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I'm waiting for my J.Herbin Vert Reseda and my first bottle of Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-Peki.

It's been a week and I'm hoping they're gonna show up any day now!

 

 

Kon-Peki is a wonderful ink... one of my favorites.

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A new ink from the Philipines; Troublemaker Mango. Someone has to go first.

Add lightness and simplicate.

 

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Iroshizuku makes wonderful inks and for me kon peki is the nicest blue ever. Enjoy it!

 

Thoroughly agree with you about Iroshizuku Kon-Peki. Have gone through 3 bottles of it since 2017. Now that the de Atramentis Adular Blue has arrived, I have been smittened by its lush island blue look. Along with Sheaffer Skrip Turquoise, I think I have my three favorite blue inks.

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Vintage on the way... Sheaffer King's Gold!

 

For some reason, there's been a recent flood of Parker Penman on fleaBay, but King's Gold and Peacock Blue have become more scarce.

-- Joel -- "I collect expensive and time-consuming hobbies."

 

INK (noun): A villainous compound of tannogallate of iron, gum-arabic and water,

chiefly used to facilitate the infection of idiocy and promote intellectual crime.

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Vintage on the way... Sheaffer King's Gold!

 

For some reason, there's been a recent flood of Parker Penman on fleaBay, but King's Gold and Peacock Blue have become more scarce.

Thanks for the tip!

 

Now if I could find a bottle of Persian rose.....

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Thanks for the tip!

 

Now if I could find a bottle of Persian rose.....

 

I haven't been looking at Skrip online very long, but I've never seen a bottle of Persian Rose anywhere. A month or two ago, I saw a bottle of Melon Red included in a lot of inks at a low starting price in auction. The seller didn't know what they had, as the Melon Red name wasn't mentioned in the title or descriptive text of the auction.

 

I lost track of the auction and couldn't find it again when searching, but after looking at Melon Red writing samples, I decided it wasn't an ink I'd ever use, so no huge loss there. If I ever see Persian Rose at a decent price, I'll probably pick one up.

-- Joel -- "I collect expensive and time-consuming hobbies."

 

INK (noun): A villainous compound of tannogallate of iron, gum-arabic and water,

chiefly used to facilitate the infection of idiocy and promote intellectual crime.

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Just received my first Iroshizuku ink today (Momiji) and I love it so much I immediately ordered a bottle of Tsuki-Yo.

 

Carefully plotting the rest of my inky purchases as that second bottle ate a lot of my budget 😄.

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Just received my first Iroshizuku ink today (Momiji) and I love it so much I immediately ordered a bottle of Tsuki-Yo.

In a 50ml bottle and not a 15ml bottle, I take it?

 

Carefully plotting the rest of my inky purchases as that second bottle ate a lot of my budget .

'Tis a shame you're not based in Australia; otherwise I could possibly send you a bunch of samples of Pilot Iroshizuku and Sailor Shikiori inks at acceptable postal charges, to better help you decide.

I endeavour to be frank and truthful in what I write, show or otherwise present, when I relate my first-hand experiences that are not independently verifiable; and link to third-party content where I can, when I make a claim or refute a statement of fact in a thread. If there is something you can verify for yourself, I entreat you to do so, and judge for yourself what is right, correct, and valid. I may be wrong, and my position or say-so is no more authoritative and carries no more weight than anyone else's here.

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In a 50ml bottle and not a 15ml bottle, I take it?

 

 

'Tis a shame you're not based in Australia; otherwise I could possibly send you a bunch of samples of Pilot Iroshizuku and Sailor Shikiori inks at acceptable postal charges, to better help you decide.

Definitely 50mls 😄.

 

Oh that would have been wonderful! Still, mustn't grumble. We can get 30mls of Diamine here for the price of a small coffee so it's only fair.

 

Speaking of Australia, a bottle of Robert Oster Blue Sea will be headed my way next, once I've figured out what else to squeeze into the package. Was the first sample I ordered last year but has kept getting leap-frogged.

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The only Robert Oster ink I have (among 175+ different inks of various brands) is Marrone Mustard. My impression is that RO is most known for red-sheening blue inks that aren't the least bit water-resistant, and frankly that bores me, Australian or not.

 

Today I'm expecting a bottle of Platinum Classic Ink Khaki Black to arrive from Japan. I'm just about done acquiring Japanese inks, after a long phase of favouring them above all else, until I discovered Diamine and KWZ and their relative cost-performance ratio. Right now I'm contemplating getting bottles of R&K Documentus inks in Braun and Dunkelblau, and perhaps J.Herbin Lie de Thé. Sadly most of the Diamine inks just wash off without leaving too much of a trace after a ten-minute soak.

I endeavour to be frank and truthful in what I write, show or otherwise present, when I relate my first-hand experiences that are not independently verifiable; and link to third-party content where I can, when I make a claim or refute a statement of fact in a thread. If there is something you can verify for yourself, I entreat you to do so, and judge for yourself what is right, correct, and valid. I may be wrong, and my position or say-so is no more authoritative and carries no more weight than anyone else's here.

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Washability is something of a pro when you're clumsy 😄. Ended up grabbing just the Robert Oster and some Diamine pen flush because it's a pig to clean, so now on the way:

 

Iroshizuku Tsuki-Yo

Robert Oster Blue Sea

 

...so two beautiful, shading blues and I'll save the rest of my pennies towards a fine italic Parson's Essential. It's been looking at me.

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The only Robert Oster ink I have (among 175+ different inks of various brands) is Marrone Mustard. My impression is that RO is most known for red-sheening blue inks that aren't the least bit water-resistant, and frankly that bores me, Australian or not.

 

I quite like his murky colors, Bronze, Khakhi, Motor Oil, and especially Melon Tea are lovely.

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Finally pulled the trigger on KWZI Monarch from the Fontoplumo store because I have been lusting after their exclusive Kaweco Sport in Sunrise and am using my upcoming birthday as a justification.

 

Also waiting on Birmingham Arugula & Marmalade, Rohrer & Klingner Aubergine, and Papier Plume Moss Green & Bayou Nightfall. This should keep me busy for a while.

Viva,

 

I would love to hear your thoughts on on the Arugula. I really enjoy the Birmingham Inks aesthetic, but I have two of their greens already, am drowning in murky greens (I was looking for "the one", but have a good collection I am at least happy with now), and trying to not give in to the temptation of "every green ever" . . . . but that Arugula does look rather tasty!

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Viva,

 

I would love to hear your thoughts on on the Arugula. I really enjoy the Birmingham Inks aesthetic, but I have two of their greens already, am drowning in murky greens (I was looking for "the one", but have a good collection I am at least happy with now), and trying to not give in to the temptation of "every green ever" . . . . but that Arugula does look rather tasty!

 

I think it depends on which of the two greens you have - I have a bottle of the Southside Park Fern Moss and samples of Schenley Park Thicket Green and Thomas Mellon Evergreen. I would say that Arugula is different enough from those three to warrant owning a bottle based on color and its limited edition status. So far it seems like a nice, no-fuss ink, a little less-saturated than Fern Moss, but more green. Dry time isn't bad, performs just OK on cheap paper. Definitely prefer it to Thicket Green and am glad I have a bottle of the Arugula and a sample of the former. Arugula really is a good name for it, because looking at it does remind me a lot of those peppery greens.

 

I would say that it is a nice complementary green ink to have, though I suspect it won't blow you away. I don't have any greens that are quite like it, which is nice since I am a serial ink sample switcher. Looking at my swatches, I would say the closest thing I have to it is Rohrer & Klingner Emma (https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/331225-emma-rohrer-klingner-sketch-ink/), sans the water resistance. For $6 and 30mL, I think it is worth buying for a murky green lover.

 

On the opposite, more brightly-colored side of the spectrum, I must say that I really love the Marmalade ink too. A perfectly legible orange-leaning yellow ink.

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Thanks Viva . . . . or not!

I really liked Emma and Lilly from the sketch inks, but waterproof is of no interest to me as I like to be able to write, sketch and wash with the same ink, so maybe Arugula would be just the thing?!

I agree with you about the Birmingham Thicket, I may have another go once summer rolls around, but hard to get excited about that one.

I do like the Birmingham aesthetic (and pricing!), but of the dozen or so I have only Fern Moss and Rachel Carson get regular use.

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Uh, a few....

 

Diamine Skull and Roses; Noodlers Monkey Hanger; Noodlers Prime of the Commons; Noodlers Brexit; Noodlers Proctor's Ledge; Noodlers Revolution Blue

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I'm waiting for my first bottle of pilot Iroshizuku ink. I got Yama Budo. I'll arrive in a few days. Im ecstatic.

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Thanks Viva . . . . or not!

I really liked Emma and Lilly from the sketch inks, but waterproof is of no interest to me as I like to be able to write, sketch and wash with the same ink, so maybe Arugula would be just the thing?!

I agree with you about the Birmingham Thicket, I may have another go once summer rolls around, but hard to get excited about that one.

I do like the Birmingham aesthetic (and pricing!), but of the dozen or so I have only Fern Moss and Rachel Carson get regular use.

 

Funny enough, I just today received my bottle of DA Marone/JJR based on your recommendation, and... it looks nearly identical to Arugula haha. At least according to my swabs. I think people have suspected that DA makes the Birmingham line of inks, so it wouldn't be too surprising.

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