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Blues

LAMY_AZURITE.thumb.jpg.ad8cac913da4927b82aa09f8724ef979.jpg

KWZ_WALK_OVER_VISTULA.thumb.jpg.97863ed12a668db7864e5419d562fb53.jpg

KWZ_SHEEN_MACHINE.thumb.jpg.1988f93b3cef2b2f9eb55f63ff76d1e6.jpg

DIAMINE_ROYAL_BLUE.thumb.jpg.3a1a8b1b012887e71a811e8c11bfe69e.jpg

DIAMINE_MEDITERRANEAN_BLUE.thumb.jpg.137c92f7b6d1928d396287b68c9387bf.jpg

DIAMINE_MAJESTIC_BLUE.thumb.jpg.e33e8401c65b51a350d534ead35d3730.jpg

DIAMINE_FLORIDA_BLUE.thumb.jpg.b38750e3d921fac001b3c6988eebae33.jpg

DIAMINE_BEAU_BLUE.thumb.jpg.af865bffbb1c03dc4ddff68ce311657f.jpg

DIAMINE_ASA_BLUE.thumb.jpg.123a87e1f96a2607b822fcce6c94428c.jpg

SAILOR_SHIKIORI_SOUTEN.thumb.jpg.9354bf677daf8bab7c5bacf8c2cf60b4.jpg

SAILOR_BLUE.thumb.jpg.7b62a1964841057eac427d45798ff950.jpg

SAILOR_943.thumb.jpg.2fb45bdf7fe1ff56f9b54b7523497ab2.jpg

PILOT_IROSHIZUKU_KONPEKI.thumb.jpg.fc5ef7fbab433a9cb7c8a77d7ad20f04.jpg

PILOT_IROSHIZUKU_AMAIRO.thumb.jpg.306cd2e78c98e13ce6273c0d32f679be.jpg

MONTEVERDE_MALIBU_BLUE.thumb.jpg.86291640dae39ead6854f872bb883b80.jpg

MONTBLANC_MIDNIGHT_BLUE.thumb.jpg.9c101a4a8ca4f7630f40df3e15e28c62.jpg

 

Red s

 KWZ_thief_RED.thumb.jpg.f252949dedb5904aa3c6689643a81def.jpg

KWZ_grape_fruit.thumb.jpg.671a835ca115fe95992c5738b2ade723.jpg

HERBIN_Rouge_HEMATITE.thumb.jpg.93cbee3618a173ec356929504573e531.jpg

DIAMINE_Poppy_RED.thumb.jpg.58e651db486ba11dabd83a8bd03042e4.jpg

SHEAFFER_RED.thumb.jpg.f27f02cafe06a0b9d7a632f0829343cf.jpg

 

Others

 

DIAMINE_ONYX_BLACK.thumb.jpg.de1daac132911edcbff1d02c3edc4c64.jpg

SAILOR_yamadori.thumb.jpg.543b85464ad8ff84a6861fc59e24d72f.jpg

SAILOR_Storia_Green_pigment_ink.thumb.jpg.a79ef6d0825d33ea0979b01fd8007ba2.jpg

SAILOR_kin_mokusei.thumb.jpg.d32780f0424f7b4376a381c447854c39.jpg

PILOT_IROSHIZUKU_YAMABUDO.thumb.jpg.fb82be1d736ba237bc6d558213255378.jpg

PILOT_BLACK.thumb.jpg.f6ef8a968e10491a2ca3c8cf8c20fd8e.jpg

HERBIN_Emerald_de_chivor.thumb.jpg.3e01b60e89fa3b0136651e38970665bf.jpg

HERBIN_AMETHYSTE.thumb.jpg.9075eddf96db2f4d2739dc05e99a30b0.jpg

 

My personal bests:

- For needle nibs : Pilot KonPeki.
- For your workhorse F/M: 1. Sailor Souten 2. KWZ Walk over Vistula 3. Sailor Blue
- For flex: Herbin Special inks (top quality, great sheen and shimmer)
- Best reds: 1. Sailor Irori, 2. Sheaffer Red/KWZ Thief red 3. Diamine Poppy Red

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SAILOR_SakuraMori.jpg

SAILOR_SHIKIORI_IRORI.jpg

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What fun! I feel like I have a color buzz now. :thumbup:

 

Of this set my clear favorite is Montblanc Midnight Blue - my tastes are not mainstream, however. Also, while I'm not big on black, Diamine Onyx is intriguing. And, as reds go, the Sheaffer is quite nice.

 

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That Lamy Azurite has caught my eye.

It's hard work to tell which is Old Harry when everybody's got boots on.

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A question- how much time passed between the MB midnight blue hitting the paper, and the taking of the photo? I have found it tends to grey a lot over time, for a non-IG ink.

 

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Thank you, this was wonderful.

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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15 hours ago, chromantic said:

That Lamy Azurite has caught my eye.

 

This ink it's a must for me. The quality is outstanding and I used it as one of my darkest color. The flow and characteristics of this ink are great.

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Nice inky panorama. Good luck with cleaning Sheaffer red from your pen, it takes eternally ;)

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Oh my you are such a wonderful enabler.

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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Missed this thread before now.  I'm really surprised by the sheen on some of these inks -- I've NEVER gotten sheen out of either Yama-bud or Kon-peki!  :wallbash:

And of course now I SERIOUSLY want KWZI Sheen Machine.... :drool:

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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On 10/6/2022 at 9:20 PM, RJS said:

Very interesting to see! Thanks. Which are your favourites of the new ones you have posted?

 

Sorry for the late reply! I think Private Reserve DC Supershow Blue is my top blue ink. Great ink. 

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Is it me, or does Taccia Ruri seem to have even more sheen than PR Supershow Blue with a similar hue of blue?

 

BTW, thanks for such a useful and wonderful post.

If you are to be ephemeral, leave a good scent.

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On 7/16/2022 at 6:17 PM, amberleadavis said:

Oh my you are such a wonderful enabler.

 

I just felt the need to repeat this statement. I love this post.

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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On 1/29/2023 at 9:28 PM, txomsy said:

Is it me, or does Taccia Ruri seem to have even more sheen than PR Supershow Blue with a similar hue of blue?

 

BTW, thanks for such a useful and wonderful post.

Yes, you are right. And Taccia inks comes in quite beautiful bottles. Private ones are more practical but basic. 

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i think you mean the box, which is gorgeously decorated with an illustration from the author that inspired the ink.

 

At least, me (and I only speak for me), I do find the bottle uninspiringly boring.

 

BTW, I'm a big fan of Hiroshige and Hokusai having books with illustration collections from both (flowers, Edo, Fuji..). It is them that finally decided me to retake drawing after 25 years (I was a pretty fluent way back then, so much that I preferred sketching over taking pictures, but then free time magically disappeared...).

If you are to be ephemeral, leave a good scent.

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