Yellow Ink

[daTomoT]

I've kind of got a bit of a want to buy a yellow ink.. just because it's yellow. I just cannot see the use of it though, and I am loathe to buy something I won't use. Does anybody use yellow ink on a regular basis, and if so what for? What is your favourite yellow ink? Sell me teh yellow! :roflmho:

[vistafan]

I use Diamine Yellow as a highlighter in a Lamy Safari with 1.9mm nib.

[daTomoT]

I use Diamine Yellow as a highlighter in a Lamy Safari with 1.9mm nib.

 

Is it a yellow Safari? Please tell me it's yellow,

I don't think I can justify buying a pen - even a Safari - just for highlighting, as I don't do that much of it.

[vistafan]

Unfortunately it's red, but I have a yellow one so should use that one instead! You can always use a yellow ink in your Manuscript Calligraphy pen, to save buying one.

[Trebster]

Does Ambre de Birmanie count as yellow? I've been using it steadily all autumn. Awesome shading in Ambre de Birmanie.

[lapis]

I use the Pelikan M205 Duo Highlighter but only for underlining or marking. Highlighting as in scribbling over, occasionally.

 

Mike

[jgrasty]

There are three reasons I can think of to have yellow ink, and writing is not one of them. First use is for ink mixing; the second, for highlighting; third, for art. Yellow inks are just too light to be useful for writing.

[Uncle Red]

Well, Diamine Sunshine you is nice for short notes with a wet pen, I used it with a broad italic for some holiday cards last year. DeAtramentis Gold works well for general writing but I don't think I'd use it for school notes.

 

OK, this sample is from a flex pen

 

Here's a bad picture of the DeA Gold.

[DanielCoffey]

While there are some lovely yellows that have been reviewed in the Ink Reviews forum, I would not say they were for general purpose writing. A full page would be rather hard on the eyes. They are great for painting or broad calligraphy.

 

Biffybeans reviewed Diamine Sunshine Yellow (amongst others) here... http://www.biffybeans.com/2009/07/review-diamine-sunshine-yellow-fountain.html

[Mr5x5]

I thought the same and bought a bottle of Diamine yellow. Nice ink, but it was definitely too light for general letter writing.

[pencils+pens]

I have a yellow Sheaffer Cartridge pen so I thought I would put yellow Sheaffer cartridges in it. That was a big mistake. The yellow is unreadable on paper in the marble Composition Books I use for my journals.

[FPFan]

Noodler's Year of the Golden Pig is great in a big nib and used with Black Light!

[wij]

I recently read a post in another thread that mentioned another way to use yellow ink -- related to ink mixing. If you're using a cartridge or converter and you're near the end of a fill of ink, add a drop or two of yellow into the ink using a syringe. You can run the pen down with a new color that way. It's not a scientific approach to mixing, but might give you some ideas, and it's a good way to use up an ink fill you're getting tired of.

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I'll second the use of a yellow as a mixing component though. If you have a bright cyan/turquoise ink and a bright magenta ink, you really can make all sorts of combos. Examples below show mixing Herbin Bouton d'or (buttercup yellow) with Herbin Bleue pervenche and Herbin Rose cyclamen.

Edited November 5, 2012 by wij

[JefferyS]

Yes, but only to highlight. Pelikan.

[JeanManuel]

I have diamine amber.

I use it in a very old (cork) piston pen with a home-made italic nib (1mm).

Indeed too light to be very legible, it is very nice to underline, frame, or highlight. Brings life to a page of notes!

[PAC 1957]

I use the Pelikan M205 Duo Highlighter but only for underlining or marking. Highlighting as in scribbling over, occasionally.

 

Mike

+ 1 for Pelikan Highlighter ink/Pelikan M205 Duo. I believe yellow is usually too bright to write with , it's perfect for highlighting. If You want an ink fot both try Caran D'Ache Saffron , an incredibly vivid orange

 

Best

Piero

[PAC 1957]

I use the Pelikan M205 Duo Highlighter but only for underlining or marking. Highlighting as in scribbling over, occasionally.

 

Mike

+ 1 for Pelikan Highlighter ink/Pelikan M205 Duo. I believe yellow is usually too bright to write with , it's perfect for highlighting. If You want an ink fot both try Caran D'Ache Saffron , an incredibly vivid orange

 

Best

Piero

[DanielCoffey]

I reserve the light colours (such as Diamine Peach Haze, Beau Blue and Soft Mint) to greetings cards or short notes at birthday/Christmas times and use them in a Broad Stub. The lighter colours are wonderful for "fun" use rather than writing a long letter... unless you have a reputation for being a bit zany... and I am sure some of us do.

[MCN]

I draw a lot of quick diagrams when I make notes for work and I like to use colors to highlight different parts of these. I had an idea like the OP's that yellow would be a good addition to the palette. I tried samples of lots of yellow and found them too light to be useful, by and large. The closest I came was De Atramentis Apricot. It's the darkest yellow I could find that didn't just look like orange or brown. (Along the way I discovered Herbin Ambre mentioned above and I like it a lot, although you wouldn't really call it yellow.)

 

Here's a photo. It doesn't capture the look exactly but it's close. The photo makes the Apricot look a bit darker than it really is.

[Santak]