My Next 50 Shading Inks

[Bo Bo Olson]

I decided to buy at first because I live in Germany, to buy only German, Swiss, French and a couple of Dutch for the Akkerman bottle -Diamine inks. "Local Market" and there are more than enough of them.

 

I had to limit my search of inks. After I have my '100' Euro inks I can look to the US and Japan.

This is only @ 49...the basic inks that shade well.

 

If you spot any of these inks and they do not Shade Well, please let me know.

 

I decided to leave Italian inks out. I need two, Aurora Black and Vicounti Blue. The others can wait to even look at. It took two days just to read the reviews of the limited to Northern Continental Europe inks; leaving out the English.

 

 

Diamine and other English makers have near as many inks as Noodler. I got enough problems getting a basic set of inks from Continental Europe with out chasing expensive to mail Japanese inks.

 

Yes I want one of those Caran D'ache bottles and luckily one or two ended up on my list.Akkerman has a bottle I need, luckily there was a couple of Diamine inks that shaded.

 

The ink buying list is a list of shading inks. Caran D'ache = C/A, De Atramentis = D-A, Herbin = French names and well known, Rohrer & Klingner =R&K.

Why no Lamy or Waterman. I have the couple that shade.

+ was shades some, ++ was shades well.

 

++R&K Alt Bordeaux, ++Violette Pensée, ++ RK Solferino (red violet), ++RK Scabiosa (purplish grey) iron gall

 

++Abraxas Schokolade, ++Bekakt Haags, ++Hopjesbruin

++ D-A Havanna (brown), ++Cacao du Brasil, ++Café des Îles

++Lie de Thé (Black Tea), ++ Terre de Feu

 

++C/A Saffron (orange)- ++Herbin's Orange Indien, ++Pelikan's Mandarin

 

Abraxas ++Merkurgrun (mercury green), ++MB Irish Green

++Pelikan Adventurine, ++RK Verdura (green), ++RK Smaragdgrün (blue-green)

 

++Abraxas Olive Green before ++Vert Olive, + + RK Alt Goldgrün, ++Vert Empire, ++Vert Olive,

 

++Pelikan Turquoise ++ Topaz (blue) ++R&K Blu Mare, ++Hebin Bleu Pervenche,

 

Wine++Herbin Poussière de Lune, +MB Bordeaux/Burgundy

++Pelikan Ruby

 

++ C/A Blue Night, ++H Bleu Myosotis, ++H Bleu Nuit,

++R&K Salix (blue) iron gall

 

Odd colors ++Abraxas Anthracite (gray) ++MB Oyster Grey, Old Griz says D-A/RK? Copper and Ocher very good colors.

 

I just noticed Herbin is still selling 1670 red, so that I need, it certainly shades well from my reading and viewing.

 

I intend to put this list in my wallet, so when I'm in town, those are the inks I will buy first.

Last time I was in town and bought three inks, two were total spur of the movement. The two De Atramentis inks were also new on the market.

 

Any good shading inks from those companies that I missed, I'll be glad to add to my list.

Edited October 14, 2011 by Bo Bo Olson

[SamCapote]

That's a great start! I know a bunch of the L' Artisan Pastellier shade very well and are great inks. I'm looking at their Cannelle (Cinnamon) right now.

[Bo Bo Olson]

Sam you were one of the posters who's work I reviewed.

 

Who are L' Artisan Pastellie?

 

I took a look in the net, but my French is limited to le Menue, la menue.

 

Very nearly, it's been 50 years since I took a year of it.

Edited October 14, 2011 by Bo Bo Olson

[SamCapote]

Bo Bo, I did the google translate. Check the start of my thread here about them. You will find all the links, and a reply from Loic who speaks/writes English in post #7.

 

They are really beautiful and quality inks. I recommend going with just the Callifolio line at http://encres.styloplume.net as the other classic line here is more for water color painting.

 

I also liked using the foil packets you see listed at the styloplume site, which I transferred into Goulet pen vials back in Jan/Feb when I first got them. I should go and look at their conditions, because I wanted to observe them for a few months before putting in expensive pens. The vials allow that observation and easier pen filling.

Edited October 14, 2011 by SamCapote

[Bo Bo Olson]

Well the old dog just learned a new trick with Google Translate. :embarrassed_smile: :embarrassed_smile:

What am I going to do with all those dictionaries, in Russian, Polish, Spanish, Italian, French, and German? Well if you speak 20 words and got a dictionary you can get by.

 

Hummm there is some problems when translating from Japanese through French into English.

 

I thought it rather neat that they showed you various tones to be mixed with to much of this, that and perhaps a third color of their inks.

 

I guess they are like the German D-A and R&K ink companies.

 

Well I can always cheat...Hey company, which of your inks shade the most?

 

Thanks for making life so interesting. All that penny candy, and one penny. :blink:

 

More good looking inks than you can shake a stick at.

 

Good looking com.

Nice looking ink bottle too, if one wants one.

Not expensive ink either. The lesser weight and packing problems of the aluminum ink package is good business.

 

In Germany, I'm just down the road and over the bridge from there so to speak, so postage will not be the world.

 

Well it too me a while to get from one company to the pure ink company. That was OK...all I needed to see was more fine pens, and me with out even some one to loan me a spare oil well for the week end.

[Sandy1]

Hi,

 

Also consider the Cd'A grand canyon, which I consider one of the most appealing Brown inks that has amazing shading.

I have taken a wee look at it here:

LINK

That Topic includes some samples from the Pilot Custom 74 with a Soft Fine-Medium (SFM) nib, which I very much enjoy both the writing experience and the results on the page. (

Forgiving

Ignoring my atrocious handwriting.)

Also the Pelikan 4001 Blue-Black, though I imagine you already have a pot of that stuff.

 

As mentioned previously, I am concerned that you will not have ink in your beer collection, rather beer in your ink collection!

 

Bye,

S1

Edited October 14, 2011 by Sandy1

[spiv]

Akkerman Passage Blauw

Akkerman Akkerman Blauw

Akkerman Residentie Blauw

 

if you like blues, these all shade

 

Diamine WES Kensington Blue shaded nicely for me from a broad nib

 

happy shopping!

[Bo Bo Olson]

Thanks Sandy, I did review your review but seemed to have missed how well it shaded.

 

Spiv, I really have or will end up with a lot of blues.

And I did look at the rest of the Akkerman line.

I put Blue more at the end of my list, in I have 5 or 6 counting blue-black. I need to get some of the other inks, purple/violet/maroon, greens, and so on.

 

What I will find is a Blue-black some day, instead of the Black-Blues.

 

I have not priced these ink of the week or in some cases ink of the month....

But It's a good thing I gave up collecting single malt whiskey.

[USMCMom]

That's a great start! I know a bunch of the L' Artisan Pastellier shade very well and are great inks. I'm looking at their Cannelle (Cinnamon) right now.

 

You'll probably really like that one ... I do!

[Luke Scicluna]

Great list!

 

Beware of J. Herbin 1670, I received a letter from a friend in it and it has a green hue when viewed from an angle.

 

(That said, I am buying it anyway as I love seals )

 

Luke

[macaddicted]

I love these threads. Thanks so much.

 

Now I need to go blow up my budget...

[Bo Bo Olson]

I was over at De Atramentis com, and not only do they have a hundred more inks than have been reviewed but they have lots of other nice fountain pen stuff.

Blotter paper, roller blotters, leather desk pads and lots of other stuff.

 

It's time to double my speculative investments . . . play the lottery twice.

[Ally]

De Atramentis Sky Blue, Steel Blue and Sherlock Holmes (dark teal) shade even in XF nibs.

[Bo Bo Olson]

De Atramentis Sky Blue, Steel Blue and Sherlock Holmes (dark teal) shade even in XF nibs.

 

Thanks, I have added them to my list.

 

There are so many D-A, Diamine and Noodler inks; they seem to be the big three with amount of inks on the market.

 

I was just over at D-A, and they have so many inks, looks like a 100. I've not counted but it's a lot of inks. Of course being 'foreign' and 'expensive' due to import fees, are not reviewed.

 

I had looked there before, back when I was more noobie. The amount of inks did not shock me then...they do now, in I am lost to how they write.

 

I am not much into how they smell and they have a lot of 'smelly' inks (I really didn't go sniffing my MB Winter Forest much either), and who's being honored or even if it's for Harry Potter...like all inks, one needs a look at them...and more than a swab.

How does it write with regular and some what 'flexi', wide, normal, and narrow nibs, on what papers does it dance.

 

I will look at doing a review for D-A Cement gray.

As soon as I empty a few pens, so I can get good assortment of nib width and flex.

Edited October 15, 2011 by Bo Bo Olson

[Luke Scicluna]

I heard Visconti Black is dark grey, not black, so unless you like that sort of thing, stay away from it!

[Ytland]

Hi Bo Bo,

 

I'd have another look at the Herbin Rouge Hematite... I don't think it shades well at all; it's known to be quite a saturated ink, so saturated in fact that it often escapes pen due to its 'creep'iness (I hope nib creep doesnt bother you).

 

Just a note, I'm still a fellow researcher like you, I don't actually own the ink.

 

How about adding some Iroshizuku to your list? I know it's not from the regions you listed, but when it comes to shading, boy oh boy...

[amberleadavis]

I just sampled the R&K Solferino. I love the color, but it is NOT a shader.

[Bo Bo Olson]

The R&K Solferino I gave to a school girl daughter of my baker. In Germany they still use fountain pens in school.

R&K Solferino was too screaming pink for me. I've heard others had batches that were not screaming.

I have to admit after the first at that ink, I didn't even think to see if it did shade.

[CAG_1787]

Thanks, I have added them to my list.

 

There are so many D-A, Diamine and Noodler inks; they seem to be the big three with amount of inks on the market.

 

I was just over at D-A, and they have so many inks, looks like a 100. I've not counted but it's a lot of inks. Of course being 'foreign' and 'expensive' due to import fees, are not reviewed.

 

I had looked there before, back when I was more noobie. The amount of inks did not shock me then...they do now, in I am lost to how they write.

 

I am not much into how they smell and they have a lot of 'smelly' inks (I really didn't go sniffing my MB Winter Forest much either), and who's being honored or even if it's for Harry Potter...like all inks, one needs a look at them...and more than a swab.

How does it write with regular and some what 'flexi', wide, normal, and narrow nibs, on what papers does it dance.

 

I will look at doing a review for D-A Cement gray.

As soon as I empty a few pens, so I can get good assortment of nib width and flex.

 

I've found that a high percentage of DA inks are just the same color repackaged with a different name and label. It works though, since I bought an ink named "Alexander Hamilton" that I would have likely never considered under its regular name of Aubergine.