What Is Your Signature Ink? 4K

Have you heard of A Signature Ink? Is there one color that you could use that expresses who you are perfectly? Is it perfect for your fountain pen? Let's explore the topic!

[gunsmokeandghouls]

Diamine Writers Blood quickly became mine especially with a 1.1 stub. I write a lot of Weird/Dark fantasy so it suits that very well.

[jungroe]

I really like your concept of a signature ink. I have been attracted to the Montblanc Lavender Purple ink for years, and I could easily adopt it to be my signature ink. It is dark and saturated, and well behaved, so practical for business, and I really like it for it's antiquated look, appearing almost blackish grey brown, but with a unique purple tinge to it that stands out. It is very unique in color I think, unlike any other I am aware of. Montblanc renamed this ink to Amethyst Purple.

[davidblack]

The Krishna Moonview is so awesome! Also love the Diamine Oxblood. When I was an Assistant Weapons Officer on the last submarine I served on, I used a Zebra Sarasa in mahogany which is a very similar color.. loved it!

[juicylouisey]

Oxblood looks fantastic on ivory or cream paper. It has a lovely antique look that somehow makes it feel appropriate for most purposes.

[PrinceLeigh]

Just came across your video and I must say I took to what you're saying right away! I first started writing with fountain pens in 2016 and I instantly fell in love with the culture & artistry! I gifted myself a LAMY Vista "Demonstrator" Gift Set with 7 different color cartridges & also a TWSBI Diamond 580 Silver "Demonstrator". I tried out all the seven color cartridges and I bought a bottle of LAMY Turquoise ink to go in the TWSBI. I used that TWSBI pen for 3yrs straight with that ink, while purchasing multiple other pens during that 3yr time span for other pens, and I found myself always going back to that LAMY Turquoise Ink and soon it became synonymous with me, the company & industry I work in. That color became so well known with me until many times I didn't even have to sign my name on some of the notes and holiday cards I sent out because people know that they've only ever seen that shade of ink used by me. I still use it until this day; It's truly become my true signature color! 💙💙💙

[basta.dotto_]

+1 for the Caroube de Chypre! I use it after I've decanted it, removing all the shimmer. I find that those types of inks are lubricated, and by removing those flecks, I'm left with a nicely lubricated ink that works extremely well in Japanese F and MF nibs.

[crouserm]

I've only been using fountain pens since 1969, so I'm still figuring out inks. Also, part of my "signature" is to vary the color and properties. ... May I say, I find your videos more contemplative in our hobby than bound to whatever the next interesting product is. Keep it up!

[annamay]

I have two inks. At work, most people are 100% electronic. I am not. I have two inks that as soon as anyone sees the writing they know it is mine. I enjoy my Waterman Carene in the Coral color. I match that with Waterman red which is actually more of a coral color when you lay the pen next to it. The second pen I use a lot for letter writing and sometimes at work is the Waterman Essence of Silver pen and I like to match that with the J. Herbin Poussiere De Lune. It makes me think of the silvery moon in the evening or early morning sky....and when people see it they know it is from me. I love your topics that you talk about

[thomashardy]

I’ve been trying different “work appropriate” inks over the last few months, but haven’t settled on one particular ink yet. Interestingly, there is a nurse I work with who always uses a purple color in a gel pen. As you mention the video, I instantly recognize her writing.

[maxwells]

When I first started using fountain pens in the 90’s, I only used Herbin Poussiere de Lune and Waterman South Seas Blue, now Inspired Blue. Over time, I still love those two colors but I shifted to the green-blue/blue-green family. I love teal inks such as Monteverde California Teal, Iroshizuku Syo-Ro, and Sailor Yama-dori which are dark greenish-blue with some red sheen. I find Iro inks to have the best “feel”, in general when comparing brands of ink. But, there are too many beautiful colors to be limited to a single ink. So, I started in the hobby very intentionally with a signature ink (or two) but now I don’t have one because life is too short to limit your color choices.

[xerxiusmaximus]

I own two Stipula Duettos in Cognac, and have developed a bourbon, cognac signature color for these… it is a unscripted dash and drop of three other inks, and this started out as a means to decrease the drying time without sacrificing the wetness of the primary ink while adding more of that honey-brown to what is basically a shading ink that is composed of mainly bright orange and yellow. I love how this initial experiment turned into an alluring signature color and is still very much possessed of shading and wetness, but for me, a leftie, dries quickly. The two secondary inks are Graf von Fabre-Castell Hazelnut Brown, Akkerman SBRE Brown… and the main secret foundational ink… these combined with the incredible chatoyant finish of the Stipula Duetto in Cognac makes for hours of enjoyment of true self-expression…. thank you. I love your content… Please, stay safe. BTW, I just refer to this signature color as “cognac.”

[richardzak]

Hello HJ. There was a time that I only used J. Her in Emerald shimmer ink. That was my signature ink that absolutely no one in the company could ever match. Truth be told, I kept it a secret from everyone else. Today, I have discovered a variety of ink colors that are always inked up in the 5 fountain pens that I own. If the mood strikes me, I have a glass pen that satisfies my craving for another color. I have learned that there are infinite colors out there in the world so why would I live with just one?

[James_Orwell]

To me green would be the best one, green is a clam colour, and when reading something with a green tint, you take more time to look and dive into every letter, it’s an interesting way of making people delve into every word

[diegocatalanoferraioli]

Great to use fountain pens for work, since they add a bit o fun in serious stuff. Personally I use only fountain pens and after years of use I realized that the coice of the ink is very important. Most of the inks you mentioned, the ones I know, are not for signature since they are washable. I lost days of work for few drops of water. Even, many blue inks are too sensitive to light that they tend to desapear with the time. Pilot blue is good enough, and it is one of my preferred inks. Not the same is true for almost all Montblanc inks; the MB Toffee Brown was one of my preferred inks, but unfortunately I realized that it is not for serious stuff, since it suffice one single drop of water to loose a full page. A very good ink, from many perspectives, is the Pelikan Blue-Black. Another exceptional ink is the Sailor Seiboku.

[johntaylor]

Hi. Really enjoying your channel. My signature ink is Emerald of Chivor, I just can't get enough of it.🤗 Cheers

[ho]

Inspiring and thought provoking video.

[gihanzohdy]

Black being a favourite colour of mine in general because of the difficulty to make it beautiful and on account if its gravitas as a colour it is my main ink colour of use. Leonardo, Aurora, Pilot Iroshizuku and Sailor blacks are mainstream for me as I was given them when purchasing their high end pens. I love a thick and legible font whether handwritten or printed and black without any tinting fits the bill. However, for my diary I always use a pinkish red with which my Targa Sheaffer is permanently inked. This is because this particular hue stands for joy, hope and blossoming. Besides these I sometimes use a teal/turquoise or a violet blue ink for personal notes, just for the sake of variety.

[bookbutterfly]

My signature ink is Pilot Iro Ama-iro. It's my favourite colour -- the perfect shade of sky blue! Not too light, not too dark. It's readable & it flows beautifully in my EF nibs. My friends are quick to recognize my notes, letters, & the rough drafts for my stories now that I use it so often 😆

[AvecPoesie]

Wow...that Krishna ink looks quite ethereal. Heavenly, really. I am intrigued by the Diamine Oxblood, as well.

[christoulouse]

Just subscribed. I do have a signature ink. I write thank you letters and Christmas cards to clients and fellow agents, as part of my business model. It's done with a specific in and pen: Twsbi Vac 700 with a 1.1 stub nib and Pelikan Turquoise 4001 ink. A very personalized choice that is impossible to mistaken from anyone else; especially since I am a left handed over writer.