Blue Inks Comparison #4
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Күн бұрынIn this video I compare Blue Fountain Pen inks that I have in my collection.
Inks in this comparison:-
- Waterman Inspired Blue
- Rohrer and Klingner Blu Mare
- Waterman Florida/Serenity Blue
- Robert Oster Fire an Ice
- Robert Oster Bondi Blue
- Visconti Blue
- Diamine Aqua Blue
- Lamy Turquoise
- Organics Studio Nitrogen
The pen used in this ink comparison is the William Shakour Titan Dip Pen, it’s a pen made by a UK Pen Collector William Shakour. I have a review of several of William's Titan pens including the full size and dip pens along with other accessories. You can see them on this playlist • William Shakour
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@vergitube 2 жыл бұрын
I was going for serenity blue. But inspired blue looks awesome. Thank you
@cyntoh9265 3 жыл бұрын
Great video comparisons. The only ink I've ever truly regretted buying is the Organics Studio Nitrogen. The forever smudging is a pain, and sticky is a good word choice to describe it. Though I have had pretty decent behavior from the ink on both the Tomoe River Paper and Life Bank Note Paper, dependant on the humidity. I think Diamine's Happy Holidays , and Skull and Roses a close match colorwise, with the Skull and Roses having more sheen, but not as much as the Organics Studio Nitrogen.
@catchacoolbreeze 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome review! Love Blue Mare. A light blue or turquoise ink comparison would be fun if you have them.
@sistergoldenhair0727 3 жыл бұрын
Blue Mare and Fire and ice are my favorites here. But these are all great colors! Love these videos so much;) thank you for providing such great information!
@marianosanchez4432 3 жыл бұрын
I haven´t really found any detailed information about the Blu Mare, such a wonderful ink! I will get it! Nice video!
@SwayvillDelgarian 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review Dave ! By the way it reminds me that I should use Inspired blue more often.
@robertrojo8728 3 жыл бұрын
My word!!!! Look at that sheen monster .... nice to see Visconti Blue 👍🏻. I just happen to have the Visconti one of my pens this week. Thanks Penultimate Dave👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@keter1234 Жыл бұрын
Blue is my favorite
@tq8310 2 жыл бұрын
Great review, thanks. My go to blues: Iroshizuku's Tsuki Yo & Diamine's Blue Velvet.
@victoriaf1619 3 жыл бұрын
Love all the blues ink videos my favourites for you to try Monteverde Horizon Blue all-time favourite blue ink. Diamine has a great choice of blues Oxford blue/Blue velvet/Sargasso sea/Midnight hour inkvent. 🙂
@dgtlsthlrd 3 жыл бұрын
Nice video. I'm going to try some Robert Oster inks they look like fun colors. I've only tried one color from Organic Studios, Walden. Lots of sheen, incredible really. It smudges forever though. I have DIamine Inkvent Skull and Roses and looks like a bit less sheen version of nitrogen,
@pat412pear 3 жыл бұрын
When I saw another blue comparison, my immediate thought was, “Yea! I love blue inks!”, then my next thought was, “Boo, I’m going to want to buy more blue inks.” Luckily I have owned or seen all of these already. R&K Blu mare is a fabulous shading ink in almost any-sized nib and is my favorite light, light-blue. Waterman Florida/Serenity was my late mother’s go to, so I have a huge place in my heart for it. And OMG, Nitrogen! - an ink that truly giveth and taketh away. I have used N in a planner with TR paper and six-months later, the pages still stick together. Same thing with Thoreau (Walden Pond), but Emerson doesn’t seem to be as sticky as the other two. If you had to choose only 1 of RO’s light-blue inks, which would you choose? I use Blue Water Ice a lot, is it worth getting a bottle of another color? (Asking for a friend, who doesn’t already have too-much blue ink.😉)
@PenultimateDave 3 жыл бұрын
For me the one Robert Oster it has to be Australian Sky Blue, followed by Blue Water Ice.
@brimerrydeath Жыл бұрын
Inspired blue is underrated and the cost is low. I use it a lot. If you use a fine or extra fine nib, you don’t get better performance from more expensive inks.
@ZadakLeader 3 жыл бұрын
Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue? It's been my favorite of all time (haven't tried many others, but I love the color of this one)
@fyeahgabs 3 жыл бұрын
I have a bottle of Fire & Ice that I got pre-owned. This made me reconsider how I’ve inked it and just might need to put it in my TWSBI 580 F.
@zahariastoianovici8590 3 жыл бұрын
Great review. I am a big fan of blue inks and highly appreciate your videos on inks. Still looking for the perfect blue and tried quite few between blue-turquoise and mid range blue. Few other blues to try: Leonardo blue turquoise, Noodler’s Blue, Diamine Florida Blue and Mediterranean Blue, Noodler’sNavajo Turquoise. Please continue.
@anthonynapolitano3232 2 жыл бұрын
Good picks. I saw Diamine Majestic Blue writes deep, rich.
@belle_bookworm2533 3 жыл бұрын
I adore my Bondi Blue ink!
@highamnj 3 жыл бұрын
I'll put a word in for Noodler's Midway Blue, which is somewhat similar to Waterman Inspired Blue and Pilot Iroshizuku Kon Peki.
@MrAndrew1953 3 жыл бұрын
The blues in the right column are pretty much to my liking. Nitrogen very reactive - special demonstrator pen for that one.
@johnathanrhoades7751 3 жыл бұрын
I really like Lamy Turquoise. Great ink for a great price. Need to look into Blu Mar. I highly recommend checking out Diamine Oxford Blue for a dark Navy blue as well as Bungubox First Love Sapphire.
@richardsimms251 Жыл бұрын
Oxford Blue is absolutely a beautiful saturated blue ! Great video. Thank you. RS. Canada
@mikethelma 3 жыл бұрын
I like your comparison's but I really wonder why you double paint the swab. That is really not a normal use case. Mostly when I write, I only write each stroke only once. So I don't know what to do with the swabs you lay down twice. That is just not anything I do. Best to stop with the first pass, I think.
@TweakMDS 3 жыл бұрын
I always like these ink comparisons. It also shows me how much my own taste has changed. A few years ago, I was going for the absolute most saturated and extreme colors, and something like sheen was important to me. Nowadays, I look much more for shading and get really unsaturated inks. Out of this set, I think I like Blu Mare the best, although overall, Waterman Mysterious Blue is my favorite blue. With regards to Fire & Ice, I've heard about sample variation in Robert Oster inks before, maybe you have a poor sample? Did you ever open / try the second bottle?
@PenultimateDave 3 жыл бұрын
Yes I have two bottles that I purchased when it was just released and both have hardly any sheen at all.
@ryanfairfoot263 3 жыл бұрын
Great video Dave. I love your comparison videos. If you get a chance, have a look at Diamine Sargasso Sea. It is the most saturated ink I have ever used. More saturated than even Diamine Oxblood. The blue comes out a delicious thick, dark colour. Actually, now that I'm talking about it, I should queue it in my next ink rotation.
@PenultimateDave 3 жыл бұрын
I'm on the lookout for new inks so I'll add that to my list and see if I can get a sample.
@ryanfairfoot263 3 жыл бұрын
@@PenultimateDave Diamine Oxford Blue is also a popular one in the pen community currently. I enjoy it as well
@abc-wv4in Жыл бұрын
My bottle of Diamine Majestic Blue has a lot of red sheen, but it's not as turquoise as most of yours. It's a dark blue with lots of red sheen.
@thomasfrater855 3 жыл бұрын
Fountain pens give the user so much freedom when it comes to the line width, rhe wetness, how you hold it, how often you have to replace the ink, what ink you use, obviously the variation in your own handwriting, ... What else gives the user so much freedom!?
@PenultimateDave 3 жыл бұрын
Completely agree!
@abc-wv4in Жыл бұрын
I have several bottles of Robert Oster inks, and they've been disappointing. Mine never seem as pretty or interesting as the marketing would indicate. Waterman inks are underrated imo. I only got my first about a year ago, Serenity Blue. It's a bit like a French blue to my eyes and I like it. My next purchase will probably be Waterman Mysterious Blue. I also like Diamine inks in general and I have quite a few.
@PenultimateDave Жыл бұрын
That's the issue I seem to have had with the Fire and Ice. I have about half a dozen RO inks and most are nice but the sheen seen elsewhere on swatches I haven't really seen.
@diegomercadomontanez3270 3 жыл бұрын
Hello Dave! Great video! Please try Diamine Kensington Blue, Robert Oster Aqua, Noodler's 54th Massachusetts and some brown inks like Diamine Tobacco Sunburst and Noodler's Kiowa Pecan. I love those inks! Greetings from Peru!
@PenultimateDave 3 жыл бұрын
I very nearly bought Kensington Blue this week but went for China Blue instead.
@katjaengelkamp3452 3 жыл бұрын
You’d try RO fire & ice in one of your Scribo’s. I just put it my Scribo Feel Mediterraneo with 14 Kt Fine and it shows a nice amount of sheen (on TR). I don’t like very sheeny inks, but this is a beautiful and subtle magenta sheen. Another blue: Leonardo Blue was a very pleasant surprise to me!
@PenultimateDave 3 жыл бұрын
I haven't tried in my Scribo yet but I did a trial by dumping an entire 1ml of Robert Oster onto Tomoe River and let it dry for 2 days and still hardly any sheen, so I think it's the formula that was used on my two bottles were less sheeny.
@joanm.2987 3 жыл бұрын
Nice work review. May I suggest, you let us see how does it looks the other side of the paper? Such aspect is important too in many cases. Thanks
@PenultimateDave 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Joan, so as I'm using Tomoe River none of the inks will bleed through to the other side, because I'm using 52gsm there will always be some ghosting. Unfortunately paper properties will differ widely so some inks may bleed or ghost through to the other side on some papers but not on others, so it's impossible to really show unless I did ink swatches on multiple paper types.
@joanm.2987 3 жыл бұрын
Penultimate Dave thanks so much Dave. That’s a good reference. These so much variations are part of the “enchanting “ of fountain pen & ink. ;-)
@chrisb012 3 жыл бұрын
Don’t know whether it’s the camera or lighting, but inspired blue is a turquoise colour, at least the bottle I have, it comes across closer to serenity blue in the video.
@humanfirst11 3 жыл бұрын
Very true.
@Richard_Barnes 3 жыл бұрын
Another superb Blue ink video. Although I wish I’d seen it before receiving my Kon-Peki! 😆 I may have been tempted to get the Waterman instead. Oh come on, who do I think I’m kidding? 😳 I’ve wanted Kon-Peki for a long long time. The first ink I ever used was Waterman Florida Blue. Fantastic colour of ink, really is. I don’t know why I think the Iroshizuku inks are better as the prices are shocking, whereas the Waterman is so cheap. I’m mad to pay Pilot’s prices really in the UK.
@PenultimateDave 3 жыл бұрын
I was the same way when getting Kon-Peki as it was an ink that was on my to buy list for a very long time. A couple of years later I decided to buy Waterman Inspired Blue. I think Waterman Florida Blue and Intense Black were the first inks I bought. I'm the same way about Pilot Iroshizuku ink prices, a few years ago US dropped their prices to like $18 a bottle and in UK and EU we still haven't dropped the prices for some reason. So when I go to pick up an Iroshizuku bottle it needs to mostly be either one to refill a previous bottle, or it must be a colour I absolutely must have, or I have to get them at 10-15% off in the sale. It's the same reason why I don't own any Graf von Faber Castell inks and Colorverse, I just see these inks being way too expensive for the amount of ink you receive.
@Richard_Barnes 3 жыл бұрын
@@PenultimateDave - you’ll already be aware I’m sure, but keep an eye out for the 20% discounts from La Couronne Du Comte as that’s where my latest pen and inks are from. With 20% and free EU shipping, it wipes the floor with UK prices. BUT their website is not linked to stock counts so be wary of that. My latest order has been 5 weeks and I am still waiting on Tsuki-yo! Thanks for replying 😀
@pensplanners6460 3 жыл бұрын
I would love Nitrogen 😍 but I'm terrified I could never ever get the pen I used it in clean.
@PenultimateDave 3 жыл бұрын
I've only ever used it in a pen I can thoroughly clean out.
@lonewolf5973 3 жыл бұрын
Organic Studio nitrogen☝️
@walterfoster2582 3 жыл бұрын
Try KWZ Sheen Machine. Better behaved than Nitrogen.
@PenultimateDave 3 жыл бұрын
Yes I have managed to try it at the London Pen Show with Konrad from KWZ and it was much more well behaved, although someone wrote me recently and you still can get a little blue from dried ink on your finger but nowhere as near as Nitrogen.
@jamesaritchie1 3 жыл бұрын
I am not a fan of blue inks. The only ones I've bought are Noodler's Navajo Turquoise and Waterman Serenity Blue. I also have a bottle of Lamy Blue that someone gave me. I do occasionally use the turquoise, but that's it for pleasure. The other blue is for professional reasons only.
@humanfirst11 3 жыл бұрын
What's your favourite fountain pen ink color?
@tiramisucocolands7952 Жыл бұрын
Is inspired blue lighter than kon peki?
@PenultimateDave Жыл бұрын
Yes a little lighter.
@Crazytesseract 3 жыл бұрын
Pilot Blue, Pelikan Royal blue not shown.
@PenultimateDave 3 жыл бұрын
Because I don't have those inks.
@walterfoster2582 3 жыл бұрын
Goid luck cleaning up the OS Nitrogen my friend. That is alien technology 😉
@stardust5379 3 жыл бұрын
Nitrogen is awesome. Just imagine a medieval monk using it for text and illumination. Now on my wish list along with gloves, protective paint overalls, face shield, protective sheets etc. Oh, hang on, I have all that to protect me from the virus. 😂. You have some stonking inks. Where are the Krishnas, Coloverse, Private Reserve inks? London October pen show soon. Then Sheffield pen show in November. Hopefully Sarj, St.John's pens, Worcester Pen Company et al will be there.
@PenultimateDave 3 жыл бұрын
Sadly I don't have any Krishna, Colorverse or Private Reserve. The Private Reserve Inks are very few in the UK unfortunately, not a great selection and now the owner passed away last week I doubt they will continue unless someone comes along and buys up the company a second time. Krishna I've stayed away from because I have a few friends and Krishna inks have stained their expensive Viscontni's. I like the look of some of the Colorverse inks but I feel for the price, and that small bottle you get as a second bottle, a bit over priced and I could never fit a no 6 size nib into that bottle. Unfortunately London and Sheffield pen shows are now cancelled. The next pen show will be Bristol in Feb 2021 and London in Mar 2021 but only if we can reduce the spread of virus infection. Yesterday was our highest day of infections with over 6,000 new infections. No pen shows until we can get that down to 500.
@stardust5379 3 жыл бұрын
@@PenultimateDave Thanks for that information. Sad about Private Reserve. Shame about Krishna. I only checked Sheffield last weekend and was getting excited as I am at university here and went last year. What a mess of a year. Thank you for giving us some pen and ink pleasure.
@PenultimateDave 3 жыл бұрын
Yes The Writing Desk do have some PR inks but not a large range unfortunately.
@pacomacaw2456 2 жыл бұрын
A really annoying grammar issue you need to correct. "More blue" is fine. "Bluer" is fine, but "More bluer" is appalling grammar.