Ink Review: Monteverde Horizon Blue

[radellaf]

Or #13. Short answer, PPS is the same shade as both Horizon Blue and Blue Velvet. Sheen and flow might be a little different, but PPS was never loved for its flow characteristics.

[Uncial]

For those chasing the sheen aspect, I have found that Diamine's Blue Velvet is more inclined to sheen than the Monteverde Horizon Blue. I do tend to use quite wet writers thigh, so still get a bit of sheen from MHB.

[ErrantSmudge]

For those chasing the sheen aspect, I have found that Diamine's Blue Velvet is more inclined to sheen than the Monteverde Horizon Blue. I do tend to use quite wet writers thigh, so still get a bit of sheen from MHB.

 

 

This has also been my experience. I have both Blue Velvet and MHB, and Blue Velvet is sheenier.

[jmccarty3]

MHB sheens quite well for me in wet nibs.

[alanlight]

I have a video review of Monteverde Horizon Blue here:

[bemon]

Not terribly exciting, but I agree it's well behaved. If I didn't already have a go to "boring" blue, then this would be a contender for sure.

 

Not getting any of that sheen, then again I did just finish playing with O.S. Nitrogen. So maybe my sheen receptors just need a chance to adjust back to reality.

[TSherbs]

I am using a sample of MHB now and really like it. Looks just like Noodlers Liberty Elysium to me, but better behaved. So far, so good.

[Bookman]

I tried a sample of this from Anderson Pens a few months ago but didn't buy a bottle, even though I liked it quite a bit. Thanks for commenting and bringing this thread back to the top. It reminded me to order a bottle.

[torstar]

Great review, was forced off the subway on Friday, due to delay, and found an art's supply store and purchased a smaller bottle of this ink.

 

Very happy with it!

[PAKMAN]

Just added this one to my list of 'need to try' inks!

[Restored]

I find it is a very wet ink in a medium nib IMHO. On cheaper paper, it will really bleed through unlike Monteverde Amethyst. I have an empty prescription container so I will mix 5 parts Amethyst with 1 part Horizon Blue this weekend and make a Blurple.

[katerchen]

Dangit Monteverde, stop it. I don't need more blues :O

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B7WXYMS/?coliid=I3S10IMLSMQ69W&colid=VTL0KTXN4ULV&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

[Tweel]

Dangit Monteverde, stop it. I don't need more blues :o

 

Maybe that's why they spell it "Blōō": bl... oh-oh!

[UDog]

I would have to stop by and click on that link. Now it's in my list at Amazon.

[torstar]

That's why i resurrected the link last week, to get a good ink back in our impulse-buying lives....

 

and maybe get you interested in Monteverde inks, if you ain't alreadeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee............

Edited April 15, 2019 by torstar

[JulieParadise]

Thank you for your initial review and forgive me for running into your thread, but since I found pics of this ink in my files I might as well add them here.

Monteverde Horizon Blue came to me as a small sample that I put into a Sailor Nagasawa Kobe Proske (1911s = Profit Standard) Clear Demonstrator with a Zoom nib that is perfectly usable on both sides and from all angles. As a result of using this juicy nib the Horizon Blue really brightened every page.

Since I only had a sample of Horizon Blue that was gone in two or three days in this wet nib, I cannot add any long-term experiences.

[pen2paper]

Glad you did revisit this thread Julie! Blue Pelikan will have its first fill with Monteverde Horizon Blue & then Sapphire. Your photo confirmed the color choice. Thanks!

Unsure why I waited so long.. somehow only the truest blue seemed best for a for a first Pelikan, & to be used in a special project.

 

Now to figure out proper fill.. not jet streaming ink across the room (cheery smile).