Recommendation For Red Ink

[Millefleurs]

Noodler's Tiananmen is a lovely dark red.

[TomF]

I prefer the darker, more morose shades.

 

Likewise. I did have Monaco Red for a while, but it didn't get me like Diamine Merlot does*. (And the least said about the Pelikan red I tried the better.)

 

*Using it today, though as I look at the page perhaps I could do with something a bit, well, "redder"….

[amberleadavis]

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Colors/Red/slides/00-2013-Ink_871.jpg

Diamine Wild Strawberry

[amberleadavis]

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/2014-Inklings/slides/2014-Ink_727.jpg

[amberleadavis]

For Noodler's I STRONGLY recommend Rattler Red. Not because the color is that spectacular. In fact, the first time, I used it, I was bored. It's just a "boring" and "well behaved" ink. BUT it has hidden magic.

 

Here was my beloved M200

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Inked_Today/slides/20140706_195944.jpg

 

That staining was AFTER being sonically cleaned.

 

Then, after using 1 fill of Rattler Red

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Inked_Today/slides/20140712_165723.jpg

[Arkanabar]

I coveted, briefly, a bottle of Noodler's Nikita. But I would only use red for markup, which is to say, very little, so a $20, 4.5oz bottle of red is hard for me to justify. And markup doesn't require red. Turquoise and the middling-to-bright greens will do also. I've even managed to use Visconti Sepia.

 

edit: I don't think I'd much like most of the "classic" brand reds. They tend to be too bright, too undersaturated, and either too orange or too pink. Diamine probably has a red or two I'd like, as should Noodler's.

Edited September 13, 2014 by Arkanabar

[ac12]

Interesting comment about Sheaffer Skrip red, because I find it to be a nice clean red. To me, it isn't orange or blue.

My 2nd red is Diamine Red Dragon, for a darker red.

[Polanova]

My only red inks are Diamine Monaco Red & Diamine Oxblood, which I both like a lot.

Diamine Ancient Copper is also worth checking out!

[Buzz_130]

Diamine Oxblood (dark, almost brown, red) and Matador (rich red).

 

Buzz

[william2001]

I think Noodler's will work well.

My blue works well, so yeah.

-William S. Park

[NedC]

Diamine Monaco Red is my go to red ink, it has the right combination of depth and brightness to work in a fine nib for editing and correcting and can stand on its own an give decent shading with broader nibs.

[NotRosie]

If you like a darker red, I'd recommend at least trying a sample of Diamine Syrah. It's more of a burgundy, though.

 

Here's a quick smattering of writing I did so you can see how it looks:

http://i.imgur.com/geGFPYX.jpg (view at 100% for full effect!)

[Green Ink]

The darker reds are very readable. I have both Diamine Red Dragon and Oxblood. Both are wonderful. AND FUN!