Visconti Blue

[domzals1]

A beautiful blue! From a maintenance perspective, is it more forgiving than BSB or LE?

[Masque]

A beautiful blue! From a maintenance perspective, is it more forgiving than BSB or LE?

 

Yes. Yes indeed. It is, however, less resistant to washing from the page.

 

This is my "If you could have only one ink..." choice. It is that good, displacing Sailor Epinard from that spot once discovered.

[TheDutchGuy]

I love the colour of this Visconti Blue but my van Gogh is too dry for it. It's not the nib. It's not the feed. It's because the feed doesn't get enough ink from the cartridge or the converter to do its job. The pen writes well, just not wet enough to bring out the qualities of the ink. Most blues come on the page pale and unattractive.

[Dip n Scratch]

I have tried the same ink in the cartridge attached to a Jinhao X750, then I emptied the cartridge with a blunt-tipped syringe & put it into the convertor.

The piston was adjusted so there was no air space before it was placed in the pen.

The result was a wetter writing experience that matches the OP's images.

 

 

You should always try a sample of any ink and torture-test a sample to see how it fades as well.

Visconti Blue looks fantastic as does Noodlers Baystate Blue. However 2 months down the line BSB has faded badly.

OK: So the paper was cheap, but a sample on the same paper not exposed to light has remained as vibrant as when it was written.

 

Another issue is whether the Visconti ink stains badly. I mean fingers and enamelled sinks as well as the guts of your pen.

[praxim]

Following my earlier comment, I bought this blue a while ago. It is a great blue. I would not be without it.

[paradigm]

I will notice from my experience that this is relatively "dry" ink.

Plus they "reduce" the thickness of the letter with a nib on paper.

So it's good for European thickness Medium with a normal ink flow, for example.

Montblanc Lavender Purple is much more "greasy" and gives a wider spot on paper at the same time.

[Weaveras]

Is there a little purple in that, or is it just me/my screen?

[minddance]

Finally I see a blue Ink and not some blue watercolour for shading. Why don't more makers make ink like this?

[TheDutchGuy]

Is there a little purple in that, or is it just me/my screen?

I use the ink in one of my pens and yes, there seems to be some purple in it.