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I am about to leave my humble dwelling and embark on a cross country journey in my RV (motorhome) and will be gone for several months. I have spent a ridiculous amount of time trying to figure out which pens and ink I am going to take. I can't take it all as I have very limited space. I have pretty much figured out which pens, but now I have to determine which inks.

 

I think I have decided that I will take 7 bottles of ink with me, and no samples. Since I like variety, I am considering my favorites in each of the color categories:

 

Black: None - not a big black fan

Blue: Sailor Nioi-sumire (actually this is more of a periwinkle), or Waterman Serenity Blue

Purple: Rohrer & Klingner Cassia, or DeAtramentis Pearl Violet

Green: Rohrer & Klingner Verdura

Turquoise: Waterman South Seas (i.e Waterman Inspired Blue)

Brown: Waterman Absolute Brown

Orange: Noodler's Apache Sunset or Diamine Autumn Oak

Red/Pink/Burgundy: Rohrer & Klingner Alt-Bordeaux or Caran d'Ache Divine Pink

 

 

If you had to choose just one ink in each of the color caterories above, which one would it be?

"Today will be gone in less than 24 hours. When it is gone, it is gone. Be wise, but enjoy! - anonymous today

 

 

 

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visvamitra Antique

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I enjoy such topics. Let's see, my today's choices would be:

 

Black - none

Brown - Lie de The - J. Herbin

Blue - Lidth's Jay - Kingdom Note (Sailor)

Green - Green no 5- KWZI

Orange - Pumpkin - Diamine

Pink - none

Purple - Poussiere de Lune - J. Herbin

Red - Oku-Yama - Sailor

Turquoise - none

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I'm liking your alibi of "today's choices" visvamitra. So using the same caveat . . .



Black - De Atrementis Archival Ink


Brown - Sailor Doyou


Blue - Private Reserve American Blue (I'm a convert!)


Green - Diamine Salamander


Orange - Diamine Terracotta


Pink - pass


Purple - Sailor Ink of Witch


Red - Diamine Red Dragon


Turquoise - Noodler's Navajo Turquoise (but only for mixing it hurts my retinas otherwise)



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I too love such a topic. Especially "today's choice" would be....

 

Black - Dark Matter (simply because it's not a blackest black)

Brown - Grand Canyon

Blue - S.T.Dupont's Bleu Nuit

Green - White Forest

Orange - Lamy's Coral (unfortunately --may I say stupidly -- in Germany only available as carts)

Pink - none (okay, CdA's Divine Pink if I went through Vegas)

Purple - Eclipse

Red - Wild Srawberry

Turquoise - Visconti's

 

That's it... for today....

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For me and for today it would be:

Black: Sailor Kingdom Note Dorcus Hopei Binodulosus

Blue: Sailor Souten

Purple: Rohrer & Klingner Solferino

Green: Montblanc Irish Green

Turquoise: R&K Blu Mare

Brown: Sailor Brown

Orange: Iroshizuku Fuyu-gaki

Red/Pink/Burgundy: Sailor Pen Gallery The Redshirt

All my inks, with ink splash and links to my reviews

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Varies week to week. This week:

 

Black - none

Brown - Maruzen Athena sepia

Blue - Visconti blue

Green - Pilot Iroshizuku Syo Ro

Orange - None

Pink - None

Purple - R and K Scabiosa

Red - Diamine Oxblood

Turquoise - Columbus Turchese

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For me and for today it would be:

Black: Sailor Kingdom Note Dorcus Hopei Binodulosus

Blue: Sailor Souten

Purple: Rohrer & Klingner Solferino

Green: Montblanc Irish Green

Turquoise: R&K Blu Mare

Brown: Sailor Brown

Orange: Iroshizuku Fuyu-gaki

Red/Pink/Burgundy: Sailor Pen Gallery The Redshirt

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Black: Aurora

Blue: Diamine Blue Velvet (by far the hardest to pick one of)

Purple: Sailor Ultramarine

Green: Sailor Tokiwa Matsu

Turquoise: (I hate Turquoise so I would take a cerulean blue Sailor Sky High)

Brown: Montblanc Toffee Brown

Orange: Diamine Ancient Copper (Is it red? Is it brown? Is it orange I DUNNO!)

Red: Montblanc Corn Poppy Red

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Today's choices:

 

Black - Aurora

Brown - Noodler's Golden Brown

Blue - Montblanc Tolstoy

Green - Parker Penman Emerald

Orange - Diamine Deep Dark Orange

Pink - Sheaffer Pink (cartridge only)

Purple - Sailor Bung Box Sweet Potato Purple

Red - Montblanc Winterglow

Turquoise - Kobe Suidosuji Marchais Blue (#48)

 

Blue was definitely the toughest, so I went with what I am using and loving at the moment.

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This is really interesting. (I am not even going to complain about all the missing colors - I finally got it all pared down.)

 

 

Black: Sailor Kiwa-guru for a true black, but I prefer grey, so more likely Diamine Graphite. Iroshizuku Kiri-same if I end up with ESSRI in blue.

Blue: ESSRI or Diamine Denim

Purple: This is super tough because I'm in a purple phase. Since I have a bunch of darker colors, I'm going with L'artisan Pastellier Lilas if I want something soft, or Imperial Purple for something bright.

Green: KWZI Green Gold.

Green: Diamine Evergreen.

Green: Sailor Tokiwa-matsu

Turquoise: L'artisan Pastellier Turquoise

Teal: KWZI IG Turquoise or Eau de Nil or Noodler's Air Corp Blue Black

Brown: L'artisan Pastellier Inti

Gold:L'artisan Pastellier Ocre Jaune

Orange: Iroshizuku Yu-yake

Red: Diamine Matador or KWZI Cherry

Pink: Sailor Peche or Diamine Carnation, depending on the trip.

Red Violet: De Atramentis Roses

Blue violet: Sargasso Sea

Burgundy: Skip - let's not go overboard.

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I'll play :D



Black: Pelikan 4001 Brillant Schwarz


Blue: Pelikan 4001 Königsblau


Purple: Diamine Damson


Green: Diamine Salamander


Turquoise: not really my color at the moment


Brown: R&K Sepia


Orange: J. Herbin Ambre de Birmanie


Red/Pink/Burgundy: Diamine Tyrian Purple


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black: Aurora, I dye my cat's fur with it.

 

Every other colour plays along the spectrum of unlimited variation, do I want a greeny blue, a purply blue, a sky blue...

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Black: Sailor Kiwa-Guro


Blue: Diamine Blue Velvet


Purple: Iroshizuku Yama-Budo


Green: This is the hardest one--Private Reserve Spearmint or Diamine Meadow, probably.


Turquoise: Waterman Inspired Blue


Brown: Diamine Ancient Copper


Orange: Wouldn't even bother.


Red/Pink/Burgundy: Diamine Matador, or maaaaaybe J. Herbin Bouquet d'Antan.


Currently in rotation: Wing Sung 698/Diamine Blue Velvet, Wing Sung 618/Diamine Golden Oasis, Lamy Profil 80/Pelikan Edelstein Aventurine

 

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Black: J. Herbin Perle Noire

Blue: Noodler's Manhattan Blue

Purple: Laywine's Lavender Blue

Green: J. Herbin Vert Empire

Turquoise: Noodler's Navajo Turquoise

Brown: Akkerman Bekakt Haags

Orange: Diamine Pumpkin

Red/Pink/Burgundy: Diamine Red Dragon

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Black - Noodler's Hear of Darkness
Brown - De Atramentis Black Edition Brown
Blue - Noodler's Liberty's Elysium
Green - Montblanc Irish Green
Orange - Sailor Ikuta Orange
Pink - None
Purple - Waterman Tender Purple
Red - None
Turquoise - Lamy Turquoise

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Black: Noodler's Bulletproof or Noodler's Zhivago

Blue: Private Reserve American Blue or Noodler's Liberty's Elysium

Blue-Black: Iroshizuku Shin-Kai or Noodler's Bad Belted Kingfisher

Brown: Noodler's FPN Galileo Manuscript Brown

Green: Waterman Green

Orange: Noodler's Apache Sunset

Pink: Noodler's Empire Red

Purple: De Atramentis Alexander Hamilton or Private Reserve Super Violet

Red: Noodler's Nikita

Gray: J. Herbin 1670 Stormy Gray or Noodler's Lexington Gray

Turquoise: Private Reserve Blue Suede

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For me, today's choices would be:

 

Black: Aurora Black

Blue: Sailor Sky High

Purple: Diamine Imperial Purple

Green: Montblanc Irish Green

Turquoise: Waterman South Seas

Brown: Montblanc Toffee Brown, Diamine Chocolate Brown, J. Herbin Lie De The

Orange: Iroshizuku Yu-yake, Diamine Pumpkin

Red/Pink/Burgundy: Diamine Red Dragon, Sailor Grenade

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On this beautiful Thursday, I'd pick....

 

Black: Noodler's Polar Black

Blue: J. Herbin Éclat de Saphir

Purple: Noodler's North African Violet

Green: Iroshizuku Chiku Rin

Turquoise: Noodler's Navajo Turquoise

Brown: No, thank you. How about a yellow? DeAtramentis Mahatma Gandhi.

Orange: Noodler's Apache Sunset

Red/Pink/Burgundy: Diamine Hope Pink

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I have my own opinions on this matter, of course. I think there are only six colors for writing: black, blue-black, purple, blue, green, and brown. For my purposes, the best in each are:

Black: Noodler's Heart of Darkness
Blue-Black: Pilot Blue Black
Purple: De Atramentis Aubergine
Blue: Noodler's Blue
Green: Diamine Sherwood (though I might consider something else if I ever use the entire bottle)
Brown: Iroshizuku Yama-Guri

 

Okay, I admit that Noodler's Red-Black, which is a burgundy, is a workhorse ink for me. But I didn't buy my bottle, and if I ever run it out, I won't buy one then.

Markup Honorable Mentions:
Red: Sheaffer Skrip
Turquoise: Sheaffer Skrip. Navajo Turquoise may take its place should I ever use the whole bottle.
If I ever wind up with some orange, it'll go in this category also.

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