Ink Combination For The Daily Use

[LizB]

Scabiosa is one of my absolute favourite inks. This is the best I can do for a photo. (I've just inked a tonne of pens up with various shades of brown otherwise I'd have down a writing sample of them side by side).

 

Edited June 17, 2017 by LizB

[senzen]

Thank you very much for your detailed ink combinations! Your photos and combinations are excellent. I know most of the inks and have some of them and I have to admit that I am fascinated of your lie de thé-arrangements with orange indien and myosotis! I never tried the out in combination although I have all the three. They look great together. And also my favourite rouge hématite with vert empire looks very nice.

 

Thank you for starting the topic! Vert Empire and Rouge Hematite indeed look nice together, if a little too christmassy? Things get complicated with three combinations, brown / greens with oranges / reds and blues. Verdigris, the browns, the greens and tsuyu kusa seem to get along with everything else, ajisai and the oranges are very picky and incompatible (to me).

[ParkerDuofold]

 

Sadly you deleted your post which I found quite interesting! Two-ink-colours-combinations are extremely interesting for me not just the red-and-blue combo but also green-blue, yellow-blue, grey-blue etc.

 

Hi Nicolaus,

 

Thank you; I reinstated it.

 

I had started pulling all of my posts last night... long story... best forgotten.

 

If you like green/blue... you may want to try Diamine Midnight and Ultra Green... or something along those lines.

 

Not sure how well yellow inks will show up... but blue/yellow could be something like Asa, blue-black or Midnight, coupled with Apache Sunset.

 

Good luck with your quest.

 

 

- Anthony

Edited June 17, 2017 by ParkerDuofold

[NicolausPiscator]

Scabiosa is one of my absolute favourite inks. This is the best I can do for a photo. (I've just inked a tonne of pens up with various shades of brown otherwise I'd have down a writing sample of them side by side).

 

 

 

Your photos gives a perfect impression of the two inks in combination! Thank you, it looks really good!

[NicolausPiscator]

 

[...] a little too christmassy? Things get complicated with three combinations [...]

Yes, it reminded me indeed of Christmas, but it is beautiful. And three ink combinations are very tricky and your combinations sound interesting, my standard is: Sailor blue-black, Sailor Chu-Shu, Sailor Rikyu-Cha. But for my blue-red-combination I have not found a partner yet.

[NicolausPiscator]

Hi Nicolaus,

 

Thank you; I reinstated it.

 

I had started pulling all of my posts last night... long story... best forgotten.

 

If you like green/blue... you may want to try Diamine Midnight and Ultra Green... or something along those lines.

 

Not sure how well yellow inks will show up... but blue/yellow could be something like Asa, blue-black or Midnight, coupled with Apache Sunset.

 

Good luck with your quest.

 

 

- Anthony

 

No problem, Anthony! I just thought that your post is interesting. Apache Sunset is gorgeous - but I have to admit that I didn't combine it yet - a dark blue would be indeed a good partner.

[ParkerDuofold]

 

No problem, Anthony! I just thought that your post is interesting. Apache Sunset is gorgeous - but I have to admit that I didn't combine it yet - a dark blue would be indeed a good partner.

Hi Nicolaus,

 

Thank you.

 

When you finally decide what you're going to go with, please let us know... I'm curious to see what you come up with.

 

- Anthony

[NicolausPiscator]

Yes, I certainly will let you know about my progress!

[NicolausPiscator]

Week 25 of this year will see red! I chose Sailor Jentle Ink Oku-Yama which is a very elegant read with a gorgeous sheen and an appetising appeal ("Drink me!" "Eat me!"). However, red will be used for headings etc. and the baseline and standard remains Sailor Jentle Ink Blue Black.

 

[ParkerDuofold]

Week 25 of this year will see red! I chose Sailor Jentle Ink Oku-Yama which is a very elegant read with a gorgeous sheen and an appetising appeal ("Drink me!" "Eat me!"). However, red will be used for headings etc. and the baseline and standard remains Sailor Jentle Ink Blue Black.

 

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Congratulations, Nicolaus,

 

You've chosen an interesting combination while remaining in the classic red/blue scheme.

 

- Anthony

[squidz]

[NicolausPiscator]

Congratulations, Nicolaus,

 

You've chosen an interesting combination while remaining in the classic red/blue scheme.

 

- Anthony

 

Thanks! I promise a change for next week!

[NicolausPiscator]

[...]

Your petrol-orange-looks very nice! It reminds me of the Netherlands. Maybe because of the orange. Thank you! ... Petrol is a complicated colour for me - it gives me a lot of negative associations coming from my childhood - but on your paper with your handwriting it looks really beautiful.

[JakobS]

I always liked ink combinations that use a golden brown ( Diamine Golden Brown, KWZ Honey, or Aztec Gold) with a nice green ( Diamine Woodland Green, Umber, Delamare Green, KWZ IG Green #2).

 

Currently I have been carrying two colors for about two months Diamine Wild Strawberry and KWZ Brown Pink, though I don't combine them too often. I also have been using Diamine Silver Fox for the past month. Thinking about it though they would all be very nice looking together!

[NicolausPiscator]

I always liked ink combinations that use a golden brown [...]

 

Your combinations sound very interesting! The KWZ inks are virgine soil for me. I haven't tested them myself yet. Thank you, JakobS!

[vojtahlad]

Some of my favourite ink couples:

 

Diamine Red Dragon + Diamine ASA Blue (this is my No. 1)

Diamine Autumn Oak + Pelikan 4001 Dark Green

Rohrer & Klingner Alt Goldgrün + R&K Blau Permanent (an optimistic spring combo)

Diamine Pumpkin + Monteverde Capri Blue (vivid colours, quite aggressive)

[NicolausPiscator]

Thank you, vojtahlad! Your ink couples sound very interesting and some of your selected inks are under my favourite inks: Autumn oak for example, your combination with Pelikan's dark green sounds invigorating.