I've been experimenting with different shades of the same color to find favorites that are "bottle worthy." I love a bold, bright color, and so far I'm 99% sold on all 3 of the Baystate colors. I have some more samples to go through,but they're tough to beat. I don't worry about staining converters and don't use them in a clear pen (unless I decide to dedicate one to a specific ink), so I don't mind the finicky properties. I also wear gloves when filling pens with those inks. Oh, and I won't put them in any pen that leaks. So far that would only be my most "expensive" pens - Pilot Metropolitans. Most of my collection is from Jinhao. They're amazing for the price! I realize I'm different than most in the fountain pen world, but I enjoy watching what other people do, too.
@KendallW
Жыл бұрын
I can relate. Both to the hunt for favorite inks, and to the love of Jinhaos (and other quality Chinese pens). Totally agree that they perform WELL above their price point. I ordered a 9019 and waiting to give that a try. #8 size Medium nib.. I'm excited. I will be trying Baystate Blue soon, but didn't know there were other "Baystate" colors. I will need to look them up. Thanks!
@cerealnana
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I'm not the biggest user of blues, but I do like Diamine Twilight. I think that leans more teal. I always recommend Rohrer and Klingner Alt Goldgrun as a good green to try. Lovely colour!
@KendallW
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Yes, I quite like Alt Goldgrun -especially the way it shades. I've found that as long as I'm putting down enough ink I really like it, not as much with a dry or fine line. Twilight kind of reminds me of Aurora Borealis. Thanks!
@gizmogeek23
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I have found for myself that I am not really after a single ink or color but I went for a wide variety of different inks, actually now wayyyyyy too many. I actually don’t have a lot of straight blues it seems. I did recently pick up Sailor Michigan which is a really nice lighter blue. Kon Peki or Leonardo Blue are a couple I share with people who want a blue. I think previously Troublemaker inks were something I really wanted to try for a while because of their chromoshading and they were previously in very limited supply and I don’t think sold much in the US or Canada. Now you can easily find them from multiple places and other brands have entered the chromoshading ink game. Looking forward to seeing your Blue compare.
@KendallW
Жыл бұрын
Thankyou so much! Yes, blue inks video coming pretty soon.
@ichirofakename
Жыл бұрын
1. I decided Baystate Blue wasn't worth the hype when I knocked over the bottle. 2. Moving forward I am only going to buy DeAtramentis Artist Inks, to get only lightfast waterproof inks. I will deal with the limited palette of 14(?) colors, and maybe do more color mixing. 3. Organic Studios Nitrogen is pretty fabulous blue ink. Sailor Manyo Haha is quite unique, but perhaps an acquired taste. Both require extensive testing, on various papers, to understand.
@KendallW
Жыл бұрын
Oh no! Knocking over BSB would be a nightmare! Lightfast / waterproof inks make a lot of sense, especially from an art perspective. Thanks!
@PalehorseThirteen
10 ай бұрын
While I don't really have a "grail" blue, exactly, I did kind of have a grail ink in Papier Plume Cafe Diabolique. Not that it's a particularly expensive ink, but at the time I first discovered it, I thought it looked really flipping cool, but it was sold out on Papier Plume's website and I actually thought it might have been a limited edition thing that would never be seen again, however after a year or so I happened to notice it in stock again on their site and picked myself up a bottle. It's a really nice dark brown with some hints of burgundy perhaps? It doesn't behave in every pen, I've found, but in the right pen it's really great. It's been doing quite well in my recently acquired Indigo Bronze TWSBI Eco with a broad nib. As for just some blues I like, two come to mind: I really enjoy Diamine Midnight. It's a really nice dark blue ink with some darker blue sheening. And a much more recent find for me is PenBBS Lu Xun. It's a vibrant blue with some nice red sheening. Does kind of remind me of Parker Sapphire, just based on what I've seen about that ink online. I'm very impressed with Lu Xun so far, I'll probably be picking up more PenBBS inks in the future.
@KendallW
10 ай бұрын
I guess that makes sense, the ink needs the right pen, and the right paper. Glad the new Eco is a good fit. I will check out those inks. Thanks!
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