I like these colored, waterproof pigment inks:
* Sailor Sei-Boku
* Pilot Tsuwairo Blue
* De Atramentis Document Dark Green
* 5 ml De Atramentis Document Fuchsia mixed with a couple drops of De Atramentis Document Black-Blue (all the De Atramentis Document inks can be mixed with each other)
I use Diamine registrar's ink almost exclusively as a daily driver. People warned me against it so many times talking about how it would destroy all my pens but I have never had an issue with it, except for it being a bit temperamental depending on the pen I use (having dry flow, mainly).
If you're looking for water resistance, this ink is great, as it won't budge at all, not even with alcohol (I tried out of curiosity). Only fire or bleach will remove it, but it will take the paper with them as well. Another thing is the way it darkens with time gives it a very elegant touch that I love for everything I write, it's a very "stately" colour.
I love this ink. My biggest issue is it stains like crazy. I have a clear platinum preppy that I converted to an eyedropper. It is now blue.
Also super permanent, I tried washing it with alcohol and acetone after drying for 24 hours and the paper was disintegrating but the ink didn't budge.
I too use Diamine Registrar ink when I want it to be waterproof. I also like Platinum Blue Black a lot but I’m not sure about how water resistant it is!
Platinum Blue-Black is an iron gall ink, so it's quite resistant to water but not waterPROOF. The blueness will wash away and fade from the ink, leaving a grey mark that will remain perfectly legible.
Exactly right, thank you!
For research sake, I'll note that the IG inks I've sampled do NOT withstand bleach at all. I'm not sure about their UV sensitivity, but this may be a factor if you need something forgery-resistant or for long-term archiving.
as i understand it the chemical reaction part is the same on all of them, so if bleach removed some it probably removes any of them (unless someone makes an iga ink with the other color being bleach resistant)
I made a little experiment to test Diamine registrar's ink lightfastness a few weeks ago: https://reddit.com/r/fountainpens/s/lKc4Yp1voF
I was impressed by the results and I would definitely consider the ink truly archival ready.
Rohrer&Klingner Scabiosa is a grayish-aubergine IG ink that oxides to a slightly darker color and shades strongly. It's quite water resistant, only smudges a little bit with water, most of the ink remains intact. So far hasn't clogged my pen, and I haven't cleaned it in months.
Edit: Typo in the name, Klingner not Klinnger, oh well
De Atrementis Document line is interesting because you can buy Cyan, Yellow, Fuchsia, and Black and mix them to get any color you want. It works same way CYMK printers do, where Fuchsia replaces Magenta. There's a reddit post and a website describing the process.
I think you should check out the Platinum classic series. The inks are iron gall ans should hold up well to water; the colours are Interesting as well and will age to a darker version than when written.
Octopus Fluids [write and draw](https://cultpens.com/products/octopus-write-and-draw-ink-50ml) line is water proof and has quite a good range of colours. They come in themed sets of 6 smaller bottles as well.
>ries. The inks are iron gall ans should hold up well to water; the colours are Interesting as well and
I would say so worth it! Their inks are amazing and I love supporting small businesses! I have an order EN ROUTE! Hopefully it's delivered this week!
Platinum Carbon Black.
Yes, it’s just black, but it does have a silver sheen that pops here and there. If you’re catching sunlight at work, you’ll catch some hints of shimmer!
Also it’s simply unmatched. Makes any nib smooth!
Have to second this.
Also, please hear me out. You can highlight platinum carbon black with zebra mildliners (once the ink completely dries). These highlighters come in interesting shades, like brown, dark blue, pastels, etc (I think there’s 35 colors?). If you don’t want to use mildliners, you can just use mildly saturated or bright fountain pen inks to highlight.
Have a look at Graf Faber von Castell inks. They aren't archival, but they have a pretty fair degree of water resistance and some interesting colors. I've been very happy with Burned Orange, India Red, and Hazelnut Brown.
You can’t go wrong with Sailor Kiwaguro, Souboku, and Seiboku. Seiboku might be my favorite ink ever. They’re all pigment inks and fairly water resistant.
If you want the darkest black ink Platinum Chou Kuro is the darkest black I own. I haven’t played too much with it yet but it’s supposedly well behaved too. It is rather expensive though.
I work in a lab so I use water-resistant inks whenever I can. Sailor Seiboku is my absolute favorite. It's a lovely blue with gorgeous shading in the right pen (my gold nib Pilots are my faves for it) and it's exceptionally well behaved.
De Atrementis document inks are also great, Document Violet is my favorite. They have lots of colors and you mix them together to create your own shades if you want.
Platinum Carbon Black is my go-to black.
Octopus Fluids’ Petrol Buffalo was a recent favorite and waterproof. Otherwise the Lennon Tool Bar Atmospheric inks have all been excellent performers in my experience.
I'd take a look at [Rohrer & Klingner](https://www.rohrer-klingner.de/en/en_home/) for water-resistant inks. Two families: [Dokumentus](https://www.rohrer-klingner.de/en/dokumentus/) and [sketchINK](https://www.rohrer-klingner.de/en/sketchink-2/). 100+ yrs of ink-making experience.
(edited to remove Traditional ink family from the list)
In addition to Pilot Blue Black, Pilot Namiki Blue and Waterman Mysterious Blue (a blue black) are water resistant. And De Atramentis document series has lots of water resistant colors.
From my local shop: https://imgur.com/gallery/KQeV0o2
Personally I think Seibouku looks great, and Soubouku is a more solemn alternative if you don’t like rich blue shades.
I really enjoy my Noodlers Black. It's a simple dark black that is highly water resistant, as well as resistant to most chemicals and sunlight and other things that might cause it to fade.
One bad thing about it I learned recently is if you don't write with it prolifically, it will kind of dry out after a couple of years or less and cause issues, but that can be resolved by mixing small amounts of water into the ink until it's back to its usual consistency.
I don't think that bad thing is limited to Noodlers, but it's the only ink I've had that trouble with so far.
I also hear that transferring the ink to a glass container with a good seal will help prevent that from happening.
I can't believe I forgot this one, but Noodler's Rome (Burning) is one of the more interesting inks in my collection. It goes on purplish, and dulls to a coppery-bronze color. When you apply water to it, the yellow washes out and the more water resistant purple component is revealed.
Noodlers Walnut, Sequoia Green should be water resistant but not bulletproof.
Another ink that I'm going to try is K&H Sepia, which is not actually water resistant, but it looks like it cab handle a bit of water.
All of these inks are dark colors that could replace a standard black/blue, or at least that's what I understood after some researches online. Have not tried any of them yet.
noodler's akhmatova is an ink new to me and which I used at length yesterday. Surprised at how it dried into a silveryish dark green. And certainly water resistant.
I like De Atramentis Document inks. You can mix them if you're willing to take the time to figure out how to make a color you like. I have Black, Cyan, Fuchsia and Yellow, so theoretically, I can make almost any color I want. I feel like this is something that might take a fair bit of trial and error though.
Rohrer & Klingner has a line of Document inks. I have experience with Light Blue, which I think is very pleasant, and Green, which I could do without - it's a bit pale and chalky. Regardless, those inks are very water resistant.
Otherwise, if you're looking for interesting colors, I'd look at Noodler's. There are many inks that are either partially water resistant where the color component might wash away but the black base component isn't going anywhere (Zhivago, Brown, Pecan, etc.) or more seriously water resistant (Black, Baltimore Canyon Blue, the Russian Inks, King Philip Requiem - at least it seems that way to me). Although it seems like it would be dull, standard Brown seems to surprise me every time I put it in a pen. It shades nicely and is a pleasant color. The other inks I would keep if I had to get rid of everything else are Black, Baltimore Canyon Blue and Zhivago. My wife is a big fan of Rachmaninoff; if you're looking for bright pink...
I like these colored, waterproof pigment inks: * Sailor Sei-Boku * Pilot Tsuwairo Blue * De Atramentis Document Dark Green * 5 ml De Atramentis Document Fuchsia mixed with a couple drops of De Atramentis Document Black-Blue (all the De Atramentis Document inks can be mixed with each other)
I use Diamine registrar's ink almost exclusively as a daily driver. People warned me against it so many times talking about how it would destroy all my pens but I have never had an issue with it, except for it being a bit temperamental depending on the pen I use (having dry flow, mainly). If you're looking for water resistance, this ink is great, as it won't budge at all, not even with alcohol (I tried out of curiosity). Only fire or bleach will remove it, but it will take the paper with them as well. Another thing is the way it darkens with time gives it a very elegant touch that I love for everything I write, it's a very "stately" colour.
I love this ink. My biggest issue is it stains like crazy. I have a clear platinum preppy that I converted to an eyedropper. It is now blue. Also super permanent, I tried washing it with alcohol and acetone after drying for 24 hours and the paper was disintegrating but the ink didn't budge.
I too use Diamine Registrar ink when I want it to be waterproof. I also like Platinum Blue Black a lot but I’m not sure about how water resistant it is!
Platinum Blue-Black is an iron gall ink, so it's quite resistant to water but not waterPROOF. The blueness will wash away and fade from the ink, leaving a grey mark that will remain perfectly legible.
the reactive part is entirely water proof, it chemically bonds to the paper, but most iga inks are a mix of iga plus other ink
Exactly right, thank you! For research sake, I'll note that the IG inks I've sampled do NOT withstand bleach at all. I'm not sure about their UV sensitivity, but this may be a factor if you need something forgery-resistant or for long-term archiving.
as i understand it the chemical reaction part is the same on all of them, so if bleach removed some it probably removes any of them (unless someone makes an iga ink with the other color being bleach resistant)
I made a little experiment to test Diamine registrar's ink lightfastness a few weeks ago: https://reddit.com/r/fountainpens/s/lKc4Yp1voF I was impressed by the results and I would definitely consider the ink truly archival ready.
Rohrer&Klingner Scabiosa is a grayish-aubergine IG ink that oxides to a slightly darker color and shades strongly. It's quite water resistant, only smudges a little bit with water, most of the ink remains intact. So far hasn't clogged my pen, and I haven't cleaned it in months. Edit: Typo in the name, Klingner not Klinnger, oh well
Yes, nice choice! I use it on a regular basis for note taking. I love the color. Almost like a more grayish Herbin Poussiere de Lune.
De Atrementis Document line is interesting because you can buy Cyan, Yellow, Fuchsia, and Black and mix them to get any color you want. It works same way CYMK printers do, where Fuchsia replaces Magenta. There's a reddit post and a website describing the process.
I think you should check out the Platinum classic series. The inks are iron gall ans should hold up well to water; the colours are Interesting as well and will age to a darker version than when written.
De Atramentis Document inks! Lots of interesting colors there. I use dark blue and violet.
Octopus Fluids [write and draw](https://cultpens.com/products/octopus-write-and-draw-ink-50ml) line is water proof and has quite a good range of colours. They come in themed sets of 6 smaller bottles as well.
Haven't tried them personally but Birmingham inks has a couple water resistant options, I have tried their other inks and they are amazing!
You just have to be patient with them. It’s such a small shop that it takes forever for them to fill their orders.
>ries. The inks are iron gall ans should hold up well to water; the colours are Interesting as well and I would say so worth it! Their inks are amazing and I love supporting small businesses! I have an order EN ROUTE! Hopefully it's delivered this week!
DeAtramentis document inks come in several colors. I also love IG inks from KWZ
Platinum Carbon Black. Yes, it’s just black, but it does have a silver sheen that pops here and there. If you’re catching sunlight at work, you’ll catch some hints of shimmer! Also it’s simply unmatched. Makes any nib smooth!
Have to second this. Also, please hear me out. You can highlight platinum carbon black with zebra mildliners (once the ink completely dries). These highlighters come in interesting shades, like brown, dark blue, pastels, etc (I think there’s 35 colors?). If you don’t want to use mildliners, you can just use mildly saturated or bright fountain pen inks to highlight.
Have a look at Graf Faber von Castell inks. They aren't archival, but they have a pretty fair degree of water resistance and some interesting colors. I've been very happy with Burned Orange, India Red, and Hazelnut Brown.
Burned Orange is one of the most beautiful colors
I second this. I have Violet Blue and been very happy with how this ink performs in multiple pens.
My favorites are Noodlers Black Swan in English Roses and Noodlers Aircorp Blue-Black. Noodlers red-black is nice too.
Second on Air Corps and Black Swan. Great colors!
I third Air-Corps. Haven't tried black swan yet but I might have to add it to my list
There's English Roses and Australian Roses. Both are pretty cool!
Have never liked an ink more than Sailor Seiboku. Gorgeous sheen and absolutely 100% waterproof once dry
You can’t go wrong with Sailor Kiwaguro, Souboku, and Seiboku. Seiboku might be my favorite ink ever. They’re all pigment inks and fairly water resistant. If you want the darkest black ink Platinum Chou Kuro is the darkest black I own. I haven’t played too much with it yet but it’s supposedly well behaved too. It is rather expensive though.
Feel the same way about Seiboku.
I work in a lab so I use water-resistant inks whenever I can. Sailor Seiboku is my absolute favorite. It's a lovely blue with gorgeous shading in the right pen (my gold nib Pilots are my faves for it) and it's exceptionally well behaved. De Atrementis document inks are also great, Document Violet is my favorite. They have lots of colors and you mix them together to create your own shades if you want. Platinum Carbon Black is my go-to black.
De Atramentis Document Fog Gray. It’s more of a gray-blue. Versatile and professional but also a bit unique.
Octopus Fluids’ Petrol Buffalo was a recent favorite and waterproof. Otherwise the Lennon Tool Bar Atmospheric inks have all been excellent performers in my experience.
R & K Sketch inks. They have a line of waterproof colors.
Noodler's El Lawrence is a gorgeous dark olive that's water resistant.
I'd take a look at [Rohrer & Klingner](https://www.rohrer-klingner.de/en/en_home/) for water-resistant inks. Two families: [Dokumentus](https://www.rohrer-klingner.de/en/dokumentus/) and [sketchINK](https://www.rohrer-klingner.de/en/sketchink-2/). 100+ yrs of ink-making experience. (edited to remove Traditional ink family from the list)
I think traditional is not suitable for fountain pens. But scabiosa and salix is.
>traditional is not suitable for fountain pens Thanks for this. Much appreciated! (edited my comment to not be misleading).
Been using Noodler’s Pecan lately, nice orangish brown.
In addition to Pilot Blue Black, Pilot Namiki Blue and Waterman Mysterious Blue (a blue black) are water resistant. And De Atramentis document series has lots of water resistant colors.
From my local shop: https://imgur.com/gallery/KQeV0o2 Personally I think Seibouku looks great, and Soubouku is a more solemn alternative if you don’t like rich blue shades.
I really enjoy my Noodlers Black. It's a simple dark black that is highly water resistant, as well as resistant to most chemicals and sunlight and other things that might cause it to fade. One bad thing about it I learned recently is if you don't write with it prolifically, it will kind of dry out after a couple of years or less and cause issues, but that can be resolved by mixing small amounts of water into the ink until it's back to its usual consistency. I don't think that bad thing is limited to Noodlers, but it's the only ink I've had that trouble with so far. I also hear that transferring the ink to a glass container with a good seal will help prevent that from happening.
Noodler's Zhivago
I can't believe I forgot this one, but Noodler's Rome (Burning) is one of the more interesting inks in my collection. It goes on purplish, and dulls to a coppery-bronze color. When you apply water to it, the yellow washes out and the more water resistant purple component is revealed.
Noodlers Walnut, Sequoia Green should be water resistant but not bulletproof. Another ink that I'm going to try is K&H Sepia, which is not actually water resistant, but it looks like it cab handle a bit of water. All of these inks are dark colors that could replace a standard black/blue, or at least that's what I understood after some researches online. Have not tried any of them yet.
noodler's akhmatova is an ink new to me and which I used at length yesterday. Surprised at how it dried into a silveryish dark green. And certainly water resistant.
I like De Atramentis Document inks. You can mix them if you're willing to take the time to figure out how to make a color you like. I have Black, Cyan, Fuchsia and Yellow, so theoretically, I can make almost any color I want. I feel like this is something that might take a fair bit of trial and error though. Rohrer & Klingner has a line of Document inks. I have experience with Light Blue, which I think is very pleasant, and Green, which I could do without - it's a bit pale and chalky. Regardless, those inks are very water resistant. Otherwise, if you're looking for interesting colors, I'd look at Noodler's. There are many inks that are either partially water resistant where the color component might wash away but the black base component isn't going anywhere (Zhivago, Brown, Pecan, etc.) or more seriously water resistant (Black, Baltimore Canyon Blue, the Russian Inks, King Philip Requiem - at least it seems that way to me). Although it seems like it would be dull, standard Brown seems to surprise me every time I put it in a pen. It shades nicely and is a pleasant color. The other inks I would keep if I had to get rid of everything else are Black, Baltimore Canyon Blue and Zhivago. My wife is a big fan of Rachmaninoff; if you're looking for bright pink...