As the titler says - what is your favorite ink, and why? Does it change with the seasons or the use case?
I can start out. My current favorite is Diamine Oxblood. I’m not really sure why this is, but I like the color and it behaves nicely in my Safari. I also enjoy my Iroshizuko Tsuki-Yo, and I really like this color, but I have not tested this much. But I think it will be good in my AL-Star 2023LE Petrol! 😎
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Kon Peki has never let me down, though I have been enjoying Robert Osters Sea Green lately too.
I like blues too - but I’m surprised how well I enjoy red/burgundy inks 🤩
I think I should look into getting some red or orange inks as well.
I like the Kon Peki from Iroshizuku.
That seems to be a really nice and right blue! Hope to test it sometime in the future.
Diamine Kong Girls, an ink exclusive to Kong Girls in Hong Kong. It’s a lovely purple with an electric blue shimmer, and it never fails to make me happy.
My favourite ink changes every few months. Right now I’d say it’s Wearingeul Human Issues, but I am starting to get really into Colorverse Rainy Day.
Big fan of Iroshizuku inks. My favorite is Yama-Budo.
Fun mixing recipe from u/migo984: make a faux Lamy Dark Lilac by mixing 3 parts Yama-Budo with 1 part Shin-Kai.
Iroshizuko is truly great! :)
Oops totally forgot to say why I like Yama-Budo. I think it’s really striking, which makes it refreshing to look at compared to my daily black, blue, and red ballpoints at work.
Despite not being very wet, I currently enjoy the Mango Sorbet from the Navhalur Explorer line. The pink of the same line is great as well.
I don’t use these as a primary ink, but rather to highlight specific things in my notes.
Does anyone know a nice Orange ink? It seems wild that I haven’t tried to find one of my favorite color, yet.
I really like Noodler’s Habanero, southwest sunset (formerly Apache sunset) is also a crowd favorite. I also enjoy Pilot Yu Yake and Diamine pumpkin.
Southwest Sunset is gorgeous when combined with a broad nib and good paper. I’m gonna have to look for Pilot Yu Yake, I really like Pilot Fuyu Gaki but I’m not entirely sure if it’s orange or not.
I just ordered Diamine Autumn Oak - not sure if it’s good yet, but I’ll know in a few days :)
My favorite ink is the Ink Wearingeul - For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Wow, that looks sick! Really hefty sheen, as far as I can tell on Mountain of Ink.
I like Diamine All The Best - it has all the bells and whistles and way too much of them. Hell’s Bells is another one that I’m currently testing, the sheen is nice and it doesn’t look glossy when dry.
I also love Diamine Oxblood and the Iroshizuko inks. Lately I have needed permanent inks, so I have been using De Atramentis Document Inks.
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