The reddest red

[holmqer]

I've found that Waterman Red when marking up documents has been the most attention grabbing ink around. When I joint mark up gets done, my markups get their attention first!

[JohnS-MI]

Levenger's Cardinal Red is my favorite. True, deep red, without the slightly pink cast of Waterman's. Waterman's may be brighter, but it's also lighter in hue. Cardinal red is gorgeous.

 

I was just looking at Levenger's colors here. Is there somewhere that shows them relative to some others? So far, this link that FloridaRandy posted is one of the best actual comparison of many red's that I have seen, but unfortunately Levenger is not included.

 

Edit: I also noticed this somewhat negative comment from "Glenn's Pen Page" where he reports not liking Levenger inks because of easy smudging/smearing even if dry. Don't know how true that is for others...nor if he intended that for their Levenger Cobalt Blue primarily...but it gave me pause.

 

Sorry, no comparison to others, but I posted a scan of Levenger Cardinal Red (and Gemstone Green) in this thread https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...rdinal+gemstone

 

Someone else posted a scan of several Levenger colors in the same thread. Drying/smearing is a definite problem with Cobalt Blue, which I used to use. I never had it with the Green or Red. To me, the only fault is no water resistance.

[SamCapote]

Got my Levenger Cardinal Red today, and I agree this is the red to beat. I don't see any of the Noodler reds are as nice as this one. Just waiting on the Caran d' Ache Sunset, but I think the Cardinal Red is gonna be the winner for me.

[jmeadows]

Has anyone tried Dakota Red from Private Reserve?

 

jam

[fenrisfox]

I use Noodler's Fox Red in my Parker "51" Aero - I love it for making things stand out in a sea of black. Relatively deep red color, not ridiculously bright like the ink from a Pilot Precise V5 rollerball...

 

I got it for two reasons:

 

1.) It's among Noodler's line of permanent inks - and I like the idea of permanance;

2.) I'm a bit prejudiced toward anything mentioning foxes - if you don't know why, look into the history of my screen name. :roflmho:

[Melnicki]

Has anyone tried Dakota Red from Private Reserve?

 

Dakota is included in this red comparison I did. It appears the brightest on nice papers, but I was not impressed, and it was a bit orangey. I personally thought that Slovenian Skrip Red was the "Reddest" red, but Widowmaker was the most eye-catching one. (Sunset was equally alluring, if you don't mind a pinkish tint to it).

 

I've heard that Dakota has presented operational problems to some people. Skrip Red is smooth. Check Binder's post in the same thread, where he opines against high-maintenance inks (and go to page two where he clarifies what that means, voting for Slovenian Skrip Red.

 

Skrip Red also mixed very nicely with Swishmix Burgundy in this unnoticed, follow-up thread, giving a semi-bulletproof garnet-gorgeous red. The Widowmaker-Empire Red mix also suits me quite well.

Edited September 20, 2007 by Melnicki

[rattybad1]

I've never tried Levenger's Cardinal Red, but I'd bet it's as bright as anything. I have their Pinkly and it's blinding, neon pink.

 

Also I use Noodler's Widow Maker...black cherry scented, to boot...and it's a nice bright color.

[jmeadows]

Has anyone tried Dakota Red from Private Reserve?

 

Dakota is included in this red comparison I did. It appears the brightest on nice papers, but I was not impressed, and it was a bit orangey. I personally thought that Slovenian Skrip Red was the "Reddest" red, but Widowmaker was the most eye-catching one. (Sunset was equally alluring, if you don't mind a pinkish tint to it).

 

I've heard that Dakota has presented operational problems to some people. Skrip Red is smooth. Check Binder's post in the same thread, where he opines against high-maintenance inks (and go to page two where he clarifies what that means, voting for Slovenian Skrip Red.

 

Skrip Red also mixed very nicely with Swishmix Burgundy in this unnoticed, follow-up thread, giving a semi-bulletproof garnet-gorgeous red. The Widowmaker-Empire Red mix also suits me quite well.

 

 

thank you!