Essential Diamine Colors?

[radellaf]

Goulet is having a special on ink samples, and I have no Diamine colors. Well, I had an anemic yellow and orange many years back but sold those.

 

Just in _case_ there might be a hint of consensus, any votes for, say, the top 10-15 colors someone new to Diamine should definitely try?

 

I say new to just the brand since I have all the "workhorse" colors covered with Noodler's and the Mix Free set.

[kathleen]

I really love Diamine Sherwood, a pleasing dark, but not too dark, green. I received a sample of Diamine Twilight and really enjoyed it, I have put it on my "next to buy" list.

[The Good Captain]

I like their Blue-Black and Green-Black a lot and also have Midnight, Majestic and Syrah. I'm not sure what I'll get next.

[FlyFast]

Syrah and Oxblood are my top choices.

[uzkntuocmw]

Personal favourites: sapphire, midnight, imperial blue, poppy red, ruby, violet, amaranth, saddle brown, sepia, golden brown, emerald.

[KCat]

Mediterranean Blue, Umber, Prussian Blue

[inkspot]

Mediterranean Blue, Umber, Prussian Blue

 

Another vote for those, plus Imperial Purple, Damson, and Syrah.

[schadowrider]

Loving a lot of their colors, but Red Dragon is pretty much my favorite red (of all brands -- not just Diamine) -- a pen (or two) is always inked with it.

[dcpritch]

I have about 15 different Diamine inks, and of those my favorites (that is, most used) are:

 

Asa Blue

Monaco Red

Oxblood

Prussian Blue

Sepia

Twilight

Umber

 

The Rustic Brown is very, very close in color to Oxblood. Diamine inks are excellent and if you find a color you like I don't think you can go wrong. I would also recommend you check out the Ink Review Index for some great reviews of all the above, plus others.

[gregamckinney]

Oxblood, Dragon Red, Tropical Blue, Mediterranean Blue, Pumpkin

 

Regards, greg

[JonSzanto]

I'm ready to order some Sherwood Green as well, and Syrah is very nice (though similar in color/tone to BSAR that I'll wait). But another +1 for Red Dragon. It's great ink and always comes out very high on people's "Favorite Red" list.

[FloridaMike]

Mediterranean Blue, Umber, Prussian Blue

 

Another vote for those, plus Imperial Purple, Damson, and Syrah.

 

I just got the Imperial Purple (by mistake—I had just gotten a sample of Majestic Purple and meant to order that) and really like it. It's a nice rich purple color, slightly darker than the Majestic, and I'm glad I've got it. I also got my hands on some Diamine Evergreen, which I ordered after getting a sample of it. Both very nice inks and I look forward to using a lot of them.

[Dr Lopez]

Asa Blue, Evergreen, Red Dragon, Oxblood, Vermillion

[saskia_madding]

I love Red Dragon. When my stock of MB SG 2007 runs out, it will be my go to red.

 

Also, Majestic Blue is pretty fantastic. As is Asa Blue.

[shaylenwilliams]

Oxblood, Red Dragon, Blaze Orange, Hope Pink, Kelly Green

[uzkntuocmw]

Kelly Green

Kelly Green is a lovely colour, but I'm not sure I'd like to see Diamine's pen friendliness judged by it...

[GeeTee]

In no special order:

 

Majestic Blue

Sherwood forest

Kensington Blue

Damson

Delamare green (but diamine has a lot of great green inks).

Midnight

Pumpkin

Ruby

Monaco red

[LuckyDog10]

Oxblood, Twilight, Midnight, Umber, Damson. I have several others, but these are the ones that will swiftly get replaced when the bottles run dry.

[Kaych]

China Blue, Delamere Green

[Joe in Seattle]

I can't live without Red Dragon. Syrah and Twilight are very good, but Teal (a lovely colour) dries up in every pen I have tried it in.