New ink (sample) day! In search of the ultimate blue...
Posted Dec 2, 2019, 10:58 PM UTC
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Ooo, nice :)
Will you have a sheet with them compared later? I’d be very interested as I’m on the search of a blue too
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I am totally down to do a comparison but I don't have four identical nibs nor a dip pen and all my favourite pens are inked with other colours. So it's gonna take a while to use all of these samples hahaha
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No worries!
If over time you’ll go through them at your own pace ;) I’ve got myself very recently some Souten and a couple of samples from KWZ I’m yet to try out
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Yeah I will try to write with every ink on one paper and do a follow up when I have them all :)
Oh KWZ inks are interesting too! Which ones did you get?
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Great :)
I got a sample of: Azure #2, Azure #3, Azure #4, Baltic Memories, Walk Over Vistula, Warsaw Dreaming, Greengold #2 and Hunter Green :) Mostly blue inks... might have gotten a little over carried.. :) For the past year I've settled on Herbin's Perle Noire and wanted to add a bit more colour to daily writing
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I think my favorite blue is probably Waterman Serenity Blue. Just wish it was more water resistant.
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Nice collection of blues. My favourite is Sailor Souten. It's almost my standard blue together with Monteverde Capri Blue. Kon Peki is nice too....
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In my opinion, that would be Edelstein's Topaz.
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You mean the ultimate blue? How so?
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Topaz is practically identical to Kon-peki but not as wet. I can put two pages next to each other and they look the same. I prefer topaz because most of my pens are wet to begin with.
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Oh that's nice to hear, I was looking for something the same color as Kon-Peki, but more affordable. Topaz should fit that bill then.
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Written with TWSBI Eco-T with fine nib and Iroshizuku Kon-Peki inside on Muji paper.
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Kon-Peki is just too light for me, personally. Lately I'm in LOVE with Monteverde Sapphire. It's darker and much more saturated. Suits my tastes a lot better.
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That Sapphire looks very close to Asa-Gao which you might like. Kon peki does seem to grow on me though I didn't like it at first. Right now my favorite blue is R&K Salix.
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I'll definitely look at Asa-Gao! I do like the Iroshizuku inks. Yama-Budo is easily a favorite of mine.
I'll check out Salix as well. Thanks for the tips!
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For blue ink fans, Vanness Pens has a 10 bottle set of Monteverde blue ink for $60 (normally $90).
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No Noodler's Ottoman Azure?
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Ooh, that Kon-Peki looks bright and rich, a little like Baystate Blue.
Ain't no blue like the Baystate Blue. Mr. Tardiff's demonstration almost made me cry. But, it didn't smear cuz BSB is practically waterproof.