I mainly write with Diamine Florida blue (which is VERY similar to Montblanc BMW blue, which I absolutely LOVE), second favorite ink is Diamine Mediterran blue (more turqoise than Florida blue). Less favorite: Diamine Festive Cheer and Polar Glow, Lamy T53, Sailor 841 and Montblanc blue. For very special occasions I use Diamine Skull & Roses.
hmm. I quite like that Pelham Blue. Will have to check that in myself at some point. The others are sadly too light for me to write with, even though I enjoy those colors.
I always LOVE your ink comparisons. I have tons of ink (and pens) but I'm more of a painter so I don't write as often as I should! I DO have a few of these, Tsuyu Kusa - I love all the Pilot inks. Also Inspired Blue!
Speaking of which, I ordered a bottle of it from Cult Pens yesterday, which should be my very first bottle of Iroshizuku. - The first interaction with Iroshizuku is Ina-Ho which I got a sample from the UK Northern Pen Show last April. It’s a pretty colour despite brown inks aren’t my thing. That ink’s also going to discontinue along with Tsukushi.
Lamy Turquoise and Waterman Inspired Blue are similar enough that if you have one you don't need the other. Both have nice shading. Lamy sheened once for me but not on command. R&K's Blue Mare, Pelikan 4001 Turquoise, Pelikan Edelstein Topaz, and Private Reserve's Naples are all extremely similar as well. If you leave the latter in a pen for a while it starts to darken, shade, and sheen. Topaz is the bluest of the bunch. When it comes to this area of the color spectrum I am a big fan of Diamine Shimmertastic Arctic Blue (it sheens, shades, and you don't have to shake the silver shimmer into suspension), Robert Oster's Havasu Falls (deep and rich color), and Robert Oster's Bondi Blue (wonderful shading). Dave virtually introduced me to Bondi Blue in one of his other videos. If you want a highly-sheening turquoise, consider Diamine's Alexandrite (admittedly a dark turquoise bordering on teal or aqua).
How similar are Diamine Havasu Turquoise and Waterman Inspired Blue! Guess that means I have a choice between the two for my turquoise ink. 😁 I have to admit that my choice tends to be based on which is cheaper at the time. Of course, the colour is paramount, but I'm on a fixed disability income, so cost does matter. Generally it's whatever is the cheapest total, and the colour I want when I get it. (So, usually Diamine from a seller from the UK I discovered on eBay. Cheaper per unit and free shipping? Yes, please! 😁) Thanks for sharing this! Once again, you're one of the few that use swabs to do a swatch that the colour looks like what I get from my pens, instead of just a close approximation. Thanks for the consistency in this!
Sir I saw this video now and as usual very much informative my request is you can try lamy calligraphy pen with 1.1mmstub nib so that it shows your handwriting better and in a crisp manner thanks god bless
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I love the lighter blues here! Do you have a comparison with more muted or softer colours?
Dave--I have seen vintage (60+ years ago) advertisements for Sanford's fp ink; Sanford's was a very popular brand of office supplies in the past. They advertised their blue-black ink as writing a bright blue when hitting the paper, but drying to a permanent black. Do you know of any inks that do this now? All the blue-blacks I've owned and used stay that color. Thanks!
If you look for Irongal inks you'll find a lot of them will dry a much darker colour, although some you may not want to leave in fountain pens for too long. KWZ do a range of Irongal inks that are fountain pen friendly.
Diamine's Registrar's Blue-Black (DRBB) fits that description to an extent. I don't know if Diamine's is as bright as Sanford's (I've never seen Sanford's) but Diamine's starts out as a bright blue-black, dries to a dark blue-black, and fades to black with some gray shading over a period of a week or two. As Dave mentioned it is a modern-day iron gall ink, which are safer than old-school iron galls. They're considered safe if you give it the same maintenance treatment that you would for pigment inks. I wouldn't use it in any vintage pen or pens that are difficult to disassemble. I don't use dip pens much but in my limited experience DRBB behaves well with dip pens. It's a bit more expensive than other Diamine inks. The best price I've found is at Cult Pens. If I lost my ink collection in a fire, DRBB would be on my top 3 inks to repurchase. The Pen Outpost did a RUclips video on DRBB. They also show a sample that was created over a year prior. Their old swab is quite a bit lighter than any of my writing. I wouldn't expect any writing to be as light as their sample.
I also like tsuyu kusa, Inspired Blue and Pelham Blue. Havasu turquoise and Aqua blue look nice but are similar to other light blue inks, so a pass for me.
Omg, iroshizuku inks just rule.
Enjoy your presentations.
I mainly write with Diamine Florida blue (which is VERY similar to Montblanc BMW blue, which I absolutely LOVE), second favorite ink is Diamine Mediterran blue (more turqoise than Florida blue). Less favorite: Diamine Festive Cheer and Polar Glow, Lamy T53, Sailor 841 and Montblanc blue. For very special occasions I use Diamine Skull & Roses.
Love these ink comparisons
That Pelham blue is really nice!
Thanks Dave.
None here for me, but I do appreciate your ink exploration and review work. 👍😁
Pure pens' Celtic Sea is a favourite blue of mine at the moment.
Very interesting! Iroshizuku tsuyu-kusa looks like it would be close in color and intensity to Diamine China Blue.
I truly liked Pure Pens Westgate Hotel and Lamy Crystal Azurite.
hmm. I quite like that Pelham Blue. Will have to check that in myself at some point. The others are sadly too light for me to write with, even though I enjoy those colors.
I always LOVE your ink comparisons. I have tons of ink (and pens) but I'm more of a painter so I don't write as often as I should! I DO have a few of these, Tsuyu Kusa - I love all the Pilot inks. Also Inspired Blue!
Thank you, you're welcome!
Pure Pens Celtic Sea is another excellent ink of this type.
Such a shame they discontinued the Tsuyu Kusa😮💨
Speaking of which, I ordered a bottle of it from Cult Pens yesterday, which should be my very first bottle of Iroshizuku.
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The first interaction with Iroshizuku is Ina-Ho which I got a sample from the UK Northern Pen Show last April. It’s a pretty colour despite brown inks aren’t my thing. That ink’s also going to discontinue along with Tsukushi.
It would be interesting to see how lamy turquoise compares.
Lamy Turquoise and Waterman Inspired Blue are similar enough that if you have one you don't need the other. Both have nice shading. Lamy sheened once for me but not on command. R&K's Blue Mare, Pelikan 4001 Turquoise, Pelikan Edelstein Topaz, and Private Reserve's Naples are all extremely similar as well. If you leave the latter in a pen for a while it starts to darken, shade, and sheen. Topaz is the bluest of the bunch.
When it comes to this area of the color spectrum I am a big fan of Diamine Shimmertastic Arctic Blue (it sheens, shades, and you don't have to shake the silver shimmer into suspension), Robert Oster's Havasu Falls (deep and rich color), and Robert Oster's Bondi Blue (wonderful shading). Dave virtually introduced me to Bondi Blue in one of his other videos. If you want a highly-sheening turquoise, consider Diamine's Alexandrite (admittedly a dark turquoise bordering on teal or aqua).
How similar are Diamine Havasu Turquoise and Waterman Inspired Blue! Guess that means I have a choice between the two for my turquoise ink. 😁
I have to admit that my choice tends to be based on which is cheaper at the time. Of course, the colour is paramount, but I'm on a fixed disability income, so cost does matter.
Generally it's whatever is the cheapest total, and the colour I want when I get it. (So, usually Diamine from a seller from the UK I discovered on eBay. Cheaper per unit and free shipping? Yes, please! 😁)
Thanks for sharing this! Once again, you're one of the few that use swabs to do a swatch that the colour looks like what I get from my pens, instead of just a close approximation. Thanks for the consistency in this!
They are quite similar actually, not a lot of difference between them.
Sir I saw this video now and as usual very much informative my request is you can try lamy calligraphy pen with 1.1mmstub nib so that it shows your handwriting better and in a crisp manner thanks god bless
I love the lighter blues here! Do you have a comparison with more muted or softer colours?
Perhaps try ruclips.net/video/vyRSnRTFZbU/видео.html ?
@@PenultimateDave Oh I saw that one, but they're not muted or soft. Thanks anyways!
Do you prefer the Diamine Aqua Blue or the Pilot Kon Peki?
I prefer Kon Peki over Aqua Blue more.
Dave--I have seen vintage (60+ years ago) advertisements for Sanford's fp ink; Sanford's was a very popular brand of office supplies in the past. They advertised their blue-black ink as writing a bright blue when hitting the paper, but drying to a permanent black. Do you know of any inks that do this now? All the blue-blacks I've owned and used stay that color. Thanks!
If you look for Irongal inks you'll find a lot of them will dry a much darker colour, although some you may not want to leave in fountain pens for too long. KWZ do a range of Irongal inks that are fountain pen friendly.
Diamine's Registrar's Blue-Black (DRBB) fits that description to an extent. I don't know if Diamine's is as bright as Sanford's (I've never seen Sanford's) but Diamine's starts out as a bright blue-black, dries to a dark blue-black, and fades to black with some gray shading over a period of a week or two. As Dave mentioned it is a modern-day iron gall ink, which are safer than old-school iron galls. They're considered safe if you give it the same maintenance treatment that you would for pigment inks. I wouldn't use it in any vintage pen or pens that are difficult to disassemble.
I don't use dip pens much but in my limited experience DRBB behaves well with dip pens.
It's a bit more expensive than other Diamine inks. The best price I've found is at Cult Pens.
If I lost my ink collection in a fire, DRBB would be on my top 3 inks to repurchase.
The Pen Outpost did a RUclips video on DRBB. They also show a sample that was created over a year prior. Their old swab is quite a bit lighter than any of my writing. I wouldn't expect any writing to be as light as their sample.
I also like tsuyu kusa, Inspired Blue and Pelham Blue. Havasu turquoise and Aqua blue look nice but are similar to other light blue inks, so a pass for me.