on saleDe Atramentis Indigo Blue - 45ml Bottled Ink

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I reached for this with my new **** statesman snorkel with an X4 Triumph palladium silver nib. a very EF (japanese EF) nib that writes nice and wet, and this ink plays nice. It sheens a bit, even with very fine lines, and shades a bit too. In my EF, it's more of a blue-black than a true blue, but laid down wider, a fog blue with lots of shading appears.Dry times are good, no smearing. It doesn't completely wash away when wet, but it's not any sort of waterproof.Saturation is heavy, flow is super smooth and medium-wet.Behavior on garbage paper is meh. It feathers a bit, even with my super duper EF.Will i buy it again? not sure. I think 35ml isn't quite enough for the price. Give me 50ml for the price and I think I'd be happier. If you want a versatile foggy grey-blue that looks nice and school blue when laid down dry, to a dark indigo with sheen when laid down wet, this is a good choice. I don't buy a ton of standard blues, and I think for my money, I'm still stuck on the Goulet Liberty's elysium, kon-peki, Monteverde sapphire (best value along with liberty's elysium) and diamine blue velvet. So while it's not a perfect ink for me, I think I'd still recommend it to anyone in the market for an ink with these kinds of characteristics.

This a great blue. Not too dark.

I'm on a constant quest for an ink to replace my dwindling supply of Parker Penman Sapphire, and the Indigo Blue may just be the one. It's not quite as lustrous or brilliant, bit it's quite rich and seems to be friendlier to a wider variety of pens. For example, it goes on the page wet and dark with my Pelikans, but workmanlike and dry with my Parker 51. All in all, very satisfying...but I'm still nursing the last of my Sapphire!

By far, the DeAtramentis is my favorite brand of ink. Excellent color and excellent flow. The nib glides over the paper. It very rarely bleeds through regardless of the quality of the paper. I have found a new brand to always buy.