What Is The Best Ink In Each Color?

[Green Ink]

Oooo I'm enjoying this! Can't say which are best, but here are my favorites:

 

Grey: J. Herbin Stormy Grey 1670 Anniversary Ink

Blue: Iroshizuku Ku-jaku

Brown: Diamine Oxblood

Green: Kingdom Note Tanna-Japonensis

Red: J. Herbin Rouge Hematite 1670

Orange: Iroshizuku Fuyu-gaki

Purple: J. Herbin Poussiere de Lune

[boybacon]

Black - Noodler's bulletproof black, but only in a F nib.

Grey - Noodler's Lexington Grey (or Gray). Wonderful stuff! 3ml per week taking notes at work with this ink.

Brown - Noodler's Beaver Brown

Blue - De Atramentis Colmbin (Pigeon) Blue

Green - Rohrer & Klingman Old Golden Green - I really enjoy this color! Like a jar of green olives.

Orange - De Atramentis Jasmine

Pink - Noodler's Shah's Rose

Purple - Noodler's Saguaro Wine (for me) and J. Herbin Larmes De Cassis (for my wife)

Red - Diamine Wild Strawberry

Turquoise - Noodler's Navajo Turquoise

Workhorse Inks - Noodler's Air Corp Blue Black and Noodler's Lexington Grey. I use those at work with F nibs (Lamy & Edison pens), and the work great. I go through about 3ml of ink a week taking notes. As backup inks for work, I also have Bad Blue Heron and Bad Belted Kingfisher inks, which I like (just not as much).

[PaperDarts]

I can't resist doing this.

 

Black - Aurora Black, my new favourite

Grey - DeAtrementis Fog Grey (I have to admit it's my only grey, so an easy pick)

Brown - pass, I guess I haven't found a brown that rings my chimes yet

Blue - Diamine Prussian Blue

Green - Diamine Woodland Green.

Orange - pass, I've tried a few samples but nothing really spoke to me

Pink - J. Herbin Rose D'Antan

Purple - Private Reserve Ebony Purple -this is a tough one, I have several purple inks I like a lot

Red - J. Herbin Rouge Opera

Turquoise - Tsuki-yo, it's the closest to turquoise I'll go

 

Hm, I think I'd need a bigger RV. Thanks for inviting us to play!

[Fullangr]

I much prefer Davros' list, but I'll play along and do the original one first

 

Black: Aurora Black

Blue: Diamine Sargasso Sea (if there's a sink to deal with the mess - if not, Diamine Midnight)

Purple: Private Reserve Purple Mojo

Green: Rohrer & Klingner Smaragdgrun

Turquoise: Private Reserve Blue Suede (It's not turquoise, but I couldn't be without it, so I'm making it count.)

Brown: Diamine Chocolate Brown

Orange: Private Reserve Shoreline Gold

Red/Pink/Burgundy: I can't choose, and you can't make me!

 

Davros' much better list:

 

Black: Aurora Black
Blue: Diamine Sargasso Sea
Purple: Private Reserve Purple Mojo
Green: R&K Smaragdgrun
Turquoise: Diamine Havasu Turquoise
Teal: Private Reserve Blue Suede
Brown: J. Herbin Lie de The
Gold:Private Reserve Shoreline Gold
Orange: Noodler's Apache Sunset
Red: Diamine Red Dragon
Pink: R&K Solferino
Red Violet: Iroshizuku Yama Budo
Blue violet: Diamine Midnight
Burgundy: Sailor Grenade

 

And assuming I can fit one more in while no-one's looking: Noodler's Saguaro Wine

[Arkanabar]

I observe the number of posters who take a pass on pink and decline to conjecture.

That's cos pink isn't even useful for markup. It's only fit for highlighting.

[amberleadavis]

Pink - I adore pink. I use pink a lot - especially in signatures. I have a digital signature in Cap Cod Cranberry for the sole purpose of emailed letters.

 

The problem is Pink isn't a single color.

[notsimar]

I kinda like the Mont Blanc Pink ink release, its very pinkish

[theolu]

As others have I'm going to mix up the color categories so since I don't use all the ones originally listed.

 

Black- Sailor Kiwa Guro

Blue - Sailor Sky High

Blue-Black - Iroshizuku Shin-Kai

Purple - R&K Scabiosa

Green - Edelstein Aventurine

Red - Diamine Red Dragon

Grey - Mont Blanc 90th Permanent Grey

[inkstainedruth]

Hmm. I kinda think I like Davros' categories too.

But to play the game (and again, this is today's list; tomorrow's list might be totally different), here's the basic list....

Black: Noodler's Heart of Darkness

Blue: Noodler's Manhattan Blue

Purple: vintage Quink Violet

Green: Diamine Emerald

Turquoise: vintage Skrip Peacock

Brown: Iroshihzuku Yama-guri

Orange: none; okay, original formula J Herbin Rouge Hematite

Red/Pink/Burgundy: Akkerman #19 Rood Haags Pluche

 

I would have to add Blue-Black to the list: KWZI #24 IGl Blue Black.

And grey: De Atramentis Tchaikowsky/Silver Grey.

And split/expand a couple of categories:

Purple gets divided, adding:
red-violet -- KWZI #30 IG Violet #3

blue-violet -- Noodler's Kung Te Cheng

Pink and Burgundy get their own categories:

pink -- De Atramentis Apple Blossom

burgundy -- De Atramentis Red Roses (looks darker than pinjk when coming out of fine nibs)

 

Mind you -- these lists could all change radically in a week or so....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[MCWB]

Cool topic! Here's what I would take:

 

Black: Noodler's Black

Blue: Pass (would take Kon-Peki listed under Turquoise below, and another green instead)

Purple: Diamine Majestic Purple

Green: Diamine Sherwood Green and Sailor Kobe #28 Suzuran Green

Turquoise: Iroshizuku Kon-Peki

Brown: Diamine Ancicent Copper

Orange: Diamine Orange

Red/Pink/Burgundy: Sailor Jentle Grenade

[amberleadavis]

I am about to leave my humble dwelling and embark on a cross country journey in my RV (motorhome) and will be gone for several months. I have spent a ridiculous amount of time trying to figure out which pens and ink I am going to take. I can't take it all as I have very limited space. I have pretty much figured out which pens, but now I have to determine which inks.

 

I think I have decided that I will take 7 bottles of ink with me, and no samples. Since I like variety, I am considering my favorites in each of the color categories:

 

Black: None - not a big black fan

Blue: Sailor Nioi-sumire (actually this is more of a periwinkle), or Waterman Serenity Blue

Purple: Rohrer & Klingner Cassia, or DeAtramentis Pearl Violet

Green: Rohrer & Klingner Verdura

Turquoise: Waterman South Seas (i.e Waterman Inspired Blue)

Brown: Waterman Absolute Brown

Orange: Noodler's Apache Sunset or Diamine Autumn Oak

Red/Pink/Burgundy: Rohrer & Klingner Alt-Bordeaux or Caran d'Ache Divine Pink

 

 

If you had to choose just one ink in each of the color caterories above, which one would it be?

 

 

Okay, I've avoided this topic, but like Vis, I love these kinds of things.

 

Here are Amber's Favorites:

 

Black - Organic Studios Charles Darwin. Seriously black and fast drying.

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Colors/Black/OS_Darwin.jpg

Blue - Okay, I wouldn't want to take just one blue ink, especially since I will be using this for mixing, because 7 inks is boring. So, I'm thinking Navajo Turquoise (see the Noodler's Inkyman Sapphire Recipe), and KWZI #4 Blue. Oh wait, Turquoise is it's own category!!!

 

Here's Cyber6's Color Chart. I love #4!!

 

 

Purple - Again, I would normally choose more than one here and leave behind the black. Because I love it for mixing, LCR. I'll ink this one up and share a picture. For sheer usability, Noodler's Purple People Eater.

 

 

Green - Oh, I love greens. Space is limited so I'd take my package of Green Diamond ink powder. I can add it any of the above and be happy. If you don't have this or can't get JustWrite.com.au to sell you the ink concentrate, then Noodler's Green Marine. OH, but I don't yet have Green Marine, so I'd take V-Mail, GI Green.

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Colors/Green/slides/2014-Ink_580-Noodlers_VMail_GIGreen.jpg

 

Turquoise - see above about NNT, but if I hadn't added NNT above, then Midway Blue. (Though Noodler's Turquoise Eel or De Atramentis Document Cyan might make the list for other reasons).

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/INK/attachments/2012-03-03-63_MBlue.jpg

 

Brown - well, I'd want to skip Black and Brown both to make room for other color which I really love. If I had to bring a brown, then FPN Galileo Manuscript Brown. (Image from GBD)

 

 

Orange - Well, as much as I think Apache Sunset is cool, I really like KWZI Orange, but ultimately, I'd take MB Ink of Joy, see how it holds up to fading! (Thanks Colrehogan)

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/Tests/Fade/2012/Subjects/slides/120.jpg

 

Red - I love reds and pinks. Burgundies don't move me the same way. Red - if I didn't take a Noodler's eel, then I'd have to take Noodler's eel red because it removes stains. If I have taken an eel ink, then I'm taking a De Atramentis Roses or maybe Kermesin because I adore how vibrant they are. Although, I might take the new Voltaire because WOW is it pretty.

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/2014-Inklings/slides/2014-Ink_2110.jpg

 

Voltaire is a little slow to dry, but it is somewhat water resistant, and it is formulated to be fade resistant.

 

 

Pink - As much as I adore my Iro pinks, I wouldn't take them, because the bottle is just too cumbersome. Although, do look at the sheet above, Tsutsuji and Momiji hold up to the sun. The MB Pink bottle would match with Ink of Joy, but it would probably be De Atramentis Doc Ink Magenta because it is so wet and mixes beautifully. While I was gone, I'd miss my other Pinks.

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/2015-Inklings/2015-Ink_0229.jpg

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/2014-Inklings/slides/2014-Ink_1346.jpg

[haruka337]

• Black: Sailor Nano Kiwa-guro

• Blue/Black: Bungbox Seiya Silent Night

Blue: Sailor Nano Sei-boku (a blue/black that can pass for a blue)

Turquoise: No

Green: Sailor Jentle "Four Seasons" Tokiwa-matsu & Nagasawa Kobe #13 Nunobiki Emerald

Yellow/Green: Diamine Wagner

Gold: Nagasawa Kobe #22 Shinkaichi Gold

Brown: Bungbox Piano Mahogany

Orange: No

Red: Diamine Poppy Red

Red/Pink/Burgundy: I reject this color combination

Pink: Nagasawa Kobe #12 Okamoto Pink <--- Have you tried this pink, Amber?

Purple: Iroshizuku Yama-budo

[migo984]

Well as people have strayed from the OP's colour groups somewhat, I'll wander even further away.

 

As this is about reducing the space taken up by ink bottles, I'd take my Octopus RIMIK™ (Rainbow Ink Mixing Kit) for fountain pens, comprising bottles of cyan, magenta, yellow and black. Then I could mix practically any colour I wanted.

[DrDebG]

I am loving all of your answers!

 

Instead of limiting my inks to just 7, now I want to go out a buy a bunch more ink based upon your responses! But, I will exhibit self control here!

 

Thanks for responding! I look forward to seeing more choices!

[amberleadavis]

Well as people have strayed from the OP's colour groups somewhat, I'll wander even further away.

 

As this is about reducing the space taken up by ink bottles, I'd take my Octopus RIMIK™ (Rainbow Ink Mixing Kit) for fountain pens, comprising bottles of cyan, magenta, yellow and black. Then I could mix practically any colour I wanted.

 

That's a great idea. I was thinking that the Platinum Mix Free kit would be a good option.

[amberleadavis]

Okay, here is another suggestion. For $120 take the entire line up of Iroshizuku inks. Try them while you are away and decide what you liked, if any or all.

 

http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/komamono-honpo/item/km-set-ink-15/

[Barkingpig]

Okay, here is another suggestion. For $120 take the entire line up of Iroshizuku inks. Try them while you are away and decide what you liked, if any or all.

 

http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/komamono-honpo/item/km-set-ink-15/

OR...........you could be like Miss Amber & add a "trailer hitch" to your recreational vehicle so you could tow a small AIRSTREAM trailer to serve as your own personal ink "cabinet!"

[amberleadavis]

OR...........you could be like Miss Amber & add a "trailer hitch" to your recreational vehicle so you could tow a small AIRSTREAM trailer to serve as your own personal ink "cabinet!"

 

Exactly!

[Mathematics Teacher]

Black: J. Herbin 1670 Stormy Gray (as close to black as I generally get)

Blue: Chesterfield Antique Yankee

Purple: Rohrer & Klingner Scabiosa

Green: Rohrer & Klingner Alt-Goldgrun

Turquoise: Rohrer & Klingner Blu Mare

Brown: Waterman Absolute Brown or Noodler's Burma Road Brown

Orange: Diamine Ancient Copper

Red/Pink/Burgundy: Diamine Hope Pink

[fireant]

 

 

Okay, I've avoided this topic, but like Vis, I love these kinds of things.

 

Here are Amber's Favorites:

 

 

 

 

http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/2015-Inklings/2015-Ink_0229.jpg

 

 

 

 

I think you sent me this!! I've never filled it out and sent it back because looking at those pinks makes me happy.

Also, I bought the MB Pink because of this, and man in one of my vintage pens, the MB pink gets very dark.

 

ETA yup it's hanging out on my bulletin board.

Edited August 29, 2015 by fireant