Blood-Red Inks?

[senzen]

If it's blood... Another vote for J. Herbin Rouge Hematite... It's temperamental, produces gunk (at least on my Lamy Vista) but when it behaves... It's great.

 

It just occurred to me that it might benefit from a wider nib? Not much of a stroke of genius I know but I have it on an F nib... And it just stopped flowing... Sigh...

[Freddy]

My standard red ink..Omas Amerigo Vespucci {a deep blood red}... Give it a go if you can locate a bottle..

It is the box on left side...

 

 

Fred

[Oranges and Apples]

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If you think this is close enough to blood I'll post which ink it is

Edited March 12, 2012 by Oranges and Apples

[buffalowings]

Well, like every "normal" human being, I too..bleed *yes yes, save your applause fellow pen nuts* and when dried, it is more of a brown-ish rusty red.

[krz]

Noodler's Antietam Red works for me. I always save the tissue or paper towel I use to blot the tip. There's a prank in every fill (amateur whittler).

[professionaldilettante]

I was in the OR, and the gauze they pulled out looks just like Diamine's Ox-blood. Kinda finiky, but it's that red-brown of oxygenated blood.

[Minty]

Y'all are talking all around it but not speaking to the point. It depends on what you mean by "blood red." Oxygenated, arterial blood is bright red, like a Ferarri. De-oxygenated, venous blood is much darker.

[daoud62]

Diamine Oxblood or J. Herbin 1670. One is oxygenated blood, the other is fresh blood as it comes out of the vein.

[lapis]

Oxblood in any case but also take a look at:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=68451&hl=blood+richard

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=81125

 

Mike

[Mercian]

If you think this is close enough to blood I'll post which ink it is

 

Hello.

Thanks for the image

 

It's really hard for me to tell on the monitor :embarrassed_smile: (my monitor/my browser/the board software may well use different colour models to your camera).

On the one hand it looks very nice - but then again I think that it seems like it might be a bit on the pink side for my purposes. That said, I'm only using a fine-nibbed pen, so it could actually be ideal. Could I be cheeky and ask you for a handwriting sample too?

 

I'm currently leaning towards Diamine's Red Dragon, Montblanc's Alfred Hitchcock, or Noddler's Antietam (if I can find a UK supplier), because these seem to have received the most recommendations.

But I'm also drawn to Diamine's Monaco Red, maybe also their Poppy Red, and I would really like to see a sample of their Matador (the name of which - to me at least - suggests 'fresh kill').

 

At least I know that I can get all the Diamine inks in 1oz bottles for only a couple of £ each, or even some in cartridges, as the company is based here. And I know (thanks Bigeddie) that I can get the Hitchcock in the nearest decent-sized city to me.

 

Of course, the naughty part of me is attempting to convince me to just buy all the Diamine colours that have piqued my interest, and the Hitchcock anyway...

[Bigeddie]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/6837259608_14ab42cf36_z.jpg

Reds by Bigeddie100, on Flickr

 

All the reds I have to hand, colour's are not too off for use as a comparison, 3,2,1 passes of each with a cotton bud (Q-tip).

Paper is Conqueror Connoisseur 100% cotton, text in MB-Midnight Blue.

 

The MB:AH seems a lot more purple than it does in pen. That said I have yet to really use it in anger.

 

 

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Of course, the naughty part of me is attempting to convince me to just buy all the Diamine colours that have piqued my interest, and the Hitchcock anyway...

 

That's what I normally end up doing, with the cost of Diamine it's hard not to!

Edited March 15, 2012 by Bigeddie

[Capriccio]

If it's blood... Another vote for J. Herbin Rouge Hematite... It's temperamental, produces gunk (at least on my Lamy Vista) but when it behaves... It's great.

 

It just occurred to me that it might benefit from a wider nib? Not much of a stroke of genius I know but I have it on an F nib... And it just stopped flowing... Sigh...

 

Definitely try a wider nib. I, too, love Rouge Hematite but I have far better results with a M nib, though personally I do favor F. This ink clogged up my Pelikan M200, but the ink is so beautiful that, well, tant pis. I'm being careful to flush out my pen thoroughly once a week.

[skipperhughes]

Noodler's Cayenne is looks just like fresh blood it also looks almost the same as J. Herbin anniversary ink according to some of the threads I have read on FPN (still waiting for local shop to get some in so I can compare them). Just keep what ever you use to clean your pen after fillings lots of fun pranks to pull with the "bloody" mess :clap1:

[emiliovillegas]

Oh god I'm so weak. I love the look of the Hitchcock so much that I just ordered 2 bottles. My student's budget is OUT for a long time... I hope it was worth it...

[Precious Plastic]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/6837259608_14ab42cf36_z.jpg

Reds by Bigeddie100, on Flickr

 

The MB:AH seems a lot more purple than it does in pen. That said I have yet to really use it in anger.

 

Agree... that scan of MB AH looks way more purple than it is. It almost looks like the Diamine Shiraz...

 

Bright Red: J. Herbin 1670

Arterial Blood: MB Alfred Hitchcock

Venous Blood (or quite dry one): Diamine Oxblood

[josiah]

I've found Noodler's Black Swan in English Roses looks rather like dried (or drying) blood.

[Nimmireth]

It's a little expensive but the J Herbin Hematite Rouge 1670 has a pretty blood-red color to me. In fact, the mineral hematite's name is derived partly from hemia, which is the Greek word for blood

 

Rouge Hematite looks very much like blood when spilled on a white tile counter top!

Edited October 15, 2012 by Nimmireth

[WhosYerBob]

I use Noodler's Antietam because of it's resemblance to blood and others have agreed when they see it on paper

Ditto on this. Antietam is the closest thing I've ever seen to resemble blood in an ink form.

[mik86]

I too am looking for a blood-like ink. I am a teacher and want to use it to grade my students papers.

[WhosYerBob]

Ignore the blues in this image, the red is Noodler's Antietam.