Favourite Diamine Ink Colour?

[cedargirl]

I have ten Diamine inks and my favourites are Asa Blue, Merlot, Green/Black, Twilight and Macassar.

[Shutterbug57]

Ancient Copper. Love the flow, shading and color. I would not use this for business, but for personal use, I love it. For business use, denim is on my list to try when I get through my current blue/black stash.

[bcbg]

Sepia.

[MCN]

My favorite is Emerald, followed closely by Red Dragon, Sunset, Graphite, and Royal Blue.

[Scribble Monboddo]

I can echo the props for Sapphire Blue and Red Dragon, too. Be careful as regards Oxblood - it looks very different depending upon the tone of the paper, and can be disappointing. As for Umber, no thanks; it just reminds me of 1970s textiles... what with that and Pumpkin, you could have an old pair of curtains right there. Finally, although Diamine don't seem to do a truly black black, Eclipse is certainly easy on the eye.

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[Scribble Monboddo]

Can it really only be me who loves Imperial Purple?

 

Nope. It's brilliant, a true royal purple, and one day I'll get a big bottle of it.

 

Well, if you want a bottle as big as mine, I got it here (no affiliation): http://www.thewritingdesk.co.uk/showproduct.php?brand=The+Writing+Desk&range=bottled+ink+100ml&cat=ink

[mirosc]

As for Umber, no thanks; it just reminds me of 1970s textiles... what with that and Pumpkin, you could have an old pair of curtains right there.

:roflmho:

LOL (really)

[Laura N]

Red Dragon, China Blue, Midnight, Green/Black and Graphite.

[chiaroscuro]

Impossible, but here are my favoriteS:

Indigo

Prussian Blue

Teal

Grey

Umber

China Blue

Monaco Red

[whych]

Although I am sure you would prefer replies from guys in Australia, I like the Chocolate Brown (same colour as MB Toffee Brown) and Sapphire Blue.

[taliesin]

I think my favourite so far is Steel Blue - it's right in that lovely green-blue area.

[robofkent]

I've just filled my new "maximum orange" Sheaffer VFM with Diamine Orange - a perfect combination

[CoolFool]

Love Diamine. Regularly use Sepia, Oxblood, and Sherwood Green. I haven't been able to find a really vibrant blue that I really like though.

[TLab3000]

The reformulated Blue-Black is a wonderful ink too [...]

That's the only blue-black ink I actually like.

 

My most favourite Diamine ink is Red Dragon, followed by Majestic Blue.

 

This should be a poll, shouldn't it?

[ThatLeoneGuy]

No question...Saddle Brown and Imperial Blue....flows great...drys great.

[zenrabbit]

For a long time my two favorites were Presidential Blue and Umber. Lately I have tried samples of Eau de Nil and China Blue and they are deserving of full bottles. Also, Monaco Red is the only red of any brand of which I own a full bottle.

[Newjelan]

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Also, Monaco Red is the only red of any brand of which I own a full bottle.

 

I can't choose as I am still to find a Diamine colour I don't love!

Monaco Red is the only red ink I've seen/tried that I like - it's beautiful and has good shading.

[keymanhattan]

1 OxBlood, my love. Unfortunately I cannot use for legal signs.

2 Onyx Black

3 Bilberry Blue

[DomM]

I love Eau du Nil and Sargasso Sea. I also think Sunset is a great, vibrant, slightly redish orange (although I haven't used Pumpkin which appears to be the orange of choice for many people).

[Inkwellpens]

I echo the other comments on it be hard to choose. But if limited to 5 (can't do 1) I would say...

In no particular order....

1. Steel Blue

2. Kelly Green

3. Grey

4. Asa Blue

5. Claret - can't believe this one hasn't been mentioned yet.