Inky T O D - Inks That Make You Feel Happy

[Aelie]

It would be Iroshizuku Ama-iro for me.

 

When I am happy, I tend to gravitate towards lighter colored inks. And of all the lighter colors, Iroshizuku Ama-iro is the one I consistently reach for when I am happy as it reminds me of my girlfriend. Blue is our favorite color, the first flowers she ever got for me were blue, we like to dress in blue, and so on. As she lives 180 miles away, I write her letters several times a week, and I always try to match the ink color with the subject and mood of the letter. But I came back to Ama-iro whenever I am in a happier mood, because I feel that the color is very appropriate.

 

Very recently, she commented that the letters written in Ama-iro tend to be lighter and happier in tone, and that those letters brighten her mood even after a long and arduous day. I found that remarkable, because I had never told her the reason behind the ink color in my letters! Now, it's not just that I choose Ama-iro because I am happy, but simply writing with it makes me happy because I know it would make her happy. I still rotate my inks every letter, but I am sure I will be using Ama-iro a lot more often now.

[Flaxmoore]

That's a beautiful thought. Kind of like my wife will be connected to Tsuki yo.

[Flaxmoore]

Thank you Amber for making both the HAPPY and SAD topics TODs

They belong together like the song says "a horse and carriage"

They're great topics that provide a lot of insight and introspective thought

​I never thought of ink in this manner

It isn't yet, but I'd be honored to be in that group.

[amberleadavis]

I figured the next ones would be something that rhymes with these:

 

[Pensei]

Good story, Aelie. I agree that Ama-iro is about as cheerful as an ink can be.

Edited March 30, 2016 by Pensei

[Flaxmoore]

How on earth did I forget Diamine Sherwood Green? It gets nearly exclusive use on non-work papers from about November through February.

[Arkanabar]

Noodler's Blue. It's as close to the blue of the clear skies of the Carolina Mountains as one can get without being too light for writing.

And I have two inks that just BEG for an edged nib: Diamine Sherwood (which I really love) and Waterman Purple (mine was made before the name change).

It's a shame that Waterman Purple is such a fugitive ink. It leaves me unwilling to use it for anything I want to be less ephemeral than it is.

[Noihvo]

 

(Lamy Dark Lilac, with Safari Dark Lilac Broad)

 

Especially since real Spring just arrived.

 

PS. Dark Lilac sheens gold! Weee! DS.

Edited April 1, 2016 by Noihvo

[amberleadavis]

And the photos are great.

[rudyhou]

i'm a fan of the fall season, and so for me reddish orange gives a sense of joy. that said, i also think teal-ish blue is also a happy color.

Edited April 4, 2016 by rudyhou

[OCArt]

Iroshizuku Yama-Budu is an amazing ink to write with and a very happy color to me. I very strongly recommend it.

http://files.goviralforyou.com/Inks/Swab%20Cards/Pilot/Yama-Budo%20(Iroshizuku)%20%5BScan%5D.jpg

(image not mine, found in google search from a unattributed page.)

[amberleadavis]

Iroshizuku Yama-Budu is an amazing ink to write with and a very happy color to me. I very strongly recommend it.

http://files.goviralforyou.com/Inks/Swab%20Cards/Pilot/Yama-Budo%20(Iroshizuku)%20%5BScan%5D.jpg

(image not mine, found in google search from a unattributed page.)

 

That's HalloweenHJB

[pajaro]

Azul verde.

Edited June 13, 2017 by pajaro

[MHBru]

I'm going with those that voted turquoise.. specifically Iroshizuku ku-jaku. Makes me smile as soon as it hits the paper.

[Ergative]

Private Reserve Sherwood Green. It's such a vibrant color, and the red sheen that pops out when I have a page of it on Tomoe River paper makes me happy. Oddly, I don't use it all that much (who'd want to eat chocolate fudge cookies every day?), but I do love how it looks on the page.

[Almu]

Diamine Ancient Copper and Pumpkin make me happy.

 

This topic made me realise I need some turquoise ink too...

[HalloweenHJB]

 

That's HalloweenHJB

 

 

Yes, Oku-yama is one that gets right to my pleasure centers. The other two that make my retinas smile are Rouge Hématite (with or without the shimmer) and KWZ Monarch:

 

 

The Monarch using a Pelikan M800 "Grand Place" with stub nib:

 

The Rouge Hématite using a Pelikan M600 Red Stripe, M nib:

[benbot517]

Emerald of Chivor. It's just such a crazy ink, that's so pretty in each color it has by itself and in the combination of the teal coloring, its red sheen, and its gold shimmer. It's a lovely ink, and I love using it, especially on great paper.

[Flaxmoore]

Adding a new one to the pile.

 

I was in Manhattan a few weeks ago, and took the opportunity to get a bottle of Noodler's Ellis Island essentially as a souvenir. I love blue-black, and this looked like one that at least would be decent.

 

It's far from it. In my work Al-Star, it's wonderfully wet, no noticeable feathering, bleeding, show-through. Nice tight lines, absolutely perfect.

 

Adding to the joy of it is the color. I'm the family genealogist. I've traced branches of my family back to the tenth century in one instance (the joy of a knighthood, your family tree is easy to trace). That color is one that is pretty common- the color of old, worn iron gall that got just a touch too much Prussian blue or indigo in the mix. It reminds me of the joy on finding a family member that took forever to bring to the light.

 

First thing I wrote with it was a name, actually. She was my three-greats grandmother, and her name is spelled about 20 different ways. Palmyra, Palmira, Pilmyra, you name it, all on official documents. Even her birth certificate and death certificate don't agree, and the cemetery couldn't find her- she was buried at a time the records were dodgy at best. One day, walking through the old cemetery where I knew she had to be, I started like I had been shot. Months of looking, and her stone looked me in the face. I now had two pieces of information that agreed on the spelling- her headstone and her death certificate.

 

I finally found someone lost for a century, and brought them back.

[aurore]

Diamine Asa Blue, Iroshizuku Fuyu-gaki, Montblanc Shakespeare Velvet Red.