Mixing Yama Budo With Take Sumi

[holgersson]

hi everyone,

 

i would like to add a small amount of take sumi to my yama budo ink in order to give it a little darker tone.

 

does anyone have experience in mixing iroshizuku inks or even have tried mixing the ones i am intending to? is it save?

 

best,

nils

Edited February 12, 2018 by holgersson

[Inkling13]

I havent seen bad reports of incompatible mixes with Iroshizuku inks, if that is reassuring,

[The Real Yossarian]

I use this Yama-budo mix: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/325563-sheening-purple-ink-mix/

I do take out the Robert Oster blue though.

 

The best advice I was told was to after mixing your inks, let the mixture sit out for a day to see if it does react negatively.

[EBGBs]

I have mixed Iroshizuku inks in general, and Yama Budo in particular, several times and never had a problem.

I was given the same advice as above; mix small quantities in small bottles, and let them rest a bit first, see how they get along.

 

Good luck with your mix

[holgersson]

dear all,

 

thank you very much for your feedback. i have now mixed yama-budo with small quantities of take-sumi and am very happy.

 

the sample below is written on cheap copy paper, hence the slight feathering... no problem on better quality paper.

 

best,

nils

Edited February 21, 2018 by holgersson

[EBGBs]

Nice! Not just darker but also slightly shifted towards a cassis/ blackcurrant shade?

It looks great, well done.

[migo984]

dear all,

 

thank you very much for your feedback. i have now mixed yama-budo with small quantities of take-sumi and am very happy.

 

the sample below is written on cheap copy paper, hence the slight feathering... no problem on better quality paper.

 

best,

nils

 

Very nice. I have mixed various combinations of Iroshizuku inks, but not this one. I like it a lot.

[The Real Yossarian]

 

dear all,

 

thank you very much for your feedback. i have now mixed yama-budo with small quantities of take-sumi and am very happy.

 

the sample below is written on cheap copy paper, hence the slight feathering... no problem on better quality paper.

 

best,

nils

 

Was the mix able to retain Yama-budo's gold sheen?

[migo984]

Was the mix able to retain Yama-budo's gold sheen?

Yes, that would be interesting to know. When I’ve included Y-B in an Iroshizuku mix the gold sheen is retained, to a greater or lesser extent, dependent on ratio of the mix.

[holgersson]

i have never seen a gold sheen in the pure yama-budo and i dont see it now either.

[wastelanded]

Same here. I've tried myriad pen/paper combos, and Yama budo just looks like bright grape: none of that lovely gold sheen. 😔

[UDog]

Now I'm going to have to buy a sample vial of Yama Budo and try this mix. Such a nice color.