Ink "flowiness" Compared?

[Houston]

Can anyone point me to a good listing of inks compared by how wet, flowy, or lubricious they are?

 

There are lots of comments about an ink or brand being relatively drier (Montblanc, Lamy...) or relatively wetter, but I've never seen lots of inks listed by relative wetness.

 

Does such a thing exist?

 

(Of course it's likely to be very subjective, but even a good starting point would be of great help.)

 

Many thanks, in advance.

 

--h

[martinbir]

It is true that some ink brands have a tendency towards certain characteristics, but within a range there can be big differences differences. Diamine inks tend to be on the wetter side, but some (eg Asa Blue) are very wet and others (eg Damson) rather dry.

 

I have always researched to find inks of a colour I have in mind and then looked at reviews of individual inks to get guidance on their behaviour. This may be slower but can be money saving as it restricts the rate of acquisition.

 

Hope that helps

[AlohaLani787]

Can anyone point me to a good listing of inks compared by how wet, flowy, or lubricious they are?

 

There are lots of comments about an ink or brand being relatively drier (Montblanc, Lamy...) or relatively wetter, but I've never seen lots of inks listed by relative wetness.

 

Does such a thing exist?

 

(Of course it's likely to be very subjective, but even a good starting point would be of great help.)

 

Many thanks, in advance.

 

--h

 

That would be a massive undertaking! What I'm discovering is that an ink may be wet in one pen and normal in another, depending on the nib. There really is an incredible amount of trial and error to find the perfect marriage of nib and ink, let alone introducing paper to the mix!

 

What I've done is search for a particular ink across the entire site and read the comments to obtain a "feel" for what others have reported. Hopefully they've included comments about the nib on the pen they're using as well.

[LizEF]

I've also given up on lists, and instead I look for colors I like, then read as many reviews as I can find, look at a variety of photographs (because none of them are accurate, but all of them give you an idea), then order a sample - assuming none of the reviews convinced me it wasn't even worth a try.

 

But this is as complete a listing as I've seen out there: https://www.fp-ink.info/en/?