Writer’s Blood is by far the wettest ink I have ever used. I first used it in a good-flowing pen and it turned into a firehose. I then used it in a couple of problematic dry pens, and totally brought them back to life, and they are now pleasant writers. That’s been more important to me than the color. Thanks for the video!

I use Writer's Blood in my Parker 51 (circa 1960). Never a skip, never a grumble. I like a red that doesn't scream, and this is a good one. Never tried the Oxblood, but tried Dragon's Blood once. Frankly I like the ink name as much as the ink.

I like my ink colours to be almost black, but with a bit of colour in the shading. So for me, the Writers blood is a clear winner. Great review, comparison.

I always wondered what the difference was with these. Thank you for this comparison!

Another vote for Oxblood here. Professional yet still with some color. I just wish these 30ml bottles had a wider mouth to make filling fatter pens an easier process.

00:28 🖋 Comparing Diamine Oxblood and Writer's Blood inks, similar colors but different properties and enjoyable to use. 01:52 🎨 Chromatography reveals distinct differences between the two inks despite their similar appearance when written. 02:46 ✒ Writing samples conducted with a Serendipity dip pen showing the Oxblood's color shift during writing. 06:31 💧 Writer's Blood ink exhibits higher wetness compared to Oxblood, taking longer to dry. 08:07 🖋 The Writer's Blood ink appears darker, almost black, when compared to the Oxblood ink in certain writing contexts. 09:17 💲 Cost comparison: Oxblood costs 30 cents per milliliter in Australia, Writer's Blood costs 13 cents per milliliter in the UK. 11:48 🌍 Consideration of purchasing location impacts the cost significantly, suggesting potential savings by buying from the UK. 12:29 💭 Personal preferences lean towards using Oxblood in certain pens due to its performance, while Writer's Blood might suit broader nibs better.

As a writer, I gravitated to using Writer's Blood but I like that extra red you showed really appeals to me. When my ink runs out, I'll give Oxblood a try. Thanks for these comparisons, Gary. They are always so informative.

Love and have a lot of Diamine Ink but do not own these two so this was very informative. Thank you.

I don’t have Writer’s Blood but I have oxblood and ancient copper. Love both, and both kind of look like blood when I’m cleaning the pen out, especially when the ink gets on my fingers. It freaks my wife out when she sees it on my hands or on the spent paper towel. Needless to say she’s not too keen on either color.

I love Writer's blood. I recently tried it in a Pilot Parallel stub and it looked like a whole different ink! It was basically a deep purple wine colour and made for a very beautiful gothic feeling script. For some reason the flow was not too wet from the stub even though in a regular nib it often feels too wet...not sure why that is, but really a lovely experience! And wow that chromatography in Oxblood! It is so much more complex than I would have imagined, thanks for the review.

great comparison, thanks for sharing

I’m using Oxblood in my Kaweco brass sport. It’s my daily carry pen and I really like how it writes with the Oxblood ink. The color to me is really appealing. Writers Blood is a bit to dark for me.

The writers blood sounds like the perfect ink for one of my beloved, but very dry pens. Thanks so much for the video. I was not sure if it makes sense to buy the writers blood ink, since I love to use the oxblood already.

Rather close, but I prefer Oxblood. The comparison reminds me of Noodler's Black Swan in English Roses vs. Australian Roses. I prefer Australian.

Oxblood isn't just a good ink from red ink family, its one of the best ink out there in market. Hope diamine will never discontinue this just lile MB did with corn popy red.

I have been deciding between the two, and picked Writer' Blood. This ink happened to be way too wet for all the pens I own. Not only the colour is too dark for my liking, but also the drying time is uncomfortably long. I wouldn't question the quality by any mean, but next time will try Oxblood instead.

Why should we decide between two great inks? I purchased both colors and enjoy writing with them. Diamine offers the greatest variety of inks at hard to beat prices.

Oxblood every time for me. There is an extensive range of ‘reds’ from Diamine these days. Not unusually, on the page they can appear very close. I always use Diamine, but go for ‘top, bottom and middle’ of what is available in each colour range. Always 80ml.

Gary throwing down the G.O.A.T.s

Interesting that the chromatography shows Writers Blood as more purply red and Ox Blood as more brown because they look like the opposite in your writing samples, Writers Blood looks more like a dark brown.

I bought a bottle of Writer's Blood when FP folk were raving about it and used it instead of Oxblood. Having seen your comparison, I have to say I prefer the Oxblood. I'll switch back.

Obrigado

Interesting, I like them both, but ordinarily save Writer's Blood for really dry nibs

I do not own Writer's Blood. I think that the dry time would be too long for me. I like Oxblood a lot. I like the color a lot. Maybe I will see if I can get a sample of Writer's Blood. It is interesting. Do you have purple inks you can compare?

I normally use cheap paper, 75 gsm paper. Which one will behave better on cheaper paper?

do you have a link where to buy a serendipity dip pen please

I'm curious, why didn't you just use an actual dip pen to test your inks?

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Ox blood looks brown to me. Males no difference what color ink one uses when their writing is not legible. Writers blood