Green Inks Comparison #4

[@lazycatchphrase8148]

That Keylime Pie really pops. I’m on the hunt for some lighter colors to add to my rotation, and that one’s on the short-list now. I’m impressed with the shading and legibility. Greens usually aren’t my thing, the only other ones I have being De Atramentis Jane Austen and Iroshizuku Syo-ro (and some might argue how “green” that one really is).

[@aravindvinayakan]

Irish Green is such a gorgeous color

[@kevinu.k.7042]

Thank you :) FWIW Green inks are one of the easiest to blend. A drops o black in 10ml will make it a darker green. Adding a really bright green to a dark green your not keen on lifts it very nicely. I use 30ml clinical sample bottles and a blunt needled syringe. This practice has saved me from having to throw out many inks. Also, shading is about dye saturation. Adding a very little amount of water makes an ink only slightly more 'watery' and some inks are so saturated it does not make a massive difference. I doesn't change the colour, but then shading appears. The trick with ink mixing is to work with small quantities, like 10ml at a time. Measure accurately with a syringe and keep notes as you go. Worse case scenario? You loose 10ml of ink. When you have it just right repeat the formula with a larger quantity.

[@PenultimateDave]

Thanks that's useful info! I was looking to mix some inks.

[@edreilly6674]

I'm a fan of Montverde's Yosemite Green. It is nicely saturated with good shading.

[@dashsunil]

Ultra green and Irish green are so close. I loved the dark colors. 💚 BTW, I loved the chunky dip pen here, Dave. 😅

[@nutdiablo]

I have both and it quite different in those 2. The MB is much darker when it shade. But if you put on the dry pen and no shade then it is quite close. I also got the apple glory and it also different from the ultra green. The apple glory is very bright green, kind of neon green. I don't know why in the camera it look quite the same

[@warrenwilson7633]

Super job on this video! Mistletoe from Diamine Inkvent Blue Edition inks is a great, dark green ink; lots of shading.

[@vickyesperanza8267]

Loving the dark greens

[@sistergoldenhair0727]

Kwz green gold is also fantastic!

[@sistergoldenhair0727]

That first green looks like diamine communication breakdown