Kaputnik
December 30th, 2013, 06:54 AM
EDIT
Darn. I thought this was in "general inky goodness". Apparently I sleeply clicked the wrong forum. I'll put it there, will a mod delete it from here at his or her convenience? Sorry for the confusion.
I generally have some sort of purple in one of my pens. I long ago found the perfect shade, Waterman Tender Purple. It's dark, but still unmistakably purple, very rich looking. It doesn't cause any sort of problems in any pen where I tried it. But it has a fatal flaw in my view; it isn't water resistant at all. Accidents happen, and an ink that won't hold up to even a very minor one just doesn't cut it for me. So I've looked for alternatives.
O course, there are Noodler's bulletproof inks.
La Reine Mauve is a very nice color, which I'd like to like, but it's more trouble than it's worth. It has caused clogging problems with a number of pens that I tried it in, and I get worse nib creep with it than any other ink that I've tried. And it's expensive, one of the ones that's sold in a 1 oz. bottle for more than the 3 oz bottles go for.
Kung Te Cheng has caused some clogging problems, but there are some pens I could use it in. The somewhat bluish purple isn't quite what I'm looking for, though.
Violet Vote has been problem free, and I do use it. It's a bit lighter than I like, though, and has a sort of faded look.
Rohrer and Klinger Scabiosa is a bit "dry", and the color is very light, almost lavender. The water resistance is a bit odd, too. The purple will wash out entirely, leaving a legible black residue.
Private Reserve Ebony Purple is a good ink that I use from time to time. It runs a bit around the edges if it gets wet, but remains legible. It's very dark, though. I can't really see the purple most of the time, it just looks sort of "off black".
De Atramentis Aubergine is about as water resistant as the Ebony Purple, and it's a nice color, fairly close to what I want. Not quite "it", though.
Diluting a difficult ink doesn't appeal to me, by the way. My attitude is that I'm buying an ink, not an ink kit.
What do others around here like for water resistant purples?
Darn. I thought this was in "general inky goodness". Apparently I sleeply clicked the wrong forum. I'll put it there, will a mod delete it from here at his or her convenience? Sorry for the confusion.
I generally have some sort of purple in one of my pens. I long ago found the perfect shade, Waterman Tender Purple. It's dark, but still unmistakably purple, very rich looking. It doesn't cause any sort of problems in any pen where I tried it. But it has a fatal flaw in my view; it isn't water resistant at all. Accidents happen, and an ink that won't hold up to even a very minor one just doesn't cut it for me. So I've looked for alternatives.
O course, there are Noodler's bulletproof inks.
La Reine Mauve is a very nice color, which I'd like to like, but it's more trouble than it's worth. It has caused clogging problems with a number of pens that I tried it in, and I get worse nib creep with it than any other ink that I've tried. And it's expensive, one of the ones that's sold in a 1 oz. bottle for more than the 3 oz bottles go for.
Kung Te Cheng has caused some clogging problems, but there are some pens I could use it in. The somewhat bluish purple isn't quite what I'm looking for, though.
Violet Vote has been problem free, and I do use it. It's a bit lighter than I like, though, and has a sort of faded look.
Rohrer and Klinger Scabiosa is a bit "dry", and the color is very light, almost lavender. The water resistance is a bit odd, too. The purple will wash out entirely, leaving a legible black residue.
Private Reserve Ebony Purple is a good ink that I use from time to time. It runs a bit around the edges if it gets wet, but remains legible. It's very dark, though. I can't really see the purple most of the time, it just looks sort of "off black".
De Atramentis Aubergine is about as water resistant as the Ebony Purple, and it's a nice color, fairly close to what I want. Not quite "it", though.
Diluting a difficult ink doesn't appeal to me, by the way. My attitude is that I'm buying an ink, not an ink kit.
What do others around here like for water resistant purples?