Jump to content

Blue Sea By Robert Oster (And Blue Comparisons)


Nikaa

Recommended Posts

44320fa1e29c.jpg

Robert Oster BLUE SEA
0c02e86b59c0.jpg
This Oster color you know for sure. This was my first Oster. Blue ink bore me relatively fast, but I have several types to which I return. Blue Sea is one of them.
That's how I imagine the waters surrounding Australia.
b585e30b0983.jpg 184875450cf4.jpg

The color is well saturated, with a hint of turquoise. It works perfectly in thin lines as well as in wider. Here I use it in nibs: Sailor H-M and Bexley's stub.
Shading is awesome. And shining is also present!

The drying time is about 13 seconds od Rhodia dotpad, on other papers shorter. Good flow.
Ink works well in fountain pens, I had the opportunity to use it for a long time. It's safe.
038851f67182.jpg 946f62120038.jpg
Blue comparisons on Clairefontaine.
d9253544c4ef.jpg
f82c800c0ab2.jpg 4a5ee541dceb.jpg
e805d9e4df5d.jpg
Here's a sample on Filofax notebook and Oxford.
fe6bb9da5f19.jpg
9765b0953591.jpg
Enjoy!
Edited by Nikaa
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 18
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • praxim

    3

  • Nikaa

    3

  • Ghost Plane

    2

  • dcwaites

    2

Nice! Looks like it falls in that family between Kon Peki and Ku Jaku that I love. Thanks for the extensive review!

 

*adds to wish list*

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Thanks! Indeed, it could be between these two.

 

I have to get a sample of Kon Peki (again, because, as You can see, I forgot to add this color to the comparison) and Ku Jake.

 

EDIT:

I can do a small comparison ;)

 

ed7e71e8acf8.jpg

Edited by Nikaa
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Thanks! Indeed, it could be between these two.

 

I have to get a sample of Kon Peki (again, because, as You can see, I forgot to add this color to the comparison) and Ku Jake.

 

EDIT:

I can do a small comparison ;)

 

ed7e71e8acf8.jpg

Exactly what I needed! Thank you so much.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I need to get some. It will round out my collection of Robert Oster inks.

Unfortunately, there aren't many ROster vendors in Aus. that carry the Blue Sea.

fpn_1412827311__pg_d_104def64.gif




“Them as can do has to do for them as can’t.


And someone has to speak up for them as has no voices.”


Granny Aching

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I need to get some. It will round out my collection of Robert Oster inks.

Unfortunately, there aren't many ROster vendors in Aus. that carry the Blue Sea.

 

WHAT!!!... I carry Blue Sea and I am in Canada... :lol:

 

I'll find you a vendor with Blue Sea in AU... if not I'll send you one. ;)

 

 

 

C.

fpn_1481652911__bauerinkslogo03.jpg
**** BauerInks.ca ****

**** MORE.... Robert Oster Signature INKS ****

**** NICK STEWART - KWZI INKs TEST ****

"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it's the illusion of knowledge." -Stephen Hawking,

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Looks like a lovely ink! Thank you for the review and the beautiful pictures :)

Edited by Miaxina
Link to comment
Share on other sites

A vendor with Blue Sea in Australia? I bought mine last year from Robert Oster. Is he no longer selling directly?

X

Link to comment
Share on other sites

 

WHAT!!!... I carry Blue Sea and I am in Canada... :lol:

 

I'll find you a vendor with Blue Sea in AU... if not I'll send you one. ;)

 

 

 

C.

 

There is one, Pensive Pens, in Yass. I just need to choose another ink or two to share the shipping. Or, drive to Yass. I would only use up about four times the amount in petrol.

They also have the Ink Packs.

 

A vendor with Blue Sea in Australia? I bought mine last year from Robert Oster. Is he no longer selling directly?

 

Not any more, neither from his online store (which seems to be shut down) or via eBay, now that he has local distributors.

 

However, look at this page

Our own Claudia gets pride of place.

Yay Claudia :bunny01: :bunny01: :bunny01: :bunny01: :bunny01:

Edited by dcwaites

fpn_1412827311__pg_d_104def64.gif




“Them as can do has to do for them as can’t.


And someone has to speak up for them as has no voices.”


Granny Aching

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Very peculiar about Pensive Pens, I thought. You can buy a pack of 63 inks for $14.92 per ink or packs of 10 or 20 inks for $13.45 per ink...........

 

A second peculiarity was that the ex tax price is identical with the tax inclusive price. The tax being Australian GST, why is it not 10/11ths? If I start check out experimentally, no tax is added so it is not apparently an ex-GST price either (nor should it be, legally, for local retail sales).

 

I hope they sort those things out soon. For me they are practically close by, although free shipping is compelling over driving hours.

X

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Utterly gorgeous color, but I have enough greenish blues. I don't need anymore.

 

I mean it.

Edited by Aquaria
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Thank you - I rather like this one. Tempting, but again how many blue/greens do I need...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Thank you - I rather like this one. Tempting, but again how many blue/greens do I need...

 

  1. Arrange your blue-greens neatly on your desk, rejoicing in the fact you have the perfect number of them.
  2. Take one, put it in a drawer, and forget it.
  3. Realise you need one more to make up the perfect number, so do it.
  4. Remember where you put the other ink.
  5. Return to step 1.

 

HTH

:)

 

 

edit: It was pointed out that I had omitted steps 4 & 5, wherein happiness is retained.

Edited by praxim

X

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Good lord. That is a gorgeous color.

 

So the Robert Oster inks are generally safe? I typically avoid boutique inks, but that....that is just stunning.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

 

 

So the Robert Oster inks are generally safe? I typically avoid boutique inks, but that....that is just stunning.

 

Yes. I use three Oster's ink and I have not notice any problems. I use it in modern and vintage pens. They are safe! (For sure Blue Sea, Orange Zest and Grun Swarz) :)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Thank you so much for the review, gorgeous photos and your ink comparisons!!!!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Most Contributions

    1. amberleadavis
      amberleadavis
      43844
    2. PAKMAN
      PAKMAN
      33494
    3. Ghost Plane
      Ghost Plane
      28220
    4. inkstainedruth
      inkstainedruth
      26624
    5. jar
      jar
      26101
  • Upcoming Events

  • Blog Comments

    • Shanghai Knife Dude
      I have the Sailor Naginata and some fancy blade nibs coming after 2022 by a number of new workshop from China.  With all my respect, IMHO, they are all (bleep) in doing chinese characters.  Go use a bush, or at least a bush pen. 
    • A Smug Dill
      It is the reason why I'm so keen on the idea of a personal library — of pens, nibs, inks, paper products, etc. — and spent so much money, as well as time and effort, to “build” it for myself (because I can't simply remember everything, especially as I'm getting older fast) and my wife, so that we can “know”; and, instead of just disposing of what displeased us, or even just not good enough to be “given the time of day” against competition from >500 other pens and >500 other inks for our at
    • adamselene
      Agreed.  And I think it’s good to be aware of this early on and think about at the point of buying rather than rationalizing a purchase..
    • A Smug Dill
      Alas, one cannot know “good” without some idea of “bad” against which to contrast; and, as one of my former bosses (back when I was in my twenties) used to say, “on the scale of good to bad…”, it's a spectrum, not a dichotomy. Whereas subjectively acceptable (or tolerable) and unacceptable may well be a dichotomy to someone, and finding whether the threshold or cusp between them lies takes experiencing many degrees of less-than-ideal, especially if the decision is somehow influenced by factors o
    • adamselene
      I got my first real fountain pen on my 60th birthday and many hundreds of pens later I’ve often thought of what I should’ve known in the beginning. I have many pens, the majority of which have some objectionable feature. If they are too delicate, or can’t be posted, or they are too precious to face losing , still they are users, but only in very limited environments..  I have a big disliking for pens that have the cap jump into the air and fly off. I object to Pens that dry out, or leave blobs o
  • Chatbox

    You don't have permission to chat.
    Load More
  • Files






×
×
  • Create New...