Favorite Inks...Blue - Red - Brown - Orange/Yellow - Green

[Pufffadder]

Good Morning

Would you share your favorite ink colors...

[Scooby921]

Are you looking for brands and specific inks, or just wanting to know if we prefer blue, green, red, brown, black, orange, or something else?

[Pufffadder]

Oh, sorry...Favorite ink brand and specific color for each color...blue, green, red, brown, orange

[Scooby921]

With so many different colors out there it's really hard to narrow it down to just one. I suspect it's the same for many others. I can narrow down a few colors, but there are some which I like too many to just pick one.

Red:
Sailor / Bungbox Clown Tears
Paradise Pen Vineyard Burgundy
My home-mixture of J. Herbin Rouge Hematite + Private Reserve Fiesta Red + Montblanc Seasons Greeting Brown

Orange:
Noodler's Habanero

Yellow:
None

Green:
Sailor Tokiwa-matsu
Sailor Jentle Joyful Honda Nikko Green
Sailor Kusatsu Green

Blue:
Pelikan Edelstein Topaz
Lamy Pacific Blue
Colorverse Crystal Planet
Montblanc Twilight Blue
Montblanc Permanent Blue

Purple:
Caran d'Ache Ultraviolet
Mystery Ink #21 (just started the MI thread, so the ink hasn't been revealed yet)

Brown:
Franklin-Christoph Brown 732

Black:
Anata Burando Ryu-nou
Sailor / Kingdom Note Dorcus Hopei Binodulosus

[FredRydr]

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Purple:
...
Mystery Ink #21 (just started the MI thread, so the ink hasn't been revealed yet)....
Aha! So it's purple, eh? Hmmm....

[FredRydr]

Favorite Inks...Blue - Red - Brown - Orange/Yellow - Green

Blue: Roher & Klinger Verdigris tied with Diamine Sargasso Sea.

Red: A home mix of Visconti red and a few drops of black. I only have about 6ml left, so I will have to come up with something else for dark red.

Brown: Montblanc Toffee.

Orange/Yellow: I don't like those.

Green: Montblanc Racing Green.

[Scooby921]

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Purple:
...
Mystery Ink #21 (just started the MI thread, so the ink hasn't been revealed yet)....
Aha! So it's purple, eh? Hmmm....
Sort of. I don't know where else to put it on the color scale without getting technical and picking in-between shades :).

[azkid]

I haven't really tried all that many ink samples yet so bear that in mind.

Brown: Diamine Macassar. Subtle shading, well behaved, seems to work in most of my pens

Red: Diamine Oxblood. I like dark red and this one also has subtle shading. Seems well behaved. I have more red samples to try though.

Blue: still searching but Diamine Oxford Blue is looking promising although if Diamine Twilight weren't so darned dry-writing I would go with that for the color. Another one I like is Iroshizuku Tsuki-yo.

I promise I am not paid by Diamine it has just worked out this way :)

Green: haven't tried my samples yet. It is NOT Colorverse Sea of Tranquility though. :) November Rain (yes Diamine again) is pretty awesome with the red sheen.

Purple: I've only tried a few. So far, KWZ Gummiberry is at the top. No I have not tried any Diamine purple inks :)

[Kulprit]

Red: Graf von Faber-Castell Garnet Red. A nice deep red that both stands off the page when you need it to and is still conservative (and non-glaring to the eyes) enough to actually write with.

Brown: not my bag, baby.

Yellow/Orange: I don’t really use any. I mean, I use Noodler’s Firefly in my highlighters, but that doesn’t really count.

Black: Noodler’s Heart of Darkness. Were it not for the fact that black is boring, this could be the greatest ink of all time.

Blue: this one isn’t fair - “blue” encompasses so many completely different colors. I’ll have to subdivide this one:

- Light Blue: Iroshizuku Ama-iro
- Medium Blue: Iroshizuku Tsuyu-kusa
- Dark Blue: Iroshizuku Asa-gao
- Turquoise: Edelstein Topaz

Green: At the moment, Diamine Sherwood Green. Edelstein Olivine is a close contender, though.

Wildcard: Waterman Serenity Blue. Not an exciting ink by any criteria, but it’s well behaved, it works in any pen (an important diagnostic tool), and it has this incredible, indescribable trait of looking like a completely different ink in every pen I own. Honestly, it’ll look like ten different inks out of ten different pens.


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[Pufffadder]

Thank you all for taking the time!

[Scooby921]

Red: Graf von Faber-Castell Garnet Red. A nice deep red that both stands off the page when you need it to and is still conservative (and non-glaring to the eyes) enough to actually write with.

Brown: not my bag, baby.

Yellow/Orange: I don’t really use any. I mean, I use Noodler’s Firefly in my highlighters, but that doesn’t really count.

Black: Noodler’s Heart of Darkness. Were it not for the fact that black is boring, this could be the greatest ink of all time.

Blue: this one isn’t fair - “blue” encompasses so many completely different colors. I’ll have to subdivide this one:

- Light Blue: Iroshizuku Ama-iro
- Medium Blue: Iroshizuku Tsuyu-kusa
- Dark Blue: Iroshizuku Asa-gao
- Turquoise: Edelstein Topaz

Green: At the moment, Diamine Sherwood Green. Edelstein Olivine is a close contender, though.

Wildcard: Waterman Serenity Blue. Not an exciting ink by any criteria, but it’s well behaved, it works in any pen (an important diagnostic tool), and it has this incredible, indescribable trait of looking like a completely different ink in every pen I own. Honestly, it’ll look like ten different inks out of ten different pens.


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Interesting thought with the Wildcard and a "diagnostic tool". I bought a bottle of Parker Quink Blue-Black per Sammyo's recommendation. It's not my favorite color, but it is a very good, consistent ink which simply works well in any and every pen I've tried. Not one I reach for every day, but definitely one I'll continue to keep in stock on my ink shelf.

[KKay]

Blue - Red - Brown - Orange/Yellow - Green

Blue
Diamine-Blue Velvet
Diamine-Sargasso Sea
Diamine-Asa Blue
Diamine-Midnight
Sailor-Sky High

Turquoise
Diamine-Havasu Turquoise
Noodler's-Navajo Turquoise
Mix of Noodler's- Navajo Turquoise/Waterman Turquoise (Inspired Blue) 50/50 This is my favorite!
Diamine-Steel Blue


Red
Diamine-Red Dragon (only have a sample, but want it)
Diamine-Wild Strawberry

Red-Orange
KWZ-Grapefruit
Diamine-Sunset

Burgundy/Maroon
Diamine-Burgundy Rose
Sailor-Oku yama
KWZ-Maroon
Diamine-Syrah

Magenta
Iroshihzuku-Yama budo

Brown
Kobe #3 Former Foreign Settlement (only have a sample, but want it)
Dromgoole's-Chisholm Trail
GvFC-Hazelnut Brown
Franklin Christoph-Terra Firma
J. Herbin-Cacao du Bresil (only have a sample, but want it)
Papier Plume-Pecan

Orange
Diamine-Autumn Oak
Noodler's-Habanero

Green
GvFC-Moss Green
Mont Blanc-Irish Green
Sailor-Epinard
Sailor-Rikyu cha
Noodler's-Burma Road Brown
KWZ-Green Gold
Noodler's-Green Marine (only have sample, but want it too)

[SchaumburgSwan]

Hi,

my favorite inks:

Green:

Diamine Green Black, cold dark green, fine with EF or F nib
Diamine Racing Green, for broader pens
Platinum Forest Black, nice warm tone IG ink, good with wet nibs
Diamine Classic Green, beautiful warm green

Blue:

Akkermann #10 Blue-Black. My darkest blue black, IG but not dry. nice and practical bottle
Pelikan 4001 Blue Black IG, great blue black, perfect with wet flex nibs. I guess if it was marketed as classic ink for 4x the price in a fancy bottle, it would be a cult ink...

Black:

Herbin Perle Noir, good flow, deep darkness
(Still looking for a black IG ink... maybe they are not beeing made as too concentrated IG inks would let the pen clog?)

Special Colors:

R. Oster Bronze, it is greenish and brownish, nice shading, best on broad stubs.
Diamine Graphite, nearly black, also greenish, fascinating.

Violet / Berry...

R&K Scabiosa, fascinating chamelion color, great with flex pens

Red:

Diamine Matador, not too brite, not too dark...
Diamine Autumn Oak, what a shading! Not screemingly oversaturated

Brown:

Platinum Sepia Black IG, fine true sepia color, dry, dark, moderate saturation
Diamine Macassar, fine woody brown
Pelikan Edelstein Smoky Quarz for broard nibs, great shading


Orange/Yellow:

Herbin Orange India, a real orange.

... inks are really fun! :-)

Greetings
Jens

[SchaumburgSwan]

I haven't really tried all that many ink samples yet so bear that in mind.

Brown: Diamine Macassar. Subtle shading, well behaved, seems to work in most of my pens

Red: Diamine Oxblood. I like dark red and this one also has subtle shading. Seems well behaved. I have more red samples to try though.

Blue: still searching but Diamine Oxford Blue is looking promising although if Diamine Twilight weren't so darned dry-writing I would go with that for the color. Another one I like is Iroshizuku Tsuki-yo.

I promise I am not paid by Diamine it has just worked out this way :)

Green: haven't tried my samples yet. It is NOT Colorverse Sea of Tranquility though. :) November Rain (yes Diamine again) is pretty awesome with the red sheen.

Purple: I've only tried a few. So far, KWZ Gummiberry is at the top. No I have not tried any Diamine purple inks :)

Dear Azkid,

Diamine just makes a lot of great stuff. :-)
I must try a sample of Oxblood... my problem with reds is that I seldomly use them...
About blue inks, I like the blue black iron galls best. School blue is not my taste, even good dark ones (Oster Midnight Sapphire) don't have that noble feel...

Best
Jens

[junglejim]

Blue: Noodler's Eel Blue, nice saturation and easy to clean. I use this exclusively at work and almost finished the bottle this year.

Red: Binder's Vintage Black Cherry, a custom mix of Aurora Black and Skrip Red which are both considered safe by Mr. Binder for vintage sac pens

Brown: KWZ Honey, a lovely color and has a vanilla smell

Orange/Yellow: Sailor Jentle Kin Mokusei, very nice apricot orange

Green: Chrissy & Fred's Racing Green, a custom mix of 3 Montblanc inks

Purple: DeAtramentis Aubergine, a nice dark royal purple

Black: J. Herbin Perle Noire, a classic black

[Rossler]

I think it would take a while to elaborate my favourites list, so I took a picture of the Numbers Spreadsheet where I keep tabs on my ink....
Here are my choices:

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[Rossler]

I forgot to mention, my classification of these inks, are based not only on aesthetics but also on behaviour as well as perceived performance.

There are a few of high quality inks in my less valued copper trophy zone due to my dislike of the colour.
And there are a few with lovely "colour/sheen/whatever", but with horrible performance (dryness, skipping, feathering...)
Anyway, this list is an ever evolving database that throughout the years has been tweaked by my experiences and moods!

[KKay]

Now that was cool! Sometimes I am not sure what to call an ink, because it isn't obvious what color category it is in. I have a list, but no spreadsheet. That is awesome, great job!

[inklord]

blue: Pilot Iroshizuku Tsuki-yo, Sailor Sei-boku
red: R&K Morinda, Diamine Oxblood
brown: R&K Sepia, Pilot Iroshizuku Yama-guri, F-C Terra Firma
orange: Abraxas Herbstgold, Diamine Autumn Oak
green: R&K Alt-Goldgruen, Sailor Tokiwa-matsu
purple: LAMY Dark Lilac, R&K Scabiosa
black: Kyo-no-oto nureba-iro, R&K Leipziger Schwarz, Sailor Kiwa-guro, DeAtramentis Doku black
any grey ink!

[BlkWhiteFilmPix]

Blue: Noodler's Baystate Blue

Green: Diamine Apple Glory, Noodler's St Patty's Eire

Red: Diamine Poppy Red, Noodler's Nikita

Orange: Montblanc Lucky Orange - in memory of Lucky the Jack Russell Terrier (http://www.aluckylifebook.com/blog-1/luckysaysgoodbye); Noodler's Summer Tanager

Purple: Noodler's Eel Cactus Fruit; J. Herbin Violette Pensée

Black: J. Herbin Pearl Noire, Noodler's Dark Matter, Montblanc cartridge black.

Brown: DeAtramentis Scottish Whiskey

[skipwilliamsnj]

I’ve got around 100 inks so this is what bubbles to the top of the use pile more often that others.

Blue - Pilot Blue, Parker Quink Blue, Diamine Asa blue, Diamine Royal Blue, Organic Studios Cobalt, Gate city Everyflow True Blue, Noodlers/FPN Starry Night Blue

Blue-Black - Pilot BB, Waterman BB, Noodlers Qternity & 54th Mass, Diamine Prussian Blue & BB, dA Sherlock Holmes, Gate CIty Everflow BB

Black - Pilot Black, R&K Schwartz, Aurora Black, Noodlers Black, Heart of Darkness, Borealis Black, Bad Black Moccasin, Dark Matter, Bernanke Black, Pelikan Black, Sailor Black,

Red - Pilot Momiji, OS Hg, Diamine Poppy, Noodlers Nikita, Bernanke Red, Rabul Red

Maroon - Diamine Syrah, Noodlers AU Roses, English Roses, Noodlers/FPN Tulip Noire, Montblanc Bordeaux, R&K Alt-Bordeaux, Noodlers Mandalay Maroon

Brown - Not many - Diamine Chocolate, Herbin Lie the Te, Noodlers Brown #41

Green - Not many I like: Noodlers/Swisher Verdun, Noodlers Bad Green Gator, Kawaco Green, dA Pine Green

Orange - Pilot FuyuGaki, Diamine Pumpkin, Noodlers Dragons Napalm

Purple - Noodlers North African Violet, Lamy Violet, Herbin Violette Penske, Montblanc Beatles, Noodlers Socrates, Pilot Murasaki Shikibu

That’s what I can think of off the top of my head that I use.

My number one inks? Pilot Blue, BB, Black, Parker Quick, Noodlers Blacks & BBs

Skip


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[FredRydr]

Good Morning

Would you share your favorite ink colors...

So Puffadder, what happens now? Are you going to buy all the favorites?

[junglejim]

Good Morning

Would you share your favorite ink colors...

So Puffadder, what happens now? Are you going to buy all the favorites?

I think the last time OP was logged-on was Sept. 28th. Hasn't been back since. But it was nice seeing what particular inks people liked here on the forum!

[Ahriman4891]

...But it was nice seeing what particular inks people liked here on the forum!

I especially liked Rossler's approach to keeping track of the favorites.