What ink(s) are you waiting for in the mail?

[midnightblues]

My remaining Iroshizukus arrived, I now have nearly a full set. DHL from Japan is remarkably quick! 

Now enough ink for a while, I need to reorganise the ink cabinet and now my extra storage boxes have arrived I can get on with it. I just need to time it for when the kittens are asleep...

[inkstainedruth]

I like some of the Iroshizuku colors, but not all of them.  I tried Kosumosu early on -- but never got the lovely shading that other people had posted photos of  (for me, it looked more like over-ripe pink grapefruit, especially under incandescent light).  And tried a sample of Asa-gao because a lot of people here said it was their go-to blue ink; but I literally would watch big blobs of ink roll down the nib of the pen I tried it in and go SPLAT on the page....  And I don't remember why, but in my notes I have Fuyu-gaki crossed off as well.

OTOH, I have backup bottles of Yama-budo, Yama-guri, Take-sumi, and Kon-peki -- and IIRC TWO backup bottles of Tsuyu-kusa before it was discontinued while I still had a chance to get it.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[midnightblues]

Fuyu-gaki I have inked now, and it is rather LOUD. Not unpleasant, but not my favourite shade of orange - it has a rather pink tint which isn't my favourite. It's excellently behaved of course, so I can see using it as a contrast colour against more subtle choices! I've not put Kosumosu or Asa-gao in pens yet, I just swatched with a glass dip. I suspect Kosumosu might shade in my broad nibs on Rhodia but it's on the list to ink up before the end of the year. I'm especially liking the green/blues they have, I'm tempted to use all of them one week so I can decide which is a favourite! 

[inkstainedruth]

Have not tried that one, but I tend to not like orange inks -- or orange pens -- in general.  I have a couple that I can stomach -- Diamine Terracotta really is the color of terracotta (and more of a brownish orange);  and KWZI IG Mandarin (which oxidizes more brown).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

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[midnightblues]

I got Diamine x Cult Pens Deadly Nightshade for my birthday, almost entirely because it has SKULLS in the bottle.

It's also a nice shade of purple with pink and green shimmer, but the shim seems a little shy in a broad dip pen. Lovely purple though. And did I mention the skulls?

[Runnin_Ute]

Two bottles of ink arrived today. A new bottle of Waterman Serenity Blue to replace the one I just emptied and one of Mysterious Blue. (new for me, hadn't even sampled before) I like the former (today's arrival is #3) and I wanted something in a different color that would play nice in some of my non Esterbrook vintage sac pens.

 

I didn't think about it as a Fountain Pen Day purchase, but I guess it worked out that way.

[fireant]

On 10/31/2024 at 12:53 PM, midnightblues said:

I got Diamine x Cult Pens Deadly Nightshade for my birthday, almost entirely because it has SKULLS in the bottle.

 

 

That label is killer!

[Penguincollector]

On 10/31/2024 at 12:53 PM, midnightblues said:

I got Diamine x Cult Pens Deadly Nightshade for my birthday, almost entirely because it has SKULLS in the bottle.

It's also a nice shade of purple with pink and green shimmer, but the shim seems a little shy in a broad dip pen. Lovely purple though. And did I mention the skulls?

 I love skulls! That’s awesome! 

[Penguincollector]

I’m waiting for the Colorverse 2024 FPD ink, and a sample of Diamine Silver Fox, which I am out of. I need to place a big Diamine order sometime soon. 

[singlechange]

15 hours ago, Runnin_Ute said:

Two bottles of ink arrived today. A new bottle of Waterman Serenity Blue to replace the one I just emptied and one of Mysterious Blue. (new for me, hadn't even sampled before) I like the former (today's arrival is #3) and I wanted something in a different color that would play nice in some of my non Esterbrook vintage sac pens.

 

I didn't think about it as a Fountain Pen Day purchase, but I guess it worked out that way.

I loved inking the Waterman Serenity Blue Ink in 1941 Parker "51," which was also Richard Bindner's favorite blue ink at one time.  Before that, I liked the discontinued Parker Penman Sapphire Blue Ink.  Now that I only write with a Montblanc 149 Calligraphy Flex Nib Special Edition,  I use Montblanc Permanent Blue Ink mostly.