guess the ink!

[SchaumburgSwan]

Servus,

Diamine Prussian Blue?

Best
Jens

[Pterodactylus]

Servus,

Diamine Prussian Blue?

Best
Jens

You have a good eye for colors.

But no it is also not Prussian Blue.

[Yazeh]

KWZ Baltic Memories or Walk over Vistula?

[Pterodactylus]

KWZ Baltic Memories or Walk over Vistula?

Both look really nice, I think the pictures I see a lot of sheen, but the mystery ink has no noticeable sheen.

So no, also these inks are not the right ones.

[Pterodactylus]

Maybe you need a new additional perspective on the mystery ink, a quick fountain pen sketch, done with a Waterman 52 (same as the first one, but different paper and of course in a different style).

The used 170gsm Winsor Newton heavy weight wiro o sketch book is not an ink friendly one.
It showed a lot of feathering with this wet nib, so better use it with dry techniques instead.


Mask Girl by Ptero-Pterodactylus by Ptero Pterodactylus on DeviantArt

(Waterman 52, Brush)


And the initial one, so you have them both in one place.


Jenny in Blue by Ptero-Pterodactylus by Ptero Pterodactylus on DeviantArt

(Waterman 52, Brush)

The ink is very well behaving so don´t blame the ink for the feathering on the Winsor Newton sketch book, I really like it.

[inkguesser]

Sailor Studio 640?

[Yazeh]

Thanks Ptero. When I saw the ink wash, I saw teal/black. Hence my veering a bit toward the Green spectrum
My quick sketches normally got the shredder
Lamy blue black?

[SchaumburgSwan]

Moin,

well, that mask lady looks more like good old Pelikan 4001 Blauschwarz.

Greetings
Jens

[Pterodactylus]

Sailor Studio 640?

Nope.... also not this one.....

Time for a hint: it is not a Sailor ink.

[Pterodactylus]

Thanks Ptero. When I saw the ink wash, I saw teal/black. Hence my veering a bit toward the Green spectrum
My quick sketches normally got the shredder
Lamy blue black?

Not not Lamy Blue Black.


Hint:
The name of the ink has no “Black” in it

[Pterodactylus]

Moin,

well, that mask lady looks more like good old Pelikan 4001 Blauschwarz.

Greetings
Jens

...... no also not that one, but I can see the similarity.

[Pterodactylus]

Or maybe a writing sample is also helpful to track down the mystery ink.

Here we go:


Quote Alexander Graham Bell by Ptero-Pterodactylus by Ptero Pterodactylus on DeviantArt

(Waterman 52)


Some people claim that this ink has only limited shading capabilities.

I claim it need only the right nib to elicit this ink some great shades.

Hint:
When you guess based on my writing sample take into account that this Waterman 52 is (as many vintage Watermans) a really wet writer.
So reference pictures you may find online often look much lighter in color.

[grainweevil]

Blackstone Sydney Harbour Blue?

[Pterodactylus]

Blackstone Sydney Harbour Blue?

I have Sidney Harbour and itˋs also an awesome ink.

But it is not that one.

Sidney Harbour is also too dark, the mystery ink is lighter.

Let’s exclude a manufacturer, it is not a Blackstone ink.

I would describe the mystery ink color as blue-grey.

Looking at the latest news regarding Blackstone we might loose those inks in the future.

[Chrissy]

Blackstone Sydney Harbour Blue?

I looked at that on Cult Pens yesterday. Sold out. I'm not sure I can even get a sample of it. I looked at both of their blue inks and both are sold out.

Edit: the ebay guy in Scotland seems to have some samples left.

[grainweevil]

Looking at the latest news regarding Blackstone we might loose those inks in the future.

That may have inspired my guess more than a similarity to the mystery ink, if I'm honest. Sad news if that's the case, and yet then I recall the time I had to clean up an entire bottle of Daintree Green that ran amok and my sadness ebbs somewhat. Bertie, my grey parrot, will be very pleased - he took an instant dislike to Daintree Green fingers and refused to have anything to do with me until it had faded!

Blue-grey. Hmm. Have we tried Diamine Indigo yet?

[Yazeh]

KWZ Iron Gall Blue 1?

[Yazeh]

Califolio Bosphore?

[Yazeh]

Akkerman #10 Ijzer-Galnoten?

[Pterodactylus]

Looking at the latest news regarding Blackstone we might loose those inks in the future.

That may have inspired my guess more than a similarity to the mystery ink, if I'm honest. Sad news if that's the case, and yet then I recall the time I had to clean up an entire bottle of Daintree Green that ran amok and my sadness ebbs somewhat. Bertie, my grey parrot, will be very pleased - he took an instant dislike to Daintree Green fingers and refused to have anything to do with me until it had faded!

Blue-grey. Hmm. Have we tried Diamine Indigo yet?

Indigo is also a good color match, but unfortunately not the mystery ink.