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Haven't seen a lot of posts on this product. Certainly everyone was excited about this system back in 2012 and I read some old threads but I'm wondering about any folks that are still at it. I see all the colors of mix free are offered by Anderson. 9 inks and the kit in total is around $200 US - I guess you wouldn't have to buy all the inks at once - just the colors you need.

 

I got interested in the Mix Free again when one of my favorite inks changed their color -- and it appears will never return.

 

So who's still using the mix free system -- how are the inks -- love to hear from you. Many thanks.

 

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Haven’t messed with it in detail, but it appears that many of the Platinum Preppy cartridges use the same inks. So probably quite a few people are using the ink stock, even if they aren’t mixing.

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And then after replying I stumbled upon this thread: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/40629-noodlers-cmyk-color-mixes/ which doesn’t discuss the Platinum inks, but does cover Noodler’s and Diamine with very enthusiastic samples endorsements and some good equipment discussion.

 

I’m not very methodical and I’m very bad at CYMK mixing, but there’s enough background material and methods discussion in the thread that it should be very attainable.

 

Note that if you care about lightfastness, there’s no real discussion in the thread about whether the inks used are. And it’s a common statement around here that of course Noodler’s Bulletproof inks are lightfast, but if you check the various lightfastness tests, they’re not uniform in how well they handle light. I’m mentioning it because if you want exact matches and formulas it’s often for art reasons at least a bit. It should be trivial in theory to produce dye based ink that is lightfast, and fiber reactive dyes are a real thing and exactly fit the bill. But theory and practice tend to not have a lot in common without careful experimenting. And fiber reactive dyes have pretty bitchy chemistry before you add in the paper factors.

 

Somewhere around here, there’s a spreadsheet of lightfastness test results from 2013. Volunteer effort, so not every ink is covered, and there’s a lot of paper variation. I haven’t dug it out or gone digging in reviews and Inky Recipes for stuff on the mix free series.

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Yes, I'd like to do CMYK mixing with the Platinum inks. I will have to look into Diamine CMYK mixing--didn't know anyone had done it with those inks--but Noodler's hasn't performed as well as I'd like overall (can be dry, etc), which is why I'd like to try with the Platinum ones and am curious as to their performance in regards to flow / shading.

 

Not sure about the OP, but I'm not particularly interested in any special properties, such as lightfastness or permanence. Though if permanence / lightfastness was important, then I'd look into the De Atramentis Document or Sailor Storia inks. I'm not sure about lightfastness, but I think they are both lines of permanent ink, and I'm almost certain they are both mixable!

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In that same forum there’s a thread about use of De Atramentis Document inks if you want more water resistance inks.

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The only one of Mix Free line I had was Flame Red. I thought it was a hideous color. I gave the bottle away, and the person I gave it to gave it to yet a third person (I should ask that third person if he could stand it enough to keep using it or gave it away to yet a fourth person....

The problems I found with the De Atramentis Document inks were that they were (1) very dry, compared to most of their regular inks; and (2) they had very bad spreading issues. Admittedly, I have not tried all of them.

Also admittedly, I have not tried experimenting with mixing inks just in general.

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The Platinum Mix-Free Aurora Blue is a nice bright ink. Haven't tried any of the others.

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I use them and love them.

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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Here's the platinum mix free chart. Interesting. You could buy a couple of bottles and mix your own. Note the ratios are 1-1.

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I have them and use them occasionally. They are fun to use, and give clean, stable results.

I started off by using the mixing chart shown above, just to get the feel of them. It is a useful guide for starters.

 

I have made a few nice mixes, including a close imitation of the discontinued Levenger Pomegranate.

 

I actually prefer using the Octopus CMYK ink kit.

 

ps i think these inks are now sold as ‘Mixables’ rather than ‘Mix-Free’.

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I have them and use them occasionally. They are fun to use, and give clean, stable results.

I started off by using the mixing chart shown above, just to get the feel of them. It is a useful guide for starters.

 

I have made a few nice mixes, including a close imitation of the discontinued Levenger Pomegranate.

 

I actually prefer using the Octopus CMYK ink kit.

 

ps i think these inks are now sold as ‘Mixables’ rather than ‘Mix-Free’.

Migo. Who sells that? I did a quick serve and just got ink jets for photocopiers. Perhaps Octopus make something for fountain pens?

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Migo. Who sells that? I did a quick serve and just got ink jets for photocopiers. Perhaps Octopus make something for fountain pens?

Yes, Octopus mainly make ink for copiers & the like, but they also make fountain pen inks and a CMYK mixing kit. Here is the link:

 

https://www.octopus-office.de/shop/en/printer-ink/fountain-pen-ink-writing-ink/2525/rimik-rainbow-ink-mixing-kit-for-fountain-pens

 

They are in Germany so may not be economical to ship to Canada.....?

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Perhaps Octopus make something for fountain pens?

 

You don't have to buy any special inks to mix colours. If you use inks from one brand then you should have no problems mixing them together. :)

 

You can buy syringes, vials and bottles separately for your favourite mixes. I have loads of favourite Diamine mixes that I regularly use. :)

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Amber. Did you try any mixes

 

Sort of ... like...uh...I didn't mix them, per se, I just didn't clean my pen between inkings - they mix really well.

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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