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226 reviews from r/fountainpens, r/Calligraphy, r/printmaking and 8 more subreddits

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Diamine

4.6

(83)

"Diamine Claret is my go-to, it has never let me down so far."

"Diamine Blue-Black. Very reliable."

"Also diamine ink usually offer a lot of shading."

"It's a very rich blue with a very slight sheen to it."

"Really nice."

"Diamine Merry and Bright is a bright green with shimmer."

"Any of the Diamine shimmers, especially from their previous Advent collections."

"Diamine Eclipse because it can shade to a vaguely smokey purple color."

"Diamine has a huge range of blue and beautiful inks."

"I ended up with a bottle of Diamine Aurora Borealis instead of blues after I tried samples."

Waterman

4.3

(17)

"ALWAYS Waterman - either Serenity or Mysterious Blue."

"Waterman ink. Excellent and inexpensive."

"I have both Waterman Serenity and Inspired Blue and both have been super reliable."

"I myself like the hue of Waterman's Serenity Blue better."

"Waterman inks are great. They also have wonderful atypical colors like tender purple."

"Waterman Tender Purple or Aurora Black."

"Waterman Mysterious Blue is my usual go-to."

"Waterman inks are very good as well and inexpensive."

"These two don’t bleed much with finer nibs."

"Waterman inks are all really gentle on pens too."

Pilot

4.7

(13)

"For more 'standard' blues, I like Pilot Blue and Pelikan 4001 royal-blue."

"USE FOUNTAIN PEN INKS! Pilot makes them.. Parker, Diamine, Waterman, Pelikan, etc all make safe inks for fountain pens as well.."

"I've had success with Pilot/Iroshizuku, Diamine, Sailor, and Birmingham inks."

"Pilot, Waterman, Rohrer & Klinger, Montblanc are the safest blue inks around."

"Pilot iroshizuku ink (one of the best ones), costs 15 USD including delivery."

"Giant bottles of Pilot? A little more expensive upfront but super cheap by volume."

"Pilot Iroshizuku inks are all fenomenal, wet and performs well."

"Pilot Iroshizuku (just pick your favorite) flows like an undammed river."

"I mostly use Pilot Iroshizuku inks, with all nib sizes including bold and stub nibs, with no issues at all."

"You can get the 350ml Pilot bottles on AliEx."

Platinum

4.7

(12)

"For a black that's permanent and has graphite sheen, platinum carbon black is my go-to."

"Platinum carbon black is my go to."

"Platinum Carbon Black (probably the most popular one)."

"Platnium Carbon Black?"

"Platinum classic _____ black line."

"Platinum Carbon black is pretty satisfying!"

"Platinum Carbon Black and other pigment inks are almost entirely waterproof and can exhibit sheen."

"Platinum Carbon Black ink."

"It's the only ink I use in my 03 Preppy."

"The cartridges for Platinum Carbon Black and Pigment Blue are great also."

Sailor

4.7

(10)

"It shades SO nicely."

"Kiwa guro is the best."

"One of my favorite dark green inks."

"My favorite is sailor kiwaguro it is super wet and the pen glides."

"Sailor Manyo Fuji or Nekoyanagi for the lavender."

"My two top dark greens are Sailor Tokiwa-Matsu (a pine green) and Taccia SabiMidori (a rusted copper green)."

"Sailor ultimate black."

"They have almost every shade imaginable, you might have some success checking them out."

"I think you better take a look at Sailor Manyo series instead."

"Sailor inks are wonderful shading inks. A little dry but man you can’t go wrong."

Iroshizuku

4.6

(10)

"My favourite lighter blue ink is Iroshizuku shin-kai which doesn't bleed through crappy Moleskine paper."

"Tsuki-Yo is on the darker side with a slight teal hint."

"Love them both."

"I have my Clear 823 inked with Iroshizuku Tsuki-yo and it’s a wonderful blue."

"I have my Amber 823 inked with Iroshizuku Yama-guri which is a great brown-black."

"My go to blue is Iroshizuku Shin-Kai, which is more of a blue black."

"I use iroshizuku kon-peki for years exclusively for hobonichi."

"Iroshizuku Yama-guri."

"Iroshizuku Take-sumi has some shade, but not lots."

"Iroshizuku Take-Sumi is very wet."

Pelikan

4.2

(10)

"Serenity Blue/Florida Blue or Pelikan Royal Blue"

"Pelikan brilliant brown is such a beautiful ink"

"Pelikan brilliant brown is such a beautiful ink."

"Their 4001 inks are pretty dry."

"Permanent (pigmented) inks work very great."

"Would work great for your purpose."

"You could get nice shading that kind of looks the one in her hair too."

"It's a decent, cheap and readily available fountain pen ink."

"Pelikan 4001 Blue Black and Turquoise are really dry."

Rohrer & Klingner

4.7

(7)

"I love the rohrer & klingner inks and use brushes for large black areas."

"Modern iron gall inks. Rohrer & Klingner Salix is a favorite."

"I highly recommend Roher and Klinger Salix or Scabiosa."

"I usually recommend rohrer and klingner salix. you can't go wrong with that one on cheap paper."

"Lotte is their deep black. It’s pigmented and waterproof when dried."

"Budget waterproof black ink: Rohrer & Klingner Lotte."

"Might give you the very narrow lines you seek."

Lamy

4.0

(8)

"I'm currently using Lamy Amazonite for my half-orc sorcerer!"

"Lamy sells its own ink that is perfectly serviceable."

"You could get nice shading that kind of looks the one in her hair too."

"Lamy Black should be best on cheap paper out of the three inks available to you because Lamy inks can run on the dry side."

"Lamy Turquoise is a good turquoise."

"I personally like Lamy Black, but I always warn people that it’s a very dark grey."

"Any of the basic Lamy or Pelikan inks are dry."

#10

De Atramentis

4.3

(7)

"First up is De Atramentis Document Black ink, very popular, very good waterproof black ink."

"My recommendation is de atramentis document black, which is my preferred black document ink for its lubricated writing feel"

"You’d be fine with stuff like the De Atramentis Document Ink, which comes in a wide variety of shades."

"I use and will continue to use DeAtramentis Document Black in my Hobonichi."

"Any of the DeAtramentis inks (to include Archive ink, which is great) or Platinum Carbon Black would meet your needs."

"Try DA Document Blue - the cyan is notoriously poorly behaved sadly."

"I love the way it varies from a deep blue to the grayish blue."

#11

Parker

4.3

(7)

"Parker Quink Black and Washable Blue are my go-to inks for testing pens."

"Parker Quink"

"It works perfectly."

"I’m really enjoying Parker Quink Black in a medium nib right now. Plus, the bottle is terrific."

"Parker Quink Washable blue, before it was Diamine’s Beau blue."

"I'm in the U.S. and Staples carries black Quink where I am."

"Parker Quink washable blue feels very dry to me."

#12

Pilot Iroshizuku

4.8

(6)

"I always use Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-Peki."

"Anything Iroshizuku, basically."

"I have Pilot Iroshizuku Yu-Yake in my Glauco Cambon <M> and it works great."

"Pilot Iroshizuku line is always a good option, so choose which color you like because they do have a good variety!"

"Any iroshizuku ink! They have some many pretty colours & a nice Rhodia notebook or dotpad!"

"Get Pilot Iroshizuku, Krishna inks, Waterman inks they are good."

#13

J. Herbin

5.0

(3)

"J. Herbin Perle Noire."

"I really like J. Herbin Toits de Peris and Lie de The"

"My favorite fountain pen black ink is J Herbin Perle Noire."

#14

Speedball

4.0

4.0

1.0

(1)

"Avoid HP like the plague."

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