Diamine Oxblood. Nice Red

[chromantic]

for instance?

 

 

 

Black and Red spiral, P45 M nib - Oxblood is a beautiful dark red with a wonderful jewel-like quality. Quite stunning.

On plain copy, however, it's a flat, chalky-looking brick red, not very interesting at all. I was surprised how bad it looked from my M250, even on the BnR, compared to the P45 on the same paper.

[fugel]

Thank you chromatic.

I like Oxblood a lot but still i was not able to achieve the impressive tones I see in some reviews and maybe it is because of this: I use a M200. My experience is like you describe, a more flat and chalky-looking brick red tone. Maybe I should look for that Parker.

[chromantic]

I knew I had this pic somewhere. Here you see both the Pelikan and the Parkeron small BnR spiral pad.

 

[fugel]

wow, yes, it looks like two different inks. I tried it yesterday on a Jowo stub 1.1 and it works better than in my Pelikans. Close to your example with the P45.

[torstar]

wow, yes, it looks like two different inks. I tried it yesterday on a Jowo stub 1.1 and it works better than in my Pelikans. Close to your example with the P45.

 

All my pens vary by specifications, cleanliness and pressure, and the paper as well.

 

Sometimes I am awed by what can be cranked out!

[mmg122]

As a big fan of dark red inks, this is one of my favorites. But, as is typical of red inks, it is a bear to clean/flush. I typically use it in those pens I can completely disassemble.

[mehandiratta]

nice ink

[fugel]

As a big fan of dark red inks, this is one of my favorites. But, as is typical of red inks, it is a bear to clean/flush. I typically use it in those pens I can completely disassemble.

 

 

what other dark red inks are your favs?

[LizB]

How does it compare to sailor jentle grenade?

 

 

I haven't got Grenade, but I do have Four Seasons Oku Yama, which i understand is very close. In terms of basic colour, the Oxblood and Oku Yama are very similar, the Oku Yama is pinker. It is more noticeable in the shading - the Oku Yama shades to a more magenta colour, whereas the Oxblood shading looks just a paler version of the reddy-brown, perhaps shading more towards brown. If anything, it makes the Oku Yama look a more complex colour, but I personally prefer the Oxblood (at least, today I prefer the Oxblood. Tomorrow it may be the Sailor).

Edited October 27, 2016 by LizB

[torstar]

Thank you chromatic.

 

I like Oxblood a lot but still i was not able to achieve the impressive tones I see in some reviews and maybe it is because of this: I use a M200. My experience is like you describe, a more flat and chalky-looking brick red tone. Maybe I should look for that Parker.

 

I have never expected to match the review displays, but have found some pens respond closer to them than others.

[mmg122]

what other dark red inks are your favs?

Diamine Red Dragon

Papier Plume Lover's Red

MB Alfred Hitchcock

Robert Oster Ruby (Sakura Gallery Exclusive)

Cult Pens Deep Dark Red

 

...are the ones that come to mind. I like any red ink that doesn't lean pink. A favorite standard red is KWZ Cherry.

 

Sorry I missed your question earlier.

 

Mary

[Chouffleur]

 

 

what other dark red inks are your favs?

Levenger Claret.

[penzel_washinkton]

Reviving the thread for this great ink.

 

After so many releases of inks in the last 2 years (2018 & 2019), is there an alternative (or something close) to the Diamine Oxblood?

I really like the color but the feathering on my cheap EDC notebooks is so bothersome.

 

(Note : I don't think the Red Dragon / Burgundy Royale / Carnival is similar to this)

[Carrau]

You might look at KWZI Maroon, KWZI IG Red#3, and Noodler’s Tiananmen.

[penzel_washinkton]

Thanks! Those KWZ iron galls looks nice, does it feather easily though?

[Carrau]

I went back and reviewed some writing samples-I didn’t get much feathering with them, though this is of course very paper and pen dependent as well. On inexpensive notebook paper with a relatively wet stub nib they didn’t exhibit much if any feathering. YMMV. The Maroon was a dark red, while the Red #3 dried to more of a burgundy color. Others for consideration are Monteverde Napa Burgundy (which was a dark red for me, and well behaved), and Diamine Syrah.

[MuddyWaters]

Technically, both blood and iron fall contain iron so there might be a close iron fall alternative

[Paul80]

Don't know if it's just me, but I found with Oxblood that it crystalises around the feed if not used for a couple of weeks, which then needed a total clean before the pen could be used again. Probably not a problem if the pen is used daily, but not an ink for occasional use.

 

Shame as it's the only red I have as I love the colour.

[penzel_washinkton]

I went back and reviewed some writing samples-I didn’t get much feathering with them, though this is of course very paper and pen dependent as well. On inexpensive notebook paper with a relatively wet stub nib they didn’t exhibit much if any feathering. YMMV. The Maroon was a dark red, while the Red #3 dried to more of a burgundy color. Others for consideration are Monteverde Napa Burgundy (which was a dark red for me, and well behaved), and Diamine Syrah.

 

Got it. And oh, I don't feel that the Oxblood is in the same family as the Syrah and Napa Burgundy. The latter 2 has that pink/purple tone that makes it a more wine color compared to the Oxblood.

 

Don't know if it's just me, but I found with Oxblood that it crystalises around the feed if not used for a couple of weeks, which then needed a total clean before the pen could be used again. Probably not a problem if the pen is used daily, but not an ink for occasional use.

 

Shame as it's the only red I have as I love the colour.

 

Had that experience with the infamous Ancient Copper. Never had it with the Oxblood though