Green Inks, Best For Everyday Use? You Favorites? Unique Or Fun Ones?

[Pentode]

I have a fairly old bottle of Pelikan green that I like very much; flows pretty wet and dries a nice, primary green.

 

It does show a little bit of bleed-through on regular notebook paper, however.

[VivienR]

Currently I have three green inks:

Diamine Sherwood Green - like that one, as mentioned is a good dark green ink.

Sailor Epinard - I really like it as well, its dark too, I think its less murky than the Tokiwa- Matsu

J. Herbin Lierre Sauvage - find it too light for everyday use, although can be kind of match to your pen, its a light green as a freshly grown grass.

 

Planning to get Sailor Miurai in the near future.

[KKay]

I love the color of the Epinard. Too bad they quit making that one.

[ENewton]

It might be difficult to find an ink that is at once light and bright like the pen and also suitable for everyday use.

 

For me, an everyday use ink should be one that is not only legible on a variety of papers but also intriguing enough to counteract the sense of sameness that can arise in a modern workplace. With that factor in mind, I would propose R & K Altgrun, but not in that pen.

 

In that pen, I would look for a contrasting contrasting, maybe a dark, warm red.

[Newjelan]

I like PR Sherwood green. I had it in a Pilot Metro M nib (so, not particularly broad or wet), and it was a rich, happy green with a red sheen to it. As I got to the end of the fill, the red sheen got quite striking and the green became darker and richer.

 

+1.

 

PR Sherwood Green was a pleasant surprise to me. I bought it on sale, it was so cheap, I felt I had nothing to lose. I had no idea of the colour beforehand but it's great. MB Irish Green is also a good colour as us Visconti Green. Personally, I prefer muddy greens like PR Avocado.

[Downcelot]

+ 1 more for Montblanc Irish Green - I love it... and I'm more of a blue kinda guy.

[visvamitra]

I use quite a lot of greens. My favourite ones are *at the moment) Nagasawa-kobe Souraken Tea Green, J. Herbin Lierre Sauvage, Graf von Faber-Castell Moss Green.

[tonybelding]

I've never been fond of bright green. I didn't find Noodler's Green very attractive. I didn't find Montblanc Irish Green very attractive. I'm still looking for my perfect green, a darker green and richer green.

 

De Atramentis Baked Apple is pretty good. And it smells nice.

 

Montblanc Jonathan Swift Seaweed Green is very good, but it was a limited edition.

 

J. Herbin Vert Empire isn't quite as good as MB JSSG, but is much easier to get.

 

I really like the subtly blue-tinted dark green color of Noodler's Texas Live Oak. However. . . It's one of the most feathering and bleeding inks I've ever seen. I'd like to find something better-behaved with a similar color. Based on the swabs, Visconti Green just might be it. . . I need to get a sample to be sure.

 

Maybe I'll end up getting my perfect green custom-mixed from Tekker, who knows?

[byggyns]

I'm surprised no one mentioned PR Spearmint. I think that it's most "true" green I've tried. So it's my current favorite.

I have yet to fill a pen with my newly arrived Parker Penman Emerald. That may soon become my favorite.

I like the PR Avocado, but it's just a little darker than I prefer.

R&K Alt - Goldgrun is fun, but not really an EDC ink.

[Manalto]

R&K Alt - Goldgrun is fun, but not really an EDC ink.

 

I disagree.- somewhat. While Alt Goldgrün may be a bit too romantic for a corporate setting, it's use in less-formal environments announces, by virtue of its liberal shading properties, that a fountain pen was used. Shading is the most evident quality that sets fountain pens apart from their competitors and, while the purpose of an EDC is not necessarily to promote the use of fountain pens, it's not necessarily a bad consequence either.

[BlueJ]

Byggyns:

I've had an open bottle of Penman Emerald for 20 years now. I use it very sparingly, mostly for accents or grading, so it is still half full. I think you'll like PPE. It certainly does the shading trick, from a bright spring-grass green to a darker, almost olive tint. There was another thread about it recently, with some writing samples (not mine.)

[tonybelding]

I got some sample this morning, and I have this to add. . .

 

Visconti Green is much lighter and more blue-ish than I expected. The label may say "green" but it's almost teal blue to me. It's a striking color, I might even say an attractive color, but if you're looking for a true green this isn't it.

 

Faber-Castell Moss Green, on the other hand. . . Now there's a dark, pure green that looks quite good to me. It just might be the one I've been looking for. Maybe similar to PR Sherwood Green -- but I've sworn off PR due to past experiences.

[iveyman]

I have been using Montblanc Irish Green daily to write and recently added a bottle of Diamine 150 anniversary Forest Green. Have not inked up with the Diamine Forest Green yet, but based on reviews, I am sure I will like it, probably will replace the Montblanc Irish Green, if Diamine keeps producing the 150 anniversary Forest Green.

[ksm]

I used to use Sailor Tokiwa-Matsu, but I've switched to KWZInk IG Greengold.

 

I've used it in many different circumstances, from Christmas cards to official correspondence with various government agencies.

[da vinci]

I have read about an ink by, I think, FC, in another forum called "dark emerald". Anyone got a writing sample?

[Abner C. Kemp]

Montblanc Irish Green might just be the best ink I own. Incredible saturated color, amazing shading, smooth flow, excellent behavior, and even a little bit of water resistance. I don't even like green much and I adore this ink. I would highly highly recommend it.

[donmcnel]

For everyday use I would choose Diamine Sherwood Green.

[ac12]

For darker green:

- Noodler's Hunter Green

- Diamine Green-Black

 

Both of these are on my list of inks to try.

 

As much as I like Diamine Sherwood Green, I've found that it is a troublesome ink. It will dry/clog some pens so often/easily that it is not usable in some of my pens. Yet it behaves just fine in other pens.

Edited February 22, 2016 by ac12

[Azura]

Iroshizuko ku-jaku is my green ink for everyday use.

[amberleadavis]

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