Ten Ink Challenge

[@meganbateman1605]

I could live with your choices as well. However I could not live without Noodlers Apache Sunset and a teal.

[@BrandonCahall]

Very enjoyable! I'd be interested to see more of this type of video where you discuss your favorites (and more importantly your reasoning behind why you've come to those choices) on a whole variety of stationery-related products (pens, inks, papers, notebooks, storage options, etc.) - sometimes all the choices can get a little overwhelming, and it's nice to see what choices others are making and why - especially as more and more products must be purchased online. I appreciate your taking the time to share your thinking.

[@DealerBoy]

No turquoise or teal? I couldn't survive. But that's why they make so many different colors and shades. Good, thought provoking review.

[@LourensRolograaf]

Also not a lot of Pelikan did make the long list?

[@DealerBoy]

@@LourensRolograaf Pelikan 4001 Turquoise has been a fav of mine for years. The Pelikan Black is among the darkest, but I've had flow issues in some pens. Private Reserve Blue Suede used to be a favorite of mine. But the founder died and seems to have taken the formula with him to the next world. They still make a Blue Suede ink, but it's more blue then the ink I fell in love with.

[@anguswhite8233]

For me, kon-peki definitely falls into the category ‘turquoise’:)

[@snoozleblob]

A fun take on the 'favourite ink' question. Have added quite a few inks to my wish list because of this video. I would've added a teal, yellow/honey, and grey colour too since I'm quite fond of those shades.

[@soulcomfort1]

No turquoise! Turquoise or teal inks are the ones I reach for most often. I was surprised that color was skipped. :)

[@gopivajravelu]

I liked the format of this video David! It's an interesting way to see a lot of inks and get your opinions on them. The bracket style elimination also make it more interesting to see which inks you like best.

[@diogeneslantern18]

Blue: Diamine Asa Blue Black: Platinum Carbon Black Green: Mont Blanc Irish Green Orange: Indien Orange Red: Diamine Oxblood Purple: Iroshizuku Yama-Budo Brown: Mont Blanc Toffee Brown Blue Black: Sailor Sei-Boku Wildcard 1: Edelstein Topaz Wildcard 2: Diamine Graphite

[@greyareaRK1]

I've recently voyaged out from blacks and blue blacks to green blacks. I'd like to try a gold iron gaul (?) I saw on Gourmet Pens. I'd have kept both purples as they're quite different and so useful for painting shadows.

[@rakeshvarma4695]

I find myself using Pelikan Turquoise quite a bit. In terms of blue black I love Montblanc Midnight Blue and among the reds, the Montblanc corn poppy red.

[@BrianChu]

Sticking with your color categories: Green: Akkerman #28 (hofkwartier groen) Brown: Monteverde Canyon Rust (since i can't have my terra firma) Red: MB Shakespeare Velvet Red Purple : (the only purple I have used is Dark Lilac) so we'll go with Sailor Shigure (which i have but have not used) Orange: Sailor Kin-mokusei (or apricot) Black : Sailor Kiwa Guro Blueblack : Pilot Blue Black Blue : Robert Oster Blue Water Ice Wildcard: Sailor Rikyu Cha Wildcard: Diamine Marine

[@greg_smola]

Is that Gus Fring’s Los Pollos Hermanos T Shirt ?!? Love it!! Awesome video as always David. 👍

[@TheJerk1979]

I really like Diamine Red Dragon for red. Also, I tend to like peachy oranges, like Jentle Apricot or Dragon's Napalm. Overall, solid choices!

[@bryanmarsh9886]

I couldn't narrow it down to just 10! And, I found it interesting that I didn't agree with any of your choices, except Bung Box 4B. I love that there are so many choices that we all can find our favorites!

[@muchasgracias6976]

Hey David, this was FUN ! I really enjoyed trying to guess which inks you would pick in each category. Please consider doing another similar list, but concentrate on alternative colors/colours such as yellows, greys, turquoise, teals etc!

[@NEM24780]

the black ink you chose was SAILOR Kiwa Guru, but at the end of the video you showed the Montblanc as the chosen one...

[@kirklangdon1591]

The ONE ink I couldn’t live without is Iroshizuku Shin-Kai. If I had to say 10 though it’d be: 10) GVFC Moss Green 9) Parker Quink Blue Black 8) Noodlers Walnut 7) Diamine Autumn Oak 6) Ancient Copper 5) Visconti Brown 4) Diamine Blue Velvet 3) Sailor Yama Dori 2) J herbin Lie de Thé 1) Iro Shin-Kai

[@READComment1]

This is a great video! Love this format

[@purumr]

Surprised noodlers Australian roses was not part of your favorite purple.

[@osuata13]

Wow, great choices! Visconti Blue, Shocking Blue, Lucky Orange, and Piano Mahogany would be on my list, too. However, was surprised you didn't go with Cross Violet. I know you like it and use it quite a bit and it would be my top purple.

[@FigbootonPens]

The purple was a tough choice. I do love the Cross Violet, though.

[@andrewcamacho4092]

Nice choices! There is a blue-black I keep using: Sailor Jentle Blue-Black. On the paper I use it looks like a very dark gray. When wet it sometimes looks black, other times it looks blue. Then it dries to a dark gray.

[@MarshaLove0723]

Why do I keep watching older videos that show me lovely inks that I can't have? Heh. We need an update as several of your picks are no longer readily available.

[@ezvkm77]

You just showed every ones different, and that's a good thing!

[@Allthough]

I liked your choices. I find that I have a hard time warming up to lightly saturated shady inks, and I tend toward the darker offerings in each color. One of these days, I'm going to have to break down and get a bottle of Kon-Peki...

[@dericksolano227]

WHAT ABOUT TURQUOISE / TEAL INKS? MY FAVORITE COLOR!

[@AriellaKK]

I really enjoyed this video. I would have a much harder time deciding than you did!

[@anguswhite8233]

Absolutely brilliant vid!: agree with you about the blues - you can never have enough!(btw, what I ink did a vid on standard blue inks and it’s one of his most watched so don’t think we would find it boring at all); so my favourites: blue, J Herbin Eclat de Saphir; blue/black, Aurora but also love Pilot’s; orange, J Herbin orange indien; green, Pilot Iroshizuku chiku-rin (bordering on too light to be useful but great shading!); brown, J Herbin cacao du Brésil; don’t use black but love Iroshizuku Fuyu-Syogun which is a grey with a hint of blue and as for red and purple: agree with your choices; also, would really miss Montblanc St Exupéry and Caran d’Ache blue skies!:)

[@anguswhite8233]

Just revisiting this and can’t believe my choices have changed so much in just 1yr! - my new favourites are: black: Aurora, but also love Pelikan 4001 blue/black: Iroshizuku shin-kai green: Montblanc irish green orange: Iroshizuku yu-yake red: plain old Pilot red! purple: Iroshizuku murasaki-shikibu brown: Colorverse coffee break blue: Diamine imperial blue, S T DuPont royal blue and, recent favourite: Iroshizuku tsuki-yo! - will be interested to see what this looks like a year from now!:)

[@anguswhite8233]

well, it’s one year later and my favourites have started to settle: there are just a few swap outs - would now choose Sailor yonaga as my preferred blue/black; the two purples I use a surprising amount of the time are Diamine iris and Montblanc ultramarine and my favourite blue is currently plain, old Lamy blue!: we’ll see what this looks like in another years time:)

[@MarysInks]

Love this video! I’m a big fan of blue ink too, and I think a list of your favorite 10 (or 20) blue inks would be fascinating. I haven’t tried that many ink brands yet, so I appreciate hearing about a variety of them.

[@BlueMel_MH]

Green: DeAtramentis Edgar Allen Poe Brown: DeAtramentis Pearlescent Whiskey Copper-Brown Red: Diamine Red Dragon Purple : KWZ Iron Gall Gummiberry Orange: J Herbin Cornaline d'Egypte Ink Black : Noodler's Heart of Darkness Blue-Black : Pelikan Edelstein Tanzanite Blue : Akkerman Shocking Blue Wildcard: Nemosine Blue Snowball Nebula Twinkle Wildcard: Robert Oster Fire and Ice Fortunately, I don't have to settle for just 10 inks! :)

[@colinmartin9797]

Black - Noodlers Dark matter (the history does it for me, mega wet and very permanent) Orange - Montverde Fireopal - it has SILVER SHEEN. Nuff said. Green - Sailor Tokiwa-matsu, dark forest green with red sheen, well behaved Blue/black - Pilot BB. Red sheen, super permanent, well behaved. Red - Sailor Oku-Yama. Deep, rich red with lovely gold sheen, well behaved. Purple - Rohrer & Klinger Scabiosa. Iron gall, dusky and shading heavy. I was close with Nemosine Alpha Centauri (dusty purple with lots of gold sheen) Brown - Pelikan Edelstein Smoky Quartz. It only beat Noodlers Kiowa Pecan because Pecan can be so smeary. Very well behaved, permanent and extremely shade-heavy. For blue, all I need is Sailor Souten. And to round it off, I'd throw in Emerald of Chivor and Sailor yama-dori.

[@pail.crimea]

I'm not sure why people need niche colours like orange/brown/redin their lives, I would instantly replace those with some extra blues. I would also add some archival/pigment ink, since "use for the rest of you life" kind of implies that civilization has collapsed and no one is producing pens anymore. The blue/purple category is actually extremely easy to pick, and for me that would be Maruzen's e.blue, Parker's penman sapphire and then Diamine's Oxford and regency blue. Possibly Maurine as well. It's gaudy as hell, but quite a beautiful colour. Green stays just because how much I love L'artisan's Olivastre.

[@TheJazzHog]

My picks are: Black- montegrappa black Red-Diamine ox blood (very dark) / nemosine (bright) aeolis palus red Blue-krishna after dark / monteverde horizon blue Brown- waterman brown and o.s. Oscar Green-iroshizuku shin-ryoku / Krishna shamrock Purple- noodlers black swan in english roses Blueblack-- pilot Orange- diamine autumn oak

[@Cocobird5]

That was great. I think I will be buying a couple of new inks. My all-time favorite is Kon-Peki.

[@PriscusMarkus]

Great list! Love your blues. My current favorite blue is Pilot Iroshizuku Tsuki-Yo

[@sunilkumargarg9676]

Taccia Ukiyo-e Ume Murasaki, Namiki Black, Sailor Yama Dori, Lamy Crystal Amazonite, Diamine Aurora Borealis & Edelstein Topaz.

[@pmichael73]

Organics Studio Manganese Blue Black is terrific. Difficult choices!

[@jorgemendoza5074]

I could live with yama budo, asa gao and noodlers black only

[@ashsmall8103]

lovely video. i was so sad when my favourite ink was eliminated bondi blue

[@mandarin1257]

Interesting. I am the kind of person who just wants to find a nice ink and stick with it. Waterman Serenity Blue seems to be nice for now. I really want something good and inexpensive, and easy to get where I live in Europe. I might also get some Noodler's.

[@inksplat]

This was a fun video. I tried to guess what you would pick, or i basically picked the ones i liked the best and we matched on most of them. The only ones i had “wrong” were black and purple. I don’t really care for black ink, so I wasn’t really familiar with them. The only black I use is Noodler’s black, not because I like it more than other black inks, but just because it was the first bottle of ink I ever bought, and there’s no way I will ever finish it in this lifetime, lol. Purple is my favorite, so I would’ve kept them all and added a few. 🤣 I don’t really consider yamabudo to be purple, so I think you could’ve gotten away with making that a bonus & then keeping the other one as more of a true purple. Less hurt feelings this way, because it hurt mine to see you get rid of it too. 😂 thanks for sharing!

[@anguswhite8233]

Yep, much prefer murisaki-shikibu to yama-budo (like purples with more blue in them!:) - but agree that y-b is a cool name

[@robp.7769]

Green: Montblanc Irish Green Brown: Diamine Ancient Copper Red: Montblanc Winter Glow Purple : Waterman Tender Purple Orange: Noodler's Apache Sunset Black : De Atramentis Immanuel Kant Blue Black : Pilot Blue Black Blue : Sailor Jentle Souten Wildcard: Montblanc Honore de Balzac Wildcard: Organics Studio Nitrogen

[@randy-9842]

Thanks, Dave. I enjoyed your elimination process as much as the "winners." Difficult task -- well done!

[@matthuffman176]

In the end, you put the montblanc mystery black in the final list but you eliminated that in favor of the sailor black earlier

[@anguswhite8233]

‘mystery black’ is actually a really dark purple! - he should’ve stuck with the Sailor:)

[@Justsomething91]

That moment when I only use Pilot purple ink and Montblanc Amethyst Purple

[@lauraholleman3560]

Thanks for this - I’m going to be ink shopping!

[@ireneadler4925]

Awesome video! Here's my top ten: - Robert Oster fire and ice - Rohrer & Klinger alt goldgrun - Diamine ancient copper - Parker Mysterious Blue - de Atramentis document dark red - Parker Quink for artwork with bleach - Iroshizuku fuyu-syogun - J. Herbin vert empire - Noodler's 54th Massachussets - organics studio nitrogen blue (works great with fine, dry pen)

[@virvalin]

Have you tried Sailor Jentle Ostmanthus Orange? It's practically identical to Montblanc Lucky Orange but doesn't end up silting up in your pen if you leave it be for a while. Also, you might want to glance at Diamine Tropical Green. That one stole my heart before I found Irish Green. Purples are much more my thing than blues. You can't make me choose. Liked the format of this video. Maybe you adapt the format for other things too.

[@jmm95076]

I'm a big fan of Kobe #17. Glad to see it as a contender.

[@stephanfeinen3923]

Oha, what a difference! I am a huge fan of dark greens and purples. Blue is definitely not my favorite color, so here is my list: Purple: Diamine Imperial Purple, J. Herbin Poussiere de Lune, Black: R&K Leipziger Schwarz, Blue: Diamine Teal, Brown: R&K Sepia, Green: Diamine Salamander, Pelikan 4001 Dunkelgrün, Red: Diamine Oxblood, Orange: Diamine Autumn Oak, Blue-Black: R&K Verdigris. As you can see, I had to cheat a bit when it came to blue as I don't like the "pure" basic colors red, yellow and blue. I do have reds and blues in my collection because sometimes the occasion arises to use them but mostly I'm going for the mixed colors like (dark)green, purple and (dark) orange. I also like my Diamine Earl Grey, especially on a yellowish paper. But the video pushed me to think about my choices of inks. Great job!

[@FigbootonPens]

Thanks for watching...and sharing!

[@dericksolano227]

As for my list of favorites per color would be: BLACK: Aurora black. BLUE: Iroshizuku Kon Peki. BLUE BLACK: Montblanc midnight blue. RED: Montblanc Corn Poppy Red. GREEN: Sailor Tokiwa Matsu ORANGE: Sailor apricot. TURQUOISE: Lamy Turquoise. BROWN: KWZ honey. YELLOW: Kyo No Oto Yamabukiiro. PURPLE: Cross Violet. BORDEAUX: Sailor Oku Yama. GREY: De Atramentis Fog Grey. PINK: Montblanc Pink ink.

[@FigbootonPens]

Now, you can only have 10. Which do you get rid of...never to be used ever again.

[@peterhofmann8292]

David, thanks for sharing and I do admire your restraint. Still in the process of exploring various ink colours so no faves at the moment.

[@ninokohlmann5556]

Dear David, I love your Reviews - keep on! ...and here is my list: Pelikan Edelstein Aventurine, Diamine Eau de Nil, Pelikan Edelstein Topaz, Diamine grey, Pelikan Edelstein Jade, Diamine Steel blue, Pelikan Edelstein Tanzanite, Diamine Orange, Diamine Ancient Copper, and finally Pelikan 4001 königsblau.

[@davidzuranski5657]

I understand your criteria, but I could never live without my Birmingham Fred Rogers Cardigan Red. Easily my favorite red.

[@FigbootonPens]

It's a good one...I like it as well.

[@omahaba]

I absolutely must have a teal ink!

[@PuzzledPenguin11]

Great ink selection. Going to echo what others have said and trade out one of your blues for a vibrant turquoise

[@danialk8435]

Loved this video!!

[@evanmacdonald240]

Reds are tough I use them frequently for drawing but there is literally soooooooo many choices. I reach for robert oster rubine. Loved the video, even though purple is my second most used ink. Rnk cassia is the best one by far!🙂

[@tompov227]

i also love blues and i hear a lot of kon peki but i never tried it. I love monteverde horizon blue, it shades moderately well but its a wonderful true blue. Also Parker quink blue black is unexpectedly water resistant? and also a great shading ink too. It is also on the blue side of blue black which I love.

[@hyer339]

I’ve been in a green kick lately. I agree with your choice, the Irish Green by MB is a great color. I’m looking for a nice British Racing Green. Something that would match the color of an old Jaguar. I just got my bottle of Fred Rogers red, thanks Nick at Birmingham Inks.

[@eronavbj]

I would also like to see a teal or tourquise.

[@vwood2]

Fun video! Thanks. It’s an interesting exercise to think about. No real quibbles, but I’d NEED a teal - my choice being P.I. Ku-Jaku. Black & blue-black would be redundant for me. Yama-budo, being a red violet, would need to be balanced with a blue-violet, either R&K Cassia, or Waterman Tender Purple. My blues would include Diamine Imperial Blue, and my reds would have Diamine Red Dragon. Sticking to just ten is surprisingly difficult.

[@gordonbusseau9349]

I really enjoyed your video. You should do this with your pens!

[@CembaloMeister]

Thank you as always for your video! The only thing I disagree with is your choice for purple: I would consider Yama Budo to be a lighter maroon/eggplant color rather than a purple. Your other choices were more purple-like. Cross Violet or [for me] my favorite: De Atrementis Magenta Purple would be closer to what I think of when I hear purple. I'm surprised Aurora Black was not one of your blacks. It is the ink I use daily for work, since I am not allowed to use any other color.

[@eronavbj]

Little discernible difference between the red and orange. I use Levenger Fireball red and Apache Sunset for my orange.

[@taniayh-s48]

I love this idea! Thanks for sharing. I'll have to try this thought exercise... Thank goodness it's theoretical!

[@popparoc46]

loved your video, David! I couldn't exist without Sailor Tokiwa Matsu... - roc

[@BrandochGarage]

I liked how you set up this video. I find it interesting that you have tried a lot of inks that you really don't use regularly. I can't imagine the miles of ink you must have laid out since you started.

[@FigbootonPens]

Thanks for watching!

[@TheManseHen]

Loved this video, added some inks to my list to try sample vials of. Very hard stuff picking 10. Harder than my favorite child! Black:De Attramentis Document Black Orange: Noodlers Apache Sunset Green: Akkerman Hofkwartier Groen Runner Up Pilot Iroshizuku Chiku-Rin/ Diamine November Rain (German L.E available on line) Robert Oster Peppermint/Magical Forest Blue: I am declaring each month a single color month, I just did blues. Seriously too hard this one. I was late to liking blues at all for ink even though I like blue in the world. L'artisan Califolio Ohlanga in a broad nib on Tomoe River, Diamine China Blue , Most of Robert Oster's Blues: current fav- Carbon Blue Fire. Blue-Black: I've heard some refer to Pilot Iroshizuku Tsuki-Yo as a blue black. If so, that's it, otherwise, Lamy Blue Black. Red: Bright-Diamine Poppy Red Sedate- Sailor Oku-Yama (a favorite everyday ink!) Purple: Favorite Color, so also really tough. Platinum Lavender Black- Nemosene Halley's comet/Alt-Diamine Damson Plum /Bilberry Brown- Not found it yet. You skipped but I can't leave out- I'd dump black and red for these two shades in a heart beat. Grey- Diamine Grey Teal- Sailor Yama-Dori Favorite brands if only one for life? Sailor tied with Pilot Iroshizuku, Robert Oster

[@FigbootonPens]

Thanks for watching!

[@alextaplin7354]

If I had to choose only one ink I would have to choose Diamine Ancient Copper. I shall have to think about the other 9 for a little longer but Diamine Onyx, Diamine Coral, Noodler's BSIAR, Pure Pens Cwm Idwal and Sailor Manyo Haha would most likely be in there.

[@purumr]

For black, initially sailor was selected but at the end, Mont blanc is shown.

[@dannydontgoin237]

All nice choices. Purple is my favorite color, yet I've yet to find a purple ink that I really like. My current favorite ink (I love it enough that I bought a box of it) is Colorverse Saturn V, a deep grayish blue.

[@MarysInks]

dannydontgoin237 Chris Saenz has a bunch of purple ink reviews on her channel. Maybe her videos will help you find the purple you want.

[@unjuanequis6336]

It's interesting how you are forced to compromise when choosing only ten. Mine would be Montblanc Corn Poppy Red, Caran d'Ache Divine Pink, Noodler's Black Swan in Australian Roses, Pilot Blue, Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-peki, Cross Blue Black, Caran d'Ache Hypnotic Turquoise, Montblanc Irish Green, Noodler's Golden Brown and Pelikan Edelstein Onyx.

[@FigbootonPens]

Nice. Yes, it's tough to have to pare things down for the sake of diversity.

[@MultiEbbot]

I also went through a lot of reds to find Diamine poppy red .Looks very cool in my TWSBI 580.

[@dab7963]

I want Montblamc corn poppy red. Now discontinued. Can you recommend one that is close ?

[@ninyli1]

Great list, David! I just love turquoise and teal inks. What would be your favourite? Iroshizuku Ku-Jaku?

[@FigbootonPens]

I love that one...I also like Visconti Turquoise a lot.

[@bookbutterfly2408]

I'd still like to see your top 10 list. I love blues too!

[@KB-cx2dr]

Really nice video, thanks David. Isn't flow and safety important for your ink choice? For example Waterman blue is said to be a very safe ink, existing a long time. And some inks are very nice but are dry writing.

[@FigbootonPens]

There were a lot of different factors. While Waterman inks have the reputation of being very safe, none in my collection quite made the cut for this specific list. I do care a great deal for Waterman Mysterious Blue, though.

[@jenskristensen9203]

Do you regard the ViscontI Blue as a safe ink also for use in real piston pens?

[@haveagreatlife586]

Nice, thanks for making your videos.

[@jtner]

You chose the Sailor black but pulled out the Montblanc at the end. I love the Sailor black. It was the first bottles ink I ever purchased.

[@FigbootonPens]

That was a mistake...got the cards mixed up. I noticed it when I was editing, but didn't feel like setting everything up again to fix it. :-)

[@jtner]

Figboot on Pens No worries, good sir. You’ve done more than enough by sharing so many great colors. 👍

[@nmgr30]

Than you for such an interesting video. I have a question for you! I love vibrant blues, such as Noodler's Baystate Blue. In my line of work, inks need to be Document inks. Do you know a Blue Document ink which may look at least a little as Baystate Blue? Help me please!!

[@FigbootonPens]

De Atramentis has a line of document inks. One of theirs might be somewhat close. Probably not as saturated as BSB, though.

[@GPngts]

I found all your blue choices very similar; no light blue or turquoise? I would have picked only one of your 3 (middle) blues, plus a turquoise, and a pink, that you totally missed. I also expected to see some sepias between the brown runner-ups, at least - and at least one darker brown, like diamine chocolate. And no Apache Sunset as a possible orange? I did notice you did not mention any Noodler's inks at all. Any particular reason?

[@FigbootonPens]

I mentioned 54th Massachusetts in with the blue-blacks. For me, a lot of Noodler's ink falls in the "like, but don't love" category. No real reason...just a personal preference. I just might be reviewing an entire series of Noodler's inks here in the next couple weeks.

[@tonyhogwood4737]

Bodmin is pronounced as in GODmin, it's a place in Devon UK

[@cesspresso]

But…. Mr. Rogers….. 😭😭

[@Hexsyn]

So did Nathan Tardif do something to you personally or....? :p

[@dominickdailey2240]

I'm a bit surprised Noodler's Black didn't even make the running on the blacks. But your choice is a nice looking black.

[@dominickdailey2240]

I just made it to the end too. I thought you were going to discard Kon-Peki and I was about to rage out. But you didn't, and the world is whole again. Great choices!

[@FigbootonPens]

Kon-Peki will never be disregarded! :-)

[@peperodriguezdominguez5950]

Diamine Safari Jherbin eclat de saphir Jherbin poussiere de lune Jherbin cacao du bresil Iroshizuku yama budo Iroshizuku konpeki Diamine autumn oak Iroshizuku takesumi What do you think about Jherbin inks? Those are my favourites inks and I really enjoy most of their colors but people seem not to care about them

[@anguswhite8233]

Yep, my two favourite ink brands are J Herbin and Pilot Iroshizuku:)

[@KristiGay1973]

Noodler’s Heart of Darkness Black, De Atramentis Sherlock Holmes navy blue, Pilot Iroshizuku Murasaki Shikubu purple, DeAtramentis Forget Me Not bright blue, Diamine Autumn Oak deep reddish orange, Diamine Meadow bright leaf green, Monteverde Brown Sugar deep reddish brown, J. Herbin Emerald of Chivor emerald teal with green gold sparkle, J. Herbin Caroube de Chypre reddish brown with gold sparkle, Diamine merlot burgundy.

[@AnzanHoshinRoshi]

Nice video but there's an audio hum once you're using the overhead camera.

[@FigbootonPens]

Yah...I neglected to turn the air conditioner off, so the hum comes and goes.

[@dwightjohnson7871]

Very good. Thank you. You made my decision easy.

[@terrclymac]

Who distributes Mont Blanc ink? I don't believe Goulet does and I have no experience with any other Fountain Pen retailer.

[@FigbootonPens]

Both Anderson and Goldspot are two that I know carry Montblanc inks. I have had very good experiences with both of these retailers.

[@terrclymac]

Many thanks. Always enjoy and appreciate your vlogs.

[@lukerichards4162]

1. Aurora Black 2. De Atramentis Franz Kafka 3. Diamine Ancient Copper 4. Diamine Midnight 5. Monteverde Olivine 6. Pelikan Edelstein Smoky Quartz 7. Pilot Iroshizuku Kiri-Same 8. Robert Oster Summer Storm 9. Sailor Bungubox Tears of a Clown 10. Visconti Blue

[@raineharju93]

Nice video, many inks but only one from Noodlers, how come?

[@FigbootonPens]

A lot of Noodler's inks are in my "like, but don't love" category and just missed the cut for the runner up's.

[@gardehusar24]

This might be a silly question. But here goes. Can ink get old? If you leave them in a dark cool closet, can they get, erhm, bad?

[@FigbootonPens]

Many inks contain natural materials. A blue ink might contain blueberries, a brown ink might have walnut shell. That being said, some inks have more preservitive than others, and have a longer shelf-life. If you open up a bottle and see stuff floating around on top, it's typically mold. I wouldn't advise using moldy ink in your precious pens! It really depends. Some ink will last for decades.

[@ChrisSaenz13]

Great video!!! I saw some new to me inks I might like to sample!!!

[@aadityakiran_s]

You really make good videos. Please upload more often and try to include some more visual elements in your videos like snippets or pictures rather than just listening to you talking

[@vandalismovveganism2222]

How do I keep my pens from drying out inside my car?

[@FigbootonPens]

Best to avoid heat and sunlight. If you keep them in the glove compartment or a sealed center console, it might work better.

[@ashutoshkesarwani2238]

Which is the best blue black ink ???

[@anguswhite8233]

Everyone’s different and your colour preferences evolve, but for what it’s worth, I’ve liked Aurora blue/black and Pilot Iroshizuku shin-kai for ages:)

[@weezyfaz7]

What do you think of the new blue aero

[@FigbootonPens]

It looks fantastic. I'm not sure I need a third Aero...but if I picked another up, it would definitely be that blue.

[@brendlelau1048]

Pilot iroshizuku AMairo and yamabudo are in my top ten

[@gordonbusseau9349]

Umm you have 4 blues.