Good Wet Blue Inks?

[Maurizio]

Ok looking for some alternatives. Right now I've got several blues including Noodler's, Pilot, Waterman, Pelikan and Sailor Jentle. By far the wettest and most free flowing is the Sailor Jentle Blue ink although the Pilot runs 2nd but is noticeably less free flowing compared to the Sailor even in my Pilot pens.

 

My question is, is there any other blue ink which has the same superior free flowing characteristics as Sailor Jentle Blue the color of which I find kind of bland and boring but which I use because flow is more important to me than color. I'm just searching for an alternative.

 

Thanks for your comments.

Edited June 29, 2016 by Maurizio

[Ileach]

I currently use Diamine Midnight and my MB 146 writes really wet with it. But it is quite dark, of course, blue-black.

[Maurizio]

I don't like blue blacks but if there's another Diamine which is wet and a lighter in color I'd be pleased to try it.

 

I would like to hear from anyone who has written with Sailor Jentle Blue and can thus compare it to another blue.

[glorfindel]

Sorry, I don't have Sailor Jentle Blue, but have you tried DeAtramentis inks? They usually have wonderful flow (read: very wet; some people prefer to call drier inks wonderful).

Judging by what I see online about Jentle Blue, the closest DeA ink would probably be Myrrh (scented) or Adular Blue, or Sky Blue.

If you'd like a bit deeper blue - there's Steel blue (my all-time favorite ink).

There's also a deeper Indigo blue.

However, since these inks are so lubricated/wet, be careful when using them in gusher pens, the results may not be pretty. They also tend to bleed-through on cheap paper.

[OCArt]

The wettest ink on the planet is Private Reserve Tanzanite. PR inks in general are wet.

For a review see https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/225869-private-reserve-tanzanite/

http://www.marcuslink.com/pens/ink/images/PrivateReserve/350-Tanzanite.jpg

Image is from a nice blog review of PR inks at http://www.marcuslink.com/pens/ink/index.htm

[iveyman]

Noodler's Ottoman Azure is very wet. I use it to write everyday. Iroshizuku Kon-Peki is also quite wet and free flowing. Both of them are beautiful blues.

[alaskazimm]

I don't like blue blacks but if there's another Diamine which is wet and a lighter in color I'd be pleased to try it.

 

I would like to hear from anyone who has written with Sailor Jentle Blue and can thus compare it to another blue.

 

I don't have the Sailor Jentle Blue, but I do have several Diamine inks including Midnight, Oxblood, and Delamere Green and they all are free flowing, well behaved inks. I would think probably any of the blues would do well for you. Having said that - samples are your friend in the search for the perfect ink.

[Maurizio]

Thanks alaskazimm. I didn't think of that obvious thing. So if samples it is, that means I have to go to Goulet Pens and order some samples. They seem to be the place with a comprehensive stock of samples. I'll take several of the suggestions here for the DeAtramentis inks which I've never tried (thanks glorfindel) and some of the Diamines.

 

Thanks for your suggestions FPNers.

[Ted A]

Levenger Skies of Blue doesn't drip out of your pen, but almost.

[Noihvo]

[lapis]

Noodler's "Blue" is good as re wetness but a big drawback is that it takes ages to really dry out on paper.

 

Mike

[Sandy1]

Hi,

 

Off the cuff I'd reach for Visconti Blue, my love at 2^nd sight Noodler's Ottoman Azure and the Diamine Denim.

 

Wet inks often pair best with dry pens, and need to be run onto better than lowest bidder papers, so coated / polished / highly calendered papers may be on the horizon.

 

Our Ink Review Forum includes my entries which may be informative and relieve symptoms of insomnia.

 

Let us dance ...

 

Bye,

S1

Edited July 1, 2016 by Sandy1

[amberleadavis]

When I have reached for a wet and vibrant blue - Aurora blue is the one. I buy a bottle or two every year and always give it to friends. The only reason I have one now is another friend gifted me one.

[jmccarty3]

De Atramentis Hyacinth and Platinum Mix-free Aurora Blue are two beautiful wet blues.

[ink-syringe]

Iro Asa Gao

 

Visconti Blue

 

Several Diamine inks (Asa Blue, Midnight blue) are laxative inks.

[katm201]

I love the Iroshizukus--and there are a number of beautiful/complex blues in that line.

[Maurizio]

Hi,

 

Off the cuff I'd reach for Visconti Blue, my love at 2^nd sight Noodler's Ottoman Azure and the Diamine Denim.

 

Wet inks often pair best with dry pens, and need to be run onto better than lowest bidder papers, so coated / polished / highly calendered papers may be on the horizon.

 

Our Ink Review Forum includes my entries which may be informative and relieve symptoms of insomnia.

 

Let us dance ...

 

Bye,

S1

Thanks for the recommendations Sandy. Coming from you I take them seriously. I will try both the Visconti and the Noodler's since I do like the stubborn independent American iconoclast sensibility of Mr. Tardiff and so enjoy any small excuse to buy his products and I take your recommendation as more than a small excuse.

[Sandy1]

Thanks for the recommendations Sandy. Coming from you I take them seriously. I will try both the Visconti and the Noodler's since I do like the stubborn independent American iconoclast sensibility of Mr. Tardiff and so enjoy any small excuse to buy his products and I take your recommendation as more than a small excuse.

 

 

 

Hi,

 

You're welcome!

 

I'm glad you appreciate my suggestions < blush > but I am one amongst many Members, and have my own way of going about things and forming my opinion over time, which can change (as was the case with NOAz.)

 

Please let us know of your ongoing inky adventures - which ink/s do you want to dance with?

 

Bye,

S1

Edited July 3, 2016 by Sandy1

[bone215]

Noodlers blue eel

Monteverde Blue

 

both are easy flowing inks

[Abner C. Kemp]

Visconti Blue is touted as being quite wet. Private Reserve American Blue is pretty wet in my experience and has a nice sheen. Diamine inks are also quite wet in general and they have a slew of blues, perhaps the new Blue Velvet if it is as wet as the standard line up (I just really like the color). Now, if you really need maximum wetness you might look into some of the Noodler's lubricated Eel inks though I have no experience with them.