dark dark green

[oberon]

Have a new Lamy 2000 on the way in a BB nib, will post it to Richard Binder straight away to have it re -tipped to a 1.0 mm stub. I think that I wish to start out with a dark ,dark ,dark green. Seems at least to me to be a fitting colour for the Lamy 2000.

The two colours that strike my fancy so far are Noodlers Zhivago Green and Private Reserve Avacado. Would love to hear any thoughts on these two inks , or on any others out there that might fill the bill. Would also be nice if any of you could post a colour comparison of these two greens.

As always , best regards,

Oberon

[Titivillus]

Have a new Lamy 2000 on the way in a BB nib, will post it to Richard Binder straight away to have it re -tipped to a 1.0 mm stub. I think that I wish to start out with a dark ,dark ,dark green. Seems at least to me to be a fitting colour for the Lamy 2000.

The two colours that strike my fancy so far are Noodlers Zhivago Green and Private Reserve Avacado. Would love to hear any thoughts on these two inks , or on any others out there that might fill the bill. Would also be nice if any of you could post a colour comparison of these two greens.

As always , best regards,

Oberon

 

 

Zhivago is the ink I stopped at in my search for a really really dark green. It is a black ink with dark green highlights so that to most people it just looks like black ink but the highlights are still there. The avacado is a dark green but not as dark as Z.

 

T

[coco]

The avacado is a dark green but not as dark as Z.

 

Thanks, that's what I've been curious to know (I love avacado, wondered how it compared to Zhivago).

[jbb]

Private Reserve Sherwood Green is a beautiful color -- it's a very WET ink if that is of concern.

[psfred]

Noodler's Sequoia is also a aptly named ink -- dark green with yellow and red in it, just like summer Sequoia needles. Not an almost black like Zhivago.

 

I use both -- the black in the Zhivago is permanent. The Sequoia leaves a red trace, the rest washes off.

 

Peter

[oberon]

I have also considered the Noodlers sequoia for the dark green . also have some interest in Noodlers Red-Black.

Oberon

[J English Smith]

I have used Sherwood Green (PR) and do like it.

 

I find I get eventually do want to rotate it out, after about two weeks. Maybe I'm just going through a non-green-ink phase. I have a custom green ink on order that I'm quite excited to try that is lighter than Sherwood.

[RayMan]

I agree that PR Sherwood Green is a lovely shade of green. The only drawback from my standpoint, as a left-handed overwriter, is that Sherwood Green is very slow drying.

[macthemaths]

Just a quick note to say that I've moved this to Inky Thoughts from Ink reviews. Hope you all find it OK.

 

Thanks,

 

Chris

[PelikanPenman]

A real nice dark green, is the Parker Penman Emerald, yes I know it is discontinued but you can find it on fleabay.

 

Cheers.

[nycom92]

If you want the green to show a little (just a touch of green), mix the Noodler's Zhivago with a little of Waterman's South Sea Blue, in a 4:1 or 6:1 ratio. It writes dark green and dries with a hint of green.

[wvbeetlebug]

PR Avacado

[Larry T]

I agree that PR Sherwood Green is a lovely shade of green. The only drawback from my standpoint, as a left-handed overwriter, is that Sherwood Green is very slow drying.

 

Have you tried the new fast dry version of Sherwood green? Same color with very quick dry times. The only potential problem I've seen is that it tends to feather on some papers. I picked some up from James at the Michigan Pen Show.

 

Larry

[encephalartos]

Zhivago will look almost black, but with a greenish tinge, but it it "near-bulletproof".

 

MB British Racing Green is not quite as dark. To me, it looks like it has some olive drab to

it.

 

Noodlers Verdun from Swisher Pens is dark and intensely green. If it weren't dark

enough for you, try a drop or two of Noodlers Black mixed with it.

[acolythe]

Have a new Lamy 2000 on the way in a BB nib, will post it to Richard Binder straight away to have it re -tipped to a 1.0 mm stub. I think that I wish to start out with a dark ,dark ,dark green. Seems at least to me to be a fitting colour for the Lamy 2000.

The two colours that strike my fancy so far are Noodlers Zhivago Green and Private Reserve Avacado. Would love to hear any thoughts on these two inks , or on any others out there that might fill the bill. Would also be nice if any of you could post a colour comparison of these two greens.

As always , best regards,

Oberon

I have both PR Avocado ( becasue Zhivago wqas sold out) and a few days ago I got some Zhivago. My preference is PR Avocado. It is a lovely dark green and in myDantrio Densho witht he vaklve opened wide ( flexy fine) it is gorgeous. I tried the Zhivago in a factory itlic Pelican 120 but it still looks mostly black to me. i was hoping the green would be a subtle highlight so that after looking at the ink fopr a time one would realize it was dark green. It has not worked out that way, it seems tha peoipole either see the green right away or not at all. Of course a different pen and nib will give different effects..

[KCat]

Havne't tried Zhivago. From what I've seen on paper, it's pretty much black that leans green. In a dry writer you see more green.

 

I like dark greens and PR Avacado is lovely. I love Penman Emerald but it is expensive and if you're hooked it can be hard to find a lifetime supply. Short of raiding my ink cabinet, that is. You don't want to put your life in jeopardy that way.

 

I did discover, rather by accident, that Diamine Woodland green with a "tetch" of Noodler's WP black looks remarkably like Penman Emerald. I couldn't tell the difference in color. I could tell the difference in feel. Penman has a lubrication that very few inks can match. But it was still an excellent replacement should I ever actually run out of Emerald or develop an allergy or something equally unpleasant.

 

So - what I'm sayin' here in my round-about way is that I recommend trying something like Avacado or any other medium-to-dark green and seasoning to taste with a good black (Noodler's or Aurora.) Don't use Waterman black (aka, Waterman gray.) That way you get the hue you like, but darker. For example, if you start with Avacado, you'll get a yellower dark black. If you start with Woodland green, you'll get a green that leans neither yellow nor blue.

 

 

[saintsimon]

There's also Noodler's Aircorp Blue-Black, which is, as confirmed by me and other owners, actually a Green-Black.

[Shelley]

Remember this too-your Lamy2000 is a wet writer, so it will put a lot of ink down, hence a slow drying ink, like PR sherwood forest is supposed to be, could cause smudging when you turn the page if you write fast. MB racing green is either a hate or love ink from what I can tell-however if you like it then it will work well in your Lamy as MB and Lamy ink is made at the same place (and apparently Lamy ink is 'specially' formulated to work well in L2K's-sounds like (bleep) to me but that is what i have read-the MB boutique say the same stuff about MB's and their pens...).

[Viseguy]

Noodler's Sequoia is also a aptly named ink -- dark green with yellow and red in it, just like summer Sequoia needles. Not an almost black like Zhivago.

 

I use both -- the black in the Zhivago is permanent. The Sequoia leaves a red trace, the rest washes off.

 

Peter

Sequoia is a gorgeous ink -- complex, yet soothing.

[jsonewald]

For the green color alone, PR Sherwood is hard to beat, but I wouldn't call it a really dark green. For my taste, PR Avocado is dark and green, but it is a shade I don't find appealing. Zhivago is really, really dark, and often looks almost black at first glance.

 

I rarely use either of the PR inks because of smearing. Zhivago is nearly always loaded in at least a couple of pens.