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Monteverde Malibu Blue Many thanks @Lithium466 for the sample. I would call this a “boring” Royal blue. It hates copy paper, so if you like it, go for R&K Königsblau for copy paper. It’s only bearable with a B nib. On the plus side, it’s one of the easiest inks to clean. Despite my negative bias about the colour, I finished all my sample using it for background washes. I wouldn't mind a wall painted with this colour Chroma: Writing Samples: I've been introduced to Iroful paper, thanks @LizEF, so I might add it to the lineup. This paper can transform some inks drastically but it's extremely sensitive to hand oils. In this case, it didn't do much, despite what the scan might pretend Photo: Comparison: Almost identical to Rohrer and Klinger Royal blue Water test: Left side 10 seconds under running water. Sample was written with glass nib. So amount of nib is more than a normal nib. Slightly better water resistant the R&K Royal blue Art Work: Inspired by All is Quiet on the Western Front (1930) Other inks are: Noodler's Lexington Gray (diluted)/ Polar Brown, Sailor Kiwa-guro Paper is Fabriano sketchbook paper (very absorbent) and From Paris with love: A nod to the Paris Olympics Noodler's Lexington Gray, Polar Brown, De Atramentis Document Orange, J Herbin Rouge Opera · Pens used: Lamy (Reverse EF/Ef1 F/M/B, BB), Kanwrite Desire with an Ahab nib. · What I liked: Doing washes, easy cleaning. · What I did not like: The color for writing. · What some might not like: Copy paper. Royal blue…. · Shading: With B nib, it’s visible. · Ghosting: Yes, on cheap paper. · Bleed through: Yes, on cheap paper. · Flow Rate: Normal. · Lubrication: Good. · Nib Dry-out: Did not notice. · Start-up: Ok · Saturation: Pastel · Shading Potential: Meh! · Sheen: No. · Spread / Feathering / Woolly Line: Did not notice. · Nib Creep / “Crud”: Did not notice. · Staining (pen): No. · Clogging: No. · Cleaning: Very easy · Water resistance: Forget about it. · Availability: 30 ml bottles, international long cartridges. Please don't hesitate to share your experience, writing samples or any other comments. The more the merrier

I love the color blue, and I love writing with blue ink. Of the 8-13 pens that I have inked at any given time, at least half will be inked with a blue ink. Currently, I have about 30 different bottles of blue ink. There are scores of great reviews and comparisons of blue inks on FPN. Why another? Mainly because I felt like sharing this, but also to perhaps spark some interest in sharing your blue inks. Of the blues shown below, all but the Akkerman ink, I have a bottle of. Well, not quite, I just finished the bottle of Monteverde Caribbean Blue. These are not necessarily my favorite blues, but they are all very good inks. Qualities each of these inks share: All are medium to wet inks - Akkerman Cerulean Blue is the driest and J. Herbin Bleu Pervenche is the wettest All have some lubrication - Monteverde Horizon Blue seems to be the most lubricated and Akkerman Cerulean Blue seems to be the least All are well behaved in the several pens I have used them in. All are easy to clean. All are well behaved all on but the cheapest paper with no bleedthrough and minimal seethrough. Each of the colors are very pleasing to the eye. There is no offensive smell/odor (which I seem to be particularly sensitive to) Here is a quick comparison of several very nice blue inks: Monteverde Sapphire Blue (MSB), Monteverde Malibu Blue (MMB), Monteverde Horizon Blue (MHB), Monteverde Caribbean Blue (MCB), Akkermans Dutch Masters 01 Cerulean Blauw (ACB), Stipula Calamo Deep Blue (SCDB), J. Herbin Bleu Pervenche (JHBP) All samples are written on 68 GSM Tomoe River Cream Paper. The following is a scan, with photos thereafter. In terms of shading qualities, I find that Monteverde Caribbean Blue shades the most. J. Herbin Bleu Pervenche and Stipula Calamo Deep Blue also shade nicely. Of the Monteverde inks, Horizon Blue seems to shade the best. In terms of sheening qualities, Monteverde Malibu Blue wins. Of the Monteverde inks except Caribbean Blue show some sheen, along with Stipula Calamo Deep Blue. 1st line: Monteverde Sapphire Blue 2nd line: Monteverde Malibu Blue 3rd line: Akkerman Cerulean Blue 4th line: Stipula Calamo Deep Blue 5th line: Monteverde Horizon Blue 6th line: Monteverde Caribbean Blue 7th line: J. Herbin Bleu Pervenche So, share with me, both in photos and writing, what some of your favorite blues are.