Gray-ish Blue-Black Ink Recs, please!

[Sailor Kenshin]

I had been using Chesterfield Sodalite (which is, I THINK, some sort of Diamine ink) as my gray-leaning blue-black.


However, I just filled a hooded Jinhao 599 and the ink looks gray. Just gray. And it seems very dry. Perhaps it's IG? In any case, it doesn't seem to be the same ink color I started out with.

So what I'm after is something WET and lubricated, a blue-black that tends toward gray but still has identifiable blue components.

Not greenish. I love that, but have plenty of those!

Thanks for your suggestions.

[klpeabody]

sent you a PM.

[migo984]

Iroshizuku Shin Kai

[Sailor Kenshin]

sent you a PM.

Thanks!

[Laura N]

Sailor, my grayest blue blacks are dry: Pelikan Blue Black, Montblanc Midnight Blue (the previous version) and Lamy Blue Black (the previous version).

The closest that I have, albeit less gray and more blue, would be R&K Salix, an iron gall but wetter. I'm not sure it's WET enough, but it could be worth trying.

Another possibility would be Pilot Blue Black, which I find more blue and less gray, but not yet a straight dark blue.

Finally, maybe the current Lamy Blue Black, which I've never used, but I've heard gets close to the old color while being wetter.

[Neo]

The Chesterfield ink you're using is Diamine Midnight Black, have you tried Diamine Twilight?

[TerraNoir]

Have you tried Kaweco Blue-Black...that hints towards a gray? Along with Monteverde's Blue Black, I would have to say I enjoy Monteverde's more. They have changed their formula recently.

[minaa]

Iroshizuku Shin Kai

I second this, even though it's a little pricy.

[Chrissy]

I quite like the Diamine 150th anniversary Blue-Black

[bleunuitguy]

The new Montblanc Midnight Blue tends towards grey/blue. Pelikan Edelstein Tanzanite also is a greyish blue black, but wetter and more lubricated than the MBMB plus it has some sheen!

[mtnbiker62]

Another vote for Shin-kai here...but you already know of my unnatural attraction to that ink.

[naimitsu]

I'll add my vote to Shin-Kai. It goes down this nice navy color, and then fades to Greyish-Blue. I think it's neat

[Sailor Kenshin]

The Chesterfield ink you're using is Diamine Midnight Black, have you tried Diamine Twilight?

I think I have a small bottle. Thanks for the reminder!

[reprieve]

Have you tried Diamine Prussian Blue? There are also some grey inks that look bluish like De Atramentis Fog Grey.

[Newjelan]

What about Sheaffer Skrip Blue-Black? It's a greyish blue-black, affordable and a pleasant surprise.

[Sailor Kenshin]

Thanks, one and all, for the great suggestions! I do have some of these inks, and looks like I'll be exploring new ones as well....I just found a sample of O. S. Manganese that seems to fit my tricky requirements, too.

It's currently in....The Snoopy Pen.

[migo984]

It's currently in....The Snoopy Pen.

I covet your Snoopy pen!

[Sailor Kenshin]

Aren't they still available?

[The Good Captain]

What about Sheaffer Skrip Blue-Black? It's a greyish blue-black, affordable and a pleasant surprise.

I agree; it is a pleasant surprise.

[migo984]

Aren't they still available?

I've no idea, I haven't looked