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I have about 60+ samples of various colors on my kitchen table right now. I have undertaken a project of finding perfect "writing" colors for me. So far, the only perfect color I've settled on is Blue Black (Noodler's Army Aircorp Blue-Black -- dark, neat, and dries with a greenish tint -- exactly what I wanted). I'm getting closer on a teal and my green. But the blue I thought I had settled. And, of course, my ideal blue would be the pen-staining BSB. I love the vibrancy of the color and the tint of purple. But I don't like the fact that I can't throw in literally any pen I have. So I found some others that are traditional blues. They're the supposed "boring" companies: Parker, Sheaffer, and Waterman. But they've come the closest to what I want in a blue. I wrote down the first 2 paragraphs of the Gettysburg Address with them tonight with a dip pen to test them further for a comparison and I wanted to share. I thought on first glance the Parker was closest to BSB, but it faded when it dried (forgive the stain -- dip pen), so it won't be what I want. The other two have a similar shade to the blue that I like, but they do not have the vibrancy that BSB has. I might settle on BSB and maybe have a second blue. But I was hoping to keep things simple: one bottle for each color that I may want to use.

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Liberty's Elysium is the closest blue I've found to BSB personally. Not quite as vibrant, but vibrant nonetheless.

 

 

 

Agreed. I use both LIberty's Elysium and BSB. I have a Sheaffer Admiral dedicated to BSB.

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I have a sample of that too. I will do a comparison this evening. My first test did not give me an exciting result, but I'll recheck.

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I don't use BSB, but looking at your samples, what about J. Herbin Eclat de Saphir or Diamine Blue Velvet? I prefer EdS personally, but the Blue Velvet might be closer to BSB. I think the EdS is a bit lighter than you might be looking for, but IMO, it really has something nice.

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Visconti Blue

Noodler's Liberty's Elysium

Iroshizuku Asa Gao

Diamine ASA Blue

Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue

 

Depending on your paper, these show reasonable amounts of 'pop', shading and sheening.

The Pelikan and Diamine would be the 'safest' of these inks, meaning that you could put them into any pen without worrying. The others are all fairly saturated and need, not a lot, but a moderate amount of care.

 

Look through the Reviews section to get an idea of what these inks look like.

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Keep in mind that the color and vibrancy of any ink you use is going to be significantly impacted by the wetness and width of the line your pen puts down. An ink you like or dislike in an extra fine or fine nib maybe completely opposite to your eye in a medium or broad nib.

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Of the samples in the original post, the Quink Blue and the Skrip Blue are the quickest to fade under sunlight or fluorescent-tube lighting. Pelikan 4001 blue is also vulnerable that way.

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Maybe this will help. This is from the 2013 fade test.

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Tests/Fade/2013-Results/slides/2013-FADE_007.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

 

 

 

 

 

 

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For a great performing blue, may I suggest Noodler's Blue or Noodler's Eel Blue.

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Tests/Fade/2013-Results/slides/2013-FADE_008.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

 

 

 

 

 

 

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http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Tests/Fade/2013-Results/slides/2013-FADE_018.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

 

 

 

 

 

 

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http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Tests/Fade/2013/slides/2013-FADE_121.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

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Thank you Amberlea, a beautiful spread of samples!

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