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Does anyone know of an ink that would resemble most closely the ink that was used on the Marauder's Map in the Harry Potter movie? I really liked the color but there are so many different reds and browns out there. I'm trying to find an ink that would fit more closely to the color used on the map.

What is an ink that is a muted grey, red/red-black, blue/blue-black, or any strange/cool/sheening/shading ink, while with at least with a modicum of formality that will work well on school-grade paper? I really want a grey that looks like pencil lead but is still readable, but that is not a necessity. My current choices are diamine graphite and monteverde blue-black, but I have never had either so opinions of those inks would be very helpful.

I laid down my colors and here is what came out...I thought it may be useful for other people as well when shopping for different colors. I try to adjust color tones as best as I can on Photoshop. But since what shows up on your screen may be very different due to your color settings, try to calibrate your monitor/screen first...the empty lines on the pics will be filled with my lastly ordered inks when they arrive. My favorite brands are Diamine & Pilot. Sometimes pilot inks are a little bit dry though. Favorite colors are marked with (F)...Due to upload limitations other colors will be posted on the other posts... Greens: Diamine Jade Green Pilot Chikurin Diamine Light Green J.Herbin Vert Olive Rohrer & Klingner Alt Goldgrun Diamine Kelly Green Diamine Ultra Green Edelstein Aventurine Diamine Woodland Diamine Sherwood Green Private Reserve Avacado Sailor Jentle Epinard Diamine Emerald Burgundy: Diamine Amaranth (F) Pilot Yamabudo Noodler's Ottoman Rose Montblanc Burgundy Sailor Grenade Diamine Syrah Diamine Oxblood Diamine Rustic Brown Pinks: Edelstein Turmaline Diamine Deep Magenta Pilot Tsutsuji Caran D'ache Divine Pink Reds: Diamine Passion Red Diamine Wild Strawberry (F) Diamine Poppy Red Caran D'ache Infra Red Diamine Matador (F) J.Herbin 1670 Rouge Hematite Diamine Crimson Red Diamine Red Dragon Browns: Diamine Chocolate Brown Pilot Tsukushi Waterman Havana Brown Pelikan 4001 Lux Brown (F) Diamine Raw Sienna Diamine Ancient Copper (F) Diamine Burnt Sienna (F) Diamine Sepia Diamine Golden Brown Noodler's Rome Burning Oranges: Edelstein Amber Noodler's Apache Sunset (F) Sailor Jentle Apricot Pilot Yuyake Diamine Sunset

I tried to create an ink wheel. It is not 100% perfect but it at least gives an idea about where each of my inks fall on the color wheel. The original file is in powerpoint format and 10MB. So, posted screencaptures as png files. First picture is the whole wheel. The rest are closeups...the color samples are obtained with a dip pen and the paper is daler rowney sketch paper (100g/m2). You can find more detail on how I obtained the samples with dip pen on my other post "color samples"....let me know what you think and more importantly enjoy...

I laid down my colors and here is what came out...I thought it may be useful for other people as well when shopping for different colors. I try to adjust color tones as best as I can on Photoshop. But since what shows up on your screen may be very different due to your color settings, try to calibrate your monitor/screen first...the empty lines on the pics will be filled with my lastly ordered inks when they arrive. My favorite brands are Diamine & Pilot. Sometimes pilot inks are a little bit dry though. Favorite colors are marked with (F)...Due to upload limitations other colors will be posted on the next posts... Blacks: J.Herbin Perle Noire Pilot Takesumi (F) Sailor Jentle Black Edelstein Onyx Noodler's Black Oranges: Edelstein Amber Noodler's Apache Sunset (F) Sailor Jentle Apricot Pilot Yuyake Diamine Sunset