Favorite High Shading Inks

[Fabienne]

I have searched but not found a lush thread about high shaders. I would like to start one now. I love shading ink and these are some of my favorites. Please chime in if you have some you like best, too.

 

Noodler's:

 

Navajo Turquoise

Black Swan in English Roses

Black Swan in North African Violets

Golden Brown

New Army Green

Apache Sunset

Antietam

 

Diamine:

 

Ancient Coppper

China Blue

 

R & K:

 

Old Green Gold

 

Akkerman:

 

Shocking Blue

 

Waterman:

 

Black (!)

 

...to name a few...more later.

[risingsun]

I've always been impressed with the shading of my Diamine Marine...

[barleycorn]

Private Reserve Shoreline Gold

Private Reserve Sepia

[whitedot]

Diamine Saddle Brown, much to my surprise.

[mAnuscript69]

Diamine Amaranth shades pretty well. It goes from a rosy pink to a poppy red on good paper.

[The Good Captain]

Diamine Majestic Blue, perhaps?

[warblerick]

I've always been impressed with the shading of my Diamine Marine...

yes, ditto on Diamine Marine. Very cool shading ink.

[Bo Bo Olson]

PE Topaz

R&K Verdura a tad better than MB Irish Green

Herbine Cafe De Ills & Lie de The

 

 

Not quite the best but good shading inks.

Good shading worth a bottle MB Diamond...a LE ink. Get it this year or it's too late.

Herbin Bleu Pervenche

Pelikan 4001 Green

[Sandy1]

Hi,

 

• Barok № 04 Terra di Siena
• Ecclesiastical Stationery Supplies Registrars Ink (ESSRI)
• Diamine Damson (on a good day)
• Herbin Bleu Nuit
• MB Midnight Blue
• Pilot tsuki-yo
• R&K Salix
• R&K Scabiosa
• Sailor rikyu-cha LE
• Sailor sei-boku

No doubt there's many more, but those ones come to mind just now.

 

Bye,

S1

[Centopar]

Noodler's Apache Sunset

Noodler's Habanero

Iroshizuku Fuyu-syogun

Diamine Golden Brown (wish it didn't have the same name as the Noodler's)

Diamine Wagner (from the music set)

[Fabienne]

The Good Captain...oh, The Good Captain...is Diamine Majestic=Akkerman Shocking Blue in your opinion? I hope so as Akkerman is so dashed hard to get hold of (even though it comes in the astounding bottle).

 

Also, what about this Salamander ink I heard so much about and am eyeing so hard...is that a good shader? It is coming out soon, isn't it? Or is that just a rumor?

[..lol..]

Diamine Asa Blue, and iron galls sometimes.

[fourseamer]

Diamine Syrah. Noodler's Liberty's Elysium is pretty good for a mid-blue. Waterman South Seas Blue isn't half bad either.

Edited August 19, 2013 by fourseamer

[DanF]

All of Pharmacist's colored iron gall inks shade wonderfully. Noodler's Purple Heart.

[frr149]

Private reserve Avacado

[inkstainedruth]

Noodler's Manhattan Blue, for a darker blue ink.

Noodler's El Lawrence and 54th Massachusetts (both of these on better paper like Rhodia)

Sailor Jentle Grenade (which *also*has sheen, especially on better paper).

J. Herbin Vert Empire.

Iroshihzuku Fuyo-Syogun.

 

There a probably a bunch of others out there -- these were just ones for which I could easily pull up the test sample writing, on a Rhodia No. 10 pad that lives in my purse for just such occasions....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[amberleadavis]

MB Diamond Blue

Noodler's eel Blue

 

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[papen]

Love to write with inks that shade well. Here are a few that work well with various nibs (all the same dip pen here)...

 

[lovemy51]

Noodlers Apache Sunset and Diamine Ancient Copper. i'm sure there are others, but these 2 came to mind immediately.

[Sach]

Diamine Asa blue; wonderful ink with beautifully shading, especially with broader nibs.