Metallic Inks For Fountain Pens?

[Artemis200]

I'm not exactly new to fountain pens, I've used one daily at school for 5 years. However, it's been the one pen all along and I'm looking to get another with some interesting inks for home use. (only allowed black or blue at school!)

I've made a list of various colours which I'm going to order samples of, but one thing I've been unable to find is any metallic colours. The only ones I've found are ones which would clog in fountain pens.

I can find gold ink cartridges from Sheaffer, but I haven't been able to find any examples of them used in writing. Has anyone used them, or does anyone know of gold/silver/copper ink for fountain pens available elsewhere?

[GreenVelvet]

I believe the ingredients required to make an ink metallic would clog a fountain pen, that's why they're only available as calligraphy inks.

 

The exception to this would be J. Herbin's Rouge Hematite 1670 Anniversary ink, which is red with very small flecks of gold in it. You need a very wet pen and the right paper to make the gold really show up, though.

 

Looking forward to hearing what the experts have to say...

[fiberdrunk]

I'm not exactly new to fountain pens, I've used one daily at school for 5 years. However, it's been the one pen all along and I'm looking to get another with some interesting inks for home use. (only allowed black or blue at school!)

I've made a list of various colours which I'm going to order samples of, but one thing I've been unable to find is any metallic colours. The only ones I've found are ones which would clog in fountain pens.

I can find gold ink cartridges from Sheaffer, but I haven't been able to find any examples of them used in writing. Has anyone used them, or does anyone know of gold/silver/copper ink for fountain pens available elsewhere?

 

Someone did a review of Sheaffer's King's Gold here. I also included it in my lightfastness test scan here (it's on the lower right hand side of the page). Mine isn't as bright yellow as the other review. I got little bottles of King's Gold when I bought Sheaffer ink converters several years ago. I don't know if it's available any more, though.

[jbb]

There are no metallic gold inks for fountain pen. Sheaffer's Kings Gold is a nice deep golden yellow but it's hard to find and not metallic. You can use metallic ink with a dip pen only.

 

There once was someone selling some wildly expensive 24K gold ink for fountain pens. It was really made of gold.... I guess.... I don't know if it exists or if it's an urban legend.

 

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Edited April 5, 2012 by jbb

[professionaldilettante]

Supposedly J Herbin 1670 has small metallic flakes in it that don't clog the pen. However, it's tricky to get those flakes to show on paper. That's all I know if that has any sort of metallics to it..

[lapis]

The 1670 definitely requires the right pen on the right paper. Rhodia has been claimed to be okay. But I've still never seen any really gold sheen, using two different charges over two years, even with my wettest pens with the broadest nibs. Dip pens likewise.

Ergo: it may also depend on the charge of ink.

 

Mike

[Artemis200]

Mm, I thought that might be the case. Pure gold ink sounds tempting, but it might be a little out of my price range 1670 was actually on my list on inks to try anyway, so I'll play around with that and see what I get. Thanks for the help everyone!

[danahn17]

The 1670 definitely requires the right pen on the right paper. Rhodia has been claimed to be okay. But I've still never seen any really gold sheen, using two different charges over two years, even with my wettest pens with the broadest nibs. Dip pens likewise.

Ergo: it may also depend on the charge of ink.

 

Mike

 

It's a bit tricky... I've used it with a lot of different pens and papers but still haven't been able to consistently get good gold sheen in my writing. I'm currently using it with a Lamy Safari with a 1.5mm italic nib and it shows occasionally but not often.

[ObserveClosely]

It's a bit tricky... I've used it with a lot of different pens and papers but still haven't been able to consistently get good gold sheen in my writing. I'm currently using it with a Lamy Safari with a 1.5mm italic nib and it shows occasionally but not often.

I can get the gold sheen consistently with Herbin 1670 Anniversary using a 1.5 Pilot Parallel ED on Stillman & Birn ivory-colored "Gamma" paper. I can also get a coppery metallic sheen using a Platinum Music nib with Iroshizuku Syo-ro ink, on the same paper. I think that paper is somehow magical. Purty cool.

Edited April 8, 2012 by ObserveClosely

[danahn17]

It's a bit tricky... I've used it with a lot of different pens and papers but still haven't been able to consistently get good gold sheen in my writing. I'm currently using it with a Lamy Safari with a 1.5mm italic nib and it shows occasionally but not often.

I can get the gold sheen consistently with Herbin 1670 Anniversary using a 1.5 Pilot Parallel ED on Stillman & Birn ivory-colored "Gamma" paper. I can also get a coppery metallic sheen using a Platinum Music nib with Iroshizuku Syo-ro ink, on the same paper. I think that paper is somehow magical. Purty cool.

Thanks for the req... gonna have to go check that out now! :clap1:

 

Going back to the OP, if you're looking for metallic ink, you could try a metallic gel pen in addition to the aforementioned dip pen. Not quite the same as a fountain pen, but it does get the job done.

[Gcouch]

Metallic inks are pretty much dip pen exclusive. I wouldn't trust a metallic paint in any of my pens, but I would give it a shot if someone came along with it. I use gold leaf or paint to do all my projects. Good luck finding some.