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[blethenstrom]

Thanks for the heads up, I'll give that a wide berth. Sheens and other inconsistencies send my eyes wonky.

I actually have gotten over time to like shading quite a bit. One of my favorite inks especially in stubs/italics is R&K Alt-Goldgrun which is a completely out of character color for me. I am not sure why I like it. It is not an office appropriate color though.
-Boris

 

[AimlessWanderer]

I actually have gotten over time to like shading quite a bit. One of my favorite inks especially in stubs/italics is R&K Alt-Goldgrun which is a completely out of character color for me. I am not sure why I like it. It is not an office appropriate color though.
-Boris

Aside from a bit of Quink, and a few long standard international cartridges, all my ink is Diamine. I have a bottle of Diamine Salamander which gave a similar effect at first. That shading was far too heavy for my eyes, so I wetted it with some soap, until it was consistently the darker colour. Much better.

I have numerous intemittent sensory anomalies due to complex neurological issues, and shading and sheen really doesn't help matters. "Correcting" shading inks with a teeny drop of soap or detergent, means I can keep using inks I might otherwise have to dispose of.

The Sargasso Sea has settled down a bit now in the current pen, but is still a fair bit lighter in colour than in other pens. Possibly due to viscosity. I tried using a glass dip pen with it, and that seemed to confirm it. I could try wetting this down too to increase the flow rate, but that might bring the sheen back, so I think I'll leave it alone. It's not presenting it's "true" colour, but not presenting the usual sheening problem either, so I can live with it.

 

[blethenstrom]

Aside from a bit of Quink, and a few long standard international cartridges, all my ink is Diamine. I have a bottle of Diamine Salamander which gave a similar effect at first. That shading was far too heavy for my eyes, so I wetted it with some soap, until it was consistently the darker colour. Much better.

I have numerous intemittent sensory anomalies due to complex neurological issues, and shading and sheen really doesn't help matters. "Correcting" shading inks with a teeny drop of soap or detergent, means I can keep using inks I might otherwise have to dispose of.

The Sargasso Sea has settled down a bit now in the current pen, but is still a fair bit lighter in colour than in other pens. Possibly due to viscosity. I tried using a glass dip pen with it, and that seemed to confirm it. I could try wetting this down too to increase the flow rate, but that might bring the sheen back, so I think I'll leave it alone. It's not presenting it's "true" colour, but not presenting the usual sheening problem either, so I can live with it.

Yeah i have salamander as well and it does shade a bit. For me I can't really wet the inks down with detergent because I'm usually writing on less than optimal paper and that would cause to much bleeding. I'm mostly diamine as well. Living in the US a can order from the Uk and the price is very good even taking the shipping in account and they have many inks to choose between.

If you really want a true utilitarian blue like the diamine sargasso blue but without the sheen I find waterman serenity blue very good. Very well behaved and no sheen nor shading. Safe in any pen as well.

 

[Dominic]

Pilot gold Metro, refilled with Robert Oster Thunderstorm blue black ink.

I had to do a little reading to learn a bit more about what you’re talking about.

Intermediate Guide to Fountain Pen Inks: Sheen, Shading, Shimmer, and More | JetPens

Fountain pen inks come in a rainbow of colors, and some even have neat effects that don't show up in other writing instruments. In this guide, we’ll take an in-depth look at sheen, shading, and shimmer. In addition, we’ll discuss the different kinds of waterproof inks.

www.jetpens.com

 

[blethenstrom]

Pilot gold Metro, refilled with Robert Oster Thunderstorm blue black ink.

I had to do a little reading to learn a bit more about what you’re talking about.

Intermediate Guide to Fountain Pen Inks: Sheen, Shading, Shimmer, and More | JetPens

Fountain pen inks come in a rainbow of colors, and some even have neat effects that don't show up in other writing instruments. In this guide, we’ll take an in-depth look at sheen, shading, and shimmer. In addition, we’ll discuss the different kinds of waterproof inks.

www.jetpens.com

Yeah it is like a new language to learn. Most of the time if you have a highly saturated ink there will be no shading. Less saturated colors shade more readily. Sheening I think occur when they have a mix of strong colors together. Shimmer is particles that reflect light and can therefore be problematic in your pens, if you are not careful.
-Boris

 

[Runnin_Ute]

Refilled the Pelikan 140 with Pelikan 4001 Blue Black. I have had this ink in it since August 2017 and gone through multiple 62.5 ml bottles of it.

 

[Heron]

The Noodler's Green Marine in my Lamy 2000 ran out today. I replaced it with Robert Oster Dark Chocolate. I entered the number of inks for sale on the website and let random.org pick a color, and Dark Chocolate was what came up. I like it, it's a dark brownish purple.

 

[blethenstrom]

The Noodler's Green Marine in my Lamy 2000 ran out today. I replaced it with Robert Oster Dark Chocolate. I entered the number of inks for sale on the website and let random.org pick a color, and Dark Chocolate was what came up. I like it, it's a dark brownish purple.

Sometimes it is hard to choose. I rarely load my pen twice in a row with the same ink.

 

[Heron]

Another refill of the 2000 today, I've been using diluted Diamine Prussian Blue. The lighter color shades really well. I also refilled my medium Safari with Robert Oster Dark Chocolate

 

[blethenstrom]

Another refill of the 2000 today, I've been using diluted Diamine Prussian Blue. The lighter color shades really well. I also refilled my medium Safari with Robert Oster Dark Chocolate

Do you find diluting the ink make it feel drier?

 

[Heron]

Do you find diluting the ink make it feel drier?

Not this one, the flow is great. I use Noodler's Blue Ghost to lighten other ink colors, I've never tried plain water.

 

[AimlessWanderer]

The Kensington Red Parker Jotter ran dry of Diamine Crimson. It's had a quick no-flush refill with Diamine Matador.

 

[Opolar]

Cross Century 2 fountain pen empty of iroshizuku take-sumi ink. I`ll use my Cross Century roller ball for now.

 

[Maximumsmoke]

. . . ran it dry this evening paying bills. Guess I'll be washing a a few pens this evening.

Hmm . . . That's a lot of debt, man . . . Seriously, I really do love to write checks with a fountain pen. I can hardly bear to write checks or in my check register with a damned ballpoint.

Ahh . . . . Just one more thing . . . How can I tell when I'm out of invisible ink?

Cheers!
Tony

 

[Heron]

As I was cleaning up after replacing the empty Diamine Prussian Blue cartridge from my Kakuno with Diamine Golden Brown, I noticed that the two colors combine to make a nice dark green.

 

[nemo]

Made it nearly one month -- apparently not writing enough!
Old Montblanc blue-black ran out and after a minimal flush refilled with Montblanc royal blue.
Another vintage ink

Faithful old-style M200 (W Germany) Pelikan, stainless nib replaced with 14K gold 400 unit (1950s)

 

[Claudel Xerxes]

I've been cleaning out a few pens recently.

 

[Heron]

The Diamine Merlot just ran out in my Pelikan Twist. Good thing I bought a bottle of Merlot at the local stationery shop yesterday.

 

[Claudel Xerxes]

My Franklin-Christoph 2012 B&B Essential (Bi) ran out of Stipula Musk Green. I'm going to clean it, and set it aside for now, but I'm really liking that pen lately for everyday writing at home.

 

[Claudel Xerxes]

My Sailor 1911S (MS) ran out of Pilot Iroshizuku Ajisai. That music nib really lays down a lot of ink. I only filled a little over 5 pages in one of my Apica CD15 notebooks before the pen was bone dry. I plan on giving it a quick flush this evening, but I'll probably ink it right back up because I've been enjoying writing with it the past few days.