guess the ink!

[Yazeh]

I first thought Dimaine Shimmering Seas.,,.. , but then I saw the teal.. Starlit sea. Troublemaker starry night.

I can see if the shimmer is silver or gold....

[DrPenfection]

I'm not too good at shimmer inks, but let's try

Diamine Shimmering Seas
Diamine Starlit Seas
Diamine Blue Pearl (although this may be too light)

[DrPenfection]

DeAtramentis Pearlescence Indian Blue Silver
Van Dieman's Twilight Mist
Tono & LIms Moon Wave

[mizgeorge]

None of these.

Yazeh, you are right in not being able to identify a single colour of shimmer, because there are several - though for me, silver dominates.

[Darla]

Love these dark blue colors! And that pen is fantastic!

I'm going to guess Ferris Wheel Press Stroke of Midnight

(deleted my first guess - browser didn't show me everyone's guesses - but very funny that everyone thought of Shimmering Seas first, including me!)

[mizgeorge]

Love these dark blue colors! And that pen is fantastic!

I'm going to guess Ferris Wheel Press Stroke of Midnight

(deleted my first guess - browser didn't show me everyone's guesses - but very funny that everyone thought of Shimmering Seas first, including me!)

And well done Darla!!!



It is indeed Stroke of Midnight. It's much more subtle than I was expecting, but I really like the base colour and it's perfect for this pen as although I have Shimmering Seas, I find it a bit too 'gold'.

Over to you

[Yazeh]

Bravo Darla! Great job! to guess mizgoerge's emporium of inks with the first guess... that's a miracle!

[Darla]

Oh my gosh, I can't believe I got one right on the (almost) first try! And yes, that base color really is gorgeous, such a pretty ultramarine blue! No festive shimmers in my stockpile yet, but I'll have to see what I can do in a seasonal color... may take me a minute, but stay tuned...

[Darla]

Right, here we go! Not a festive ink specifically, but a good color for the season... and my absolute favorite green! And here it's in my absolute favorite pen for it: a vintage Welsh Mfg Co. lever-filler with a fine calligraphy nib. Photos are a bit on the dark side, as it's very grey and overcast here (as usual for this time of year...), but it is quite a dark green ink. Not so far as to be black-green, but definitely dark.

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Can't wait to hear your guesses! Good luck!

[Yazeh]

Diamine Green black?
Otto Hutt Emerald?
Venvstas Ink Muschio?

[Yazeh]

Scribo Ink Bottle Verde Bosco
Tools to live by - Green?
Diamine Holly?
Les Couleurs du Comte - Vert Sapin?

[Darla]

Nope, none of those. I see you paid attention last time, @Yazeh, when I said my small collection of inks is very eclectic!
And you are correct: you'll have to look a little further afield this time, too.

[mizgeorge]

Haha! I was about to suggest at least three of those

I'll try Van Dieman's Styx Valley Forest Green
FWP Misguided Mistletoe
Monteverde Jade Noir

[Darla]

No, none of those either. But I do like the sound of Misguided Mistletoe!

[mizgeorge]

Tools to live by Green
Colorverse 36 Laurel
DeAtramentis Dark Green (or one of the artist/personality editions of the same ink)
DeAtramentis Graphite Green
Robert Oster River of Fire

[Darla]

No, none of those. But now that the giant puddle of ink has dried here's a scan with a more reliable rendition of the color than under my desk light with sadly little daylight:img001.jpg

[Darla]

And a tiny extra clue: the text doesn't refer to the actual name of the ink, just the color...to me anyway. (It was the first thing I thought of when trying to decide if this dark green was 'Christmassy' enough!)

[mizgeorge]

MB Irish Green

[Darla]

MB Irish Green

I think MB Irish Green is very close, from the swatches I've seen, but this is not that.

[Yazeh]

Montblanc Emerald Green ?
Leonardo Forrest green?
Montegrappa green?
Namiki Iroshizuku Forest Green ?