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 comment
Share on other sites

  • 4 weeks later...

Wow, that's beautiful.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see 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 comment
Share on other sites

  • 4 weeks later...
  • 3 weeks later...

I am the artist formally known as Ambrose Bierce (I recently changed my username from that). If you love me you'll check out my blog http://fpinkgeek.blogspot.com/ or follow me on Instagram and Twitter @Fp_Ink_Geek :D

Link to comment
Share on other sites

@Geek, you have been very busy!

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see 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 comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Most Contributions

    1. amberleadavis
      amberleadavis
      43844
    2. PAKMAN
      PAKMAN
      33494
    3. Ghost Plane
      Ghost Plane
      28220
    4. inkstainedruth
      inkstainedruth
      26624
    5. jar
      jar
      26101
  • Upcoming Events

  • Blog Comments

    • Shanghai Knife Dude
      I have the Sailor Naginata and some fancy blade nibs coming after 2022 by a number of new workshop from China.  With all my respect, IMHO, they are all (bleep) in doing chinese characters.  Go use a bush, or at least a bush pen. 
    • A Smug Dill
      It is the reason why I'm so keen on the idea of a personal library — of pens, nibs, inks, paper products, etc. — and spent so much money, as well as time and effort, to “build” it for myself (because I can't simply remember everything, especially as I'm getting older fast) and my wife, so that we can “know”; and, instead of just disposing of what displeased us, or even just not good enough to be “given the time of day” against competition from >500 other pens and >500 other inks for our at
    • adamselene
      Agreed.  And I think it’s good to be aware of this early on and think about at the point of buying rather than rationalizing a purchase..
    • A Smug Dill
      Alas, one cannot know “good” without some idea of “bad” against which to contrast; and, as one of my former bosses (back when I was in my twenties) used to say, “on the scale of good to bad…”, it's a spectrum, not a dichotomy. Whereas subjectively acceptable (or tolerable) and unacceptable may well be a dichotomy to someone, and finding whether the threshold or cusp between them lies takes experiencing many degrees of less-than-ideal, especially if the decision is somehow influenced by factors o
    • adamselene
      I got my first real fountain pen on my 60th birthday and many hundreds of pens later I’ve often thought of what I should’ve known in the beginning. I have many pens, the majority of which have some objectionable feature. If they are too delicate, or can’t be posted, or they are too precious to face losing , still they are users, but only in very limited environments..  I have a big disliking for pens that have the cap jump into the air and fly off. I object to Pens that dry out, or leave blobs o
  • Chatbox

    You don't have permission to chat.
    Load More
  • Files






×
×
  • Create New...