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1. Diamine Registrar's (Blue Black iron gall)

2. ESSRI (Blue Black iron gall) and as much

2. Gutenberg G10 (Sepia Black iron gall)

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On 10/19/2024 at 3:40 PM, Surlyprof said:

1. Noodler’s North African Violet

2. Sailor Seiboku

3. DeAtramentis Document Black (for writing) and Sepia (for sketching)

I have since discovered the value of Sailor’s Kiwaguro black pigmented ink.  Which has taken over that #3 spot.  Love this ink!

 

I have also discovered an ink I won’t use anymore… Bungubox Eternal Music.  It is a lovely blue-based black that came with a pen I had ordered from them.  Unfortunately, it kept jamming any pen I put it in, including the one it came with.  Three (maybe 4) strikes and it is out!

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- Parker Penman Sapphire (I have 1 1/2 bottles lweft) and Scribe Indigo, the blu ink made by the ink engineer who designed PPS

 

- Irosizuku Asa-Gao

 

- Smattering of others, as whimsy takes me: current Parker Quink (permanent) Blue and older Quink Blue-Black (with Solv/X), {rivate Reserve DC Supershow Blue, Pilot Blue, Diamine Oxford Blue, Monteverde Horizon Blue and Ocean Noir.

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15 minutes ago, welch said:

- Parker Penman Sapphire (I have 1 1/2 bottles lweft) and Scribe Indigo, the blu ink made by the ink engineer who designed PPS

 

- Irosizuku Asa-Gao

 

- Smattering of others, as whimsy takes me: current Parker Quink (permanent) Blue and older Quink Blue-Black (with Solv/X), {rivate Reserve DC Supershow Blue, Pilot Blue, Diamine Oxford Blue, Monteverde Horizon Blue and Ocean Noir.

Greetings Welch!

May you show us a sampler of Parker Penman Saphire  and Scribe Indigo ?

I am curious to know if both inks look identical o very similar,

Best regards,

R.

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On 12/19/2024 at 12:18 PM, Mr.Rene said:

Greetings Welch!

May you show us a sampler of Parker Penman Saphire  and Scribe Indigo ?

I am curious to know if both inks look identical o very similar,

Best regards,

R.


+1. @welch Would love to see that comparison too…. 😀👍

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Here's something I love:

 

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Mostly used? No. But it's certainly one to be considered as a 'top three' ink for everyday use.

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I have a sample of Kakitsubata.  Gonna have to pull it out and do a side by side with 4001 Brilliant Black at some point, I see....

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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Just a guess since I switch things around a lot:

  • L'Artisan Pastellier Classique Gris de Payne
  • PenBBS 346 Misty Mountain
  • Sailor Souboku

I also keep returning to taupes like R&K Sepia & L'AP Classique Brun Ours and grey greens like Herbin Vert Empire & L'AP Classique Olive. 

 

Will I ever break out of these grey leaning, laid back colors into more cheery ones? I am trying to! 

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2 hours ago, PithyProlix said:

Will I ever break out of these grey leaning, laid back colors into more cheery ones? I am trying to! 

Why? I love the greyed hues best of all too...

Will work for pens... :unsure:

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@AmandaW since I’ve been alternating between green and red inks this month, the first color I’ll use after the green/red stops is the pen with a sample of Montblanc Oyster Gray. And that pen has an italic nib. 

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On 12/22/2024 at 10:18 AM, AmandaW said:

Why? I love the greyed hues best of all too...

 

No doubt, my greyed friends will always be my closest & best. I just want to expand my social circle a bit to a few cheery, casual acquaintances. 

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On 12/21/2024 at 7:22 PM, inkstainedruth said:

I have a sample of Kakitsubata.  Gonna have to pull it out and do a side by side with 4001 Brilliant Black at some point, I see....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

I have a sample of that too.... let's investigate.... 😀👍

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@inkstainedruth  To try to have a valid comparison I used the same Kaigelu medium nib in a dip pen handle.

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I didn't think to include Sailor Souboku which would have been interesting but I have it in other comparisons

 

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Speaking of Souboku, does it deteriorate over time like Platinum Blue Black?

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Thanks, USG!

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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