PR Blue Suede

[Catsmelt]

Good review. Mine looks a little darker and not quite as green. I guess they very from batch to batch?

 

I couldn't tell you for certain, but that wouldn't surprise me -- I get the impression by others here on FPN that PR tweaks their recipes every so often.

 

 

[sam]

... I get the impression by others here on FPN that PR tweaks their recipes every so often.

hmm, wonder if thats what the "reformulated" pr tangerine dream is about (in the index of ink reviews)...

[Penache]

For those of you who find the colour too much, mixing PR Blue Suede with Polar Blue 1:1 makes a nice blue teal. Other blues might work too.

I personally don't mind PR Blue Suede but it doesn't hurt to play a bit.

[sam]

For those of you who find the colour too much, mixing PR Blue Suede with Polar Blue 1:1 makes a nice blue teal. Other blues might work too.

I personally don't mind PR Blue Suede but it doesn't hurt to play a bit.

that sounds like an interesting mix...

i would love to see what it looks like.

[limesally]

For those of you who find the colour too much, mixing PR Blue Suede with Polar Blue 1:1 makes a nice blue teal. Other blues might work too.

I personally don't mind PR Blue Suede but it doesn't hurt to play a bit.

 

Interesting! I just mixed Lamy turquoise with Polar Blue and liked it - guess I'll have to try this one next. The Lamy + PB was incredibly wet, though. Firehose wet. How is the Blue Suede and Polar blue for flow?

[Penache]

I'll try to get a pic up in a bit.

I find the Blue Suede/Polar Blue mix is on the wetter side. It also has a tendency to creep which it probably gets from the Polar Blue.

 

Edit:

Here's a writing sample. Not the best pic but it will have to do for now.

 

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/NishaDS/PolarSuede.jpg

Edited October 13, 2007 by Penache

[sam]

very nice!

i like the mix.

[limesally]

Awesome mix - it's less green than I thought it would be. That's it - I'm going to try it this afternoon.

[Penache]

Yes, I am surprised how well the two inks blended. The green tinge is barely there.

I had a drop of water fall on some of my writing with the Polar Suede ink mix and the Blue Suede part of the ink bled away and the Polar Blue ink remained. For those who like some permanence, this ink mix would work well.

[girlieg33k]

Yes, I am surprised how well the two inks blended. The green tinge is barely there.

Thanks for the suggestion. I purchased Blue Suede a year ago, sight unseen (I was merely going by description on the web site), and was quite disappointed. It's a harsh color in my opinion. I have not ventured into mixing inks, but it's good to know I may be able to make some use of Blue Suede by mixing it with other colors.

[limesally]

Yes, I am surprised how well the two inks blended. The green tinge is barely there.

I had a drop of water fall on some of my writing with the Polar Suede ink mix and the Blue Suede part of the ink bled away and the Polar Blue ink remained. For those who like some permanence, this ink mix would work well.

 

That's certainly why it would be worth mixing it, not just for the colour.

 

I just tried this mix and in real life, it does have a bit of green tinge, more than what shows on my monitor. But it's still really nice - it actually looks what I would *expect* Blue Suede to look like. Does anyone remember an Adidas shoe from the mid-70's called the Gazelle? It was the cool gym shoe to have when I was in high school. Anyway, it was made of blue suede, and this mix comes pretty darn close

 

It has about the same flow as the Lamy Turq/PB mix I had tried earlier. Really, these mixes are very close, with the Blue suede mix having just a bit of an edge with the green. Great mix - glad you suggested it, Penache.

 

[Penache]

Yes, I am surprised how well the two inks blended. The green tinge is barely there.

Thanks for the suggestion. I purchased Blue Suede a year ago, sight unseen (I was merely going by description on the web site), and was quite disappointed. It's a harsh color in my opinion. I have not ventured into mixing inks, but it's good to know I may be able to make some use of Blue Suede by mixing it with other colors.

 

It's always good to have options, girlieg33k. I really hate to have any ink go to waste.

BTW, thanks for all the ink reviews you're done recently. They've been very helpful.

 

That's certainly why it would be worth mixing it, not just for the colour.

 

I just tried this mix and in real life, it does have a bit of green tinge, more than what shows on my monitor. But it's still really nice - it actually looks what I would *expect* Blue Suede to look like. Does anyone remember an Adidas shoe from the mid-70's called the Gazelle? It was the cool gym shoe to have when I was in high school. Anyway, it was made of blue suede, and this mix comes pretty darn close

 

It has about the same flow as the Lamy Turq/PB mix I had tried earlier. Really, these mixes are very close, with the Blue suede mix having just a bit of an edge with the green. Great mix - glad you suggested it, Penache.

 

Glad you like it, Limesally.

I really need to get myself some vials since I seem to be mixing inks more and more.

[Joly]

I've allmost given up on this ink till i put it in a Lamy with 1.1 nib and it looks gorgeous!

A lot of colors that are not "standing out" in a normal nib look great with this one!

Edited June 26, 2011 by Joly