What's your favorite red ink?

[Ernst Bitterman]

Sheaffer's red has the combined charms of being relatively inexpensive, widely available, and a very true and stricking red indeed.

[Richard]

As much as I like all inks Waterman, their red doesn't cut it for me. It's orange-y. The brightest, baddest, reddest red currently on the market is Sheaffer's Skrip Red (the stuff made in Slovenia). No orange undertones, no blue undertones, just eye-popping RED. Diamine Monaco Red is nice, but it's not as brilliant. Parker Quink Red is nice, but it's not as brilliant, and it's a tinge orange-y (but not as much as Waterman). Levenger Fireball Red is discontinued (here we go again, à la Penman...). Caran d'Ache Sunset is a little on the magenta side. There are some high-maintenance reds that approach closely enough that you could use them instead of Skrip, but since it's a better behaved ink, why would you want to?

Edited September 4, 2008 by Richard

[rogerb]

Diamine Passion Red is pretty good by these criteria, IMO.....I don't have Skrip, but it looks so close that it's not worth getting until I finish this small bottle!

(There are enough really different inks to try first )

[Usui]

Pendimonium was out of Skrip Red, so I caved an bought Dakota Red from Private Reserve. I do not recommend this Red. Gunk city.

[goaliedad30]

I'm thinking I'll give the Skrip a try.... sounds like what I'm looking for. May just see if I can find a cartridge or two before I spring whole hog for the bottle. I do have a cartridge of Levenger Fireball that came for free, so I'll probably try that quickly too.

[Joe in Seattle]

Private Reserve Dakota Red - fully pigmented, writes well

[gyasko]

I used to like OMAS Vespucci Red. They don't make it any more, so i make do with Herbin Rouge Fuchsia.

[Souldrifter]

Noodler's Nikita Red....

 

 

Enthusiastically seconded. This is the reddest ink I've personally seen. Even more so than Waterman Red. No pink tone, no purple tone, just in your face, fire engine siren red!

 

I happen to think this fits the "The brightest, baddest, reddest red currently on the market" bill better than Sheaffer's Skrip.

Edited September 5, 2008 by Reginleif

[Brettman]

When i need a good red, i dip into my rOtring Brick Red........ oh yea....

[Goodwhiskers]

The new Sheaffer Skrip Red, PR Dakota Red, Diamine Passion Red, and Noodler's Nikita Red are the eye-poppers for markup or for short notes that grab the eye. A whole pageful of writing in Skrip Red is unpleasant to read, so I assume the same for the other two.

 

Skrip Red is well-behaved in many of my pens but a poor starter in my Platinum Preppy (because the feed and comb let too much air in?). It is also the best-behaved red I've found for any grade of paper that is intended to be machine-printed or handwritten upon.

 

Noodler's standard Red (not water-resistant) is well-behaved in my pens and on paper (almost as good as Skrip Red on paper). It is a little darker than Skrip and Waterman without going too far from the center of red, which makes a pageful pleasant to read. It started better in my Hero 100 (before the thing leaked!) than Skrip Red did.

[PAKMAN]

Levenger Fireball Red!

[Eternally Noodling]

Noodler's Nikita Red....

 

 

Enthusiastically seconded. This is the reddest ink I've personally seen. Even more so than Waterman Red. No pink tone, no purple tone, just in your face, fire engine siren red!

 

I happen to think this fits the "The brightest, baddest, reddest red currently on the market" bill better than Sheaffer's Skrip.

 

 

I use Nikita when using a conventional red. That may be because of Russian customs recent bad behavior...yet, the ability to produce this red with this intensity and contrast at the most competitive cost per volume - with perfect conventional flow properties...and stick it to the communists on the label with a free demonstrator eyedropper pen included with every bottle? It just makes me smile.

[JulioPB]

PR Plum

[jmkeuning]

I use Nikita when using a conventional red. That may be because of Russian customs recent bad behavior...yet, the ability to produce this red with this intensity and contrast at the most competitive cost per volume - with perfect conventional flow properties...and stick it to the communists on the label with a free demonstrator eyedropper pen included with every bottle? It just makes me smile.

 

You know, I thought about this at the time - that you do anything but endear your yourself to the communist politic. Between Nikita and Year of the Golden Pig, well, some people might say you had it coming. But I love it, keep it up!

[Gawain]

You know, I ordered Nikita Red from Peartree in the 1 ml test kit. I've yet to order a larger bottle, but I will. I had no idea Nikita came with the demonstrator pen. When I heard Baystate Blue came with the pen I check all the suppliers to see which were advertising as such to ensure I bought a bottle that included the pen. None of the distributors advertised the free pen.

 

Nathan, where can we learn about your promotional items? I don't believe your distributors are doing a very good job advertising your promotions. I know nothing about them unless I catch wind of it here.

 

I'm very glad you are a contributing member here on this forum and keep us informed.

 

The ink is just as important as the pen, in my humble opinion.

[WhosYerBob]

Thoughts & opinions?

Noodler's Antietam is really nice.

[lapis]

Of all the reds I've "tried out" and/or tested, I like Skrip the best.

 

Mike

[bjornhansson]

Diamine Monaco Red is really nice!

[santander02]

Omas red

[jde]

Another Diamine Monaco Red person here!