Green Inks

DeAtramentis Fir
Color family: Greens
Sample? No | Scented? Yes
Shimmer? No
Comments:

This one is supposed to have ascent, but it is incredibly subtle, in my opnion, too subtle, scent. THough I suppose a barely discernible scent is better than it being painfully Pine-Sol… In any case, scent or not, this is a lovely green, making it worthwhile regardless. It’s a foresty-green that isn’t too dark to read as green, but doesn’t have that ‘sreaming green’ you soetimes see in lighter greens.


De Atramentis Neroli
Color family: Greens
Sample? No | Scented? Yes
Shimmer? No
Comments:

A clear, energetic spring green, a hint of yellow without being washed out, and a heady rich floral scent of Neroli. A perfect ink for early summer!


DeAtramentis Sandalwood
Color family: Greens
Sample? No | Scented? Yes
Shimmer? No
Comments:

A scented ink in a cool green that leans just a touch to the blue, but still a pure green. The scent is a kind of soapy rendition of sandalwood, rather reminiscent of Bee & Flower Sandalwood soap.


DIamine Magical Forest
Color family: Greens
Sample? No | Scented? No
Shimmer? Yes
Comments:

One of Diamine’s Shimmertastics line, a fairly deep green (not quite a forest green, more of a true green) with a silver shimmer, and just a hint of iridescence in the shimmer as well. Lovely for holiday cards and such.


Diamine Meadow
Color family: Greens
Sample? No | Scented? No
Shimmer? No
Comments:

A sweet clear summery green, a bit darker than Iroshizuku’s Chiku-Rin, and a hair more to the blue. Almost a grass green, if you have a very well watered lawn, and maybe only in the first part of May…. In any case, I love this one!


Iroshizuku (Pilot) Chiku-rin (Bamboo Forest)
Color family: Greens
Sample? No | Scented? No
Shimmer? No
Comments:

The Iroshisuku line are pricey, but overall, they are worth it. They come in a huge bottle, and are exceptionally well-behaved inks. This one is a glorious spring green, with some nice shading; stunning on a wide, wet nib, but clear enough for use in finer nibs.


J. Herbin Emerald of Chivor
Color family: Greens
Sample? No | Scented? No
Shimmer? Yes
Comments:

Herbin managed to create quite the combination with this ink. In addition to the soft golden shimmer, this deep emerald green (a forest green with just a hint of blue-ish hue) sheens to a burgundy, adding a surprising depth to the green and gold. Needs a broad or very wet nib to shine, however, but when it does, it’s worth it!


Levenger gemstone Green
Color family: Greens
Sample? No | Scented? No
Shimmer? No
Comments:

This is a nice deep green that leans blue, but not too far. It doesn’t shade much, but balances at a pleasing emerald, and is a well-performing ink.


Mont Blanc Green (Vintage)
Color family: Greens
Sample? No | Scented? No
Shimmer? No
Comments:

I nabbed a couple of vintage Mont Blanc inks in the plastic bottles. I had high hopes, but given that the plastic (similar to that used in many ink cartridges) will leech moisture, I suspect that these brimful bottles had at least partially evaporated and were diluted. It’s a shame, as it looks like this would have been a stunning color in full strength. As it is, it will be part of my vintage collection, not my active rotation.


Noodler's Bad Green Gator
Color family: Greens
Sample? No | Scented? No
Shimmer? No
Comments:

Another offering from the ‘bullet-proof’ Warden Series inks. I like this a lot, but I think I prefer the Polar Green but a hairsbreadth, though there is, in fact, very little difference between them.


Noodler's Cactus Gruene
Color family: Greens
Sample? No | Scented? No
Shimmer? No
Comments:

This is a great green; bright and vibrant, but cool, this leans just a smidgen to the blue side of green. This is the regular version, but it’s also available in the ‘eel’ series of lubricating inks. The regular version works a charm all on it’s own though. Definitely a color for those drab winter months when you’r cloning for summer!


Noodler's Green Marine
Color family: Greens
Sample? No | Scented? No
Shimmer? No
Comments:

A very vibrant, intense dark green. I love this color! Semi-waterproof, meaning it will bleed out a regular cloud of green, but won’t actually go away.


Noodler's Polar Green
Color family: Greens
Sample? No | Scented? No
Shimmer? No
Comments:

Waterproof, lubricating, non-freezing, and green. Very similar to the Bad Green Gator, but I think I prefer this one; it just seems a little richer and more vibrant.


Noodler's Sequioa
Color family: Greens
Sample? No | Scented? No
Shimmer? No
Comments:

Deep, cool, pine green, close to black when wet, shades to a deep hunter when dry.


Organics Studio Brane
Color family: Greens
Sample? No | Scented? No
Shimmer? Yes
Comments:

This ink is the companion ink to ‘String,’ a pair of inks inspired by the science of string theory. It’s a really pretty medium olive green that shades up to a leaf green, and has a nicely balanced green shimmer. It does take a slightly wider nibs to really shjow the shimmer, but it’s a gorgeous color nevertheless. (I just wish the companion inks were in larger bottles!)

(If you’re interested, I can offer this about what ‘String & Brane’ refers to: “In string theory and related theories such as supergravity theories, a brane is a physical object that generalizes the notion of a zero-dimensional point particle, a one-dimensional string, or a two-dimensional membrane to higher-dimensional objects. Branes are dynamical objects which can propagate through spacetime according to the rules of quantum mechanics. They have mass and can have other attributes such as charge.” If you want more detail than that, I am not your gal…)


Private Reserve Avocado
Color family: Greens
Sample? No | Scented? No
Shimmer? No
Comments:

Lovely soft middle green, not too yellow, but vivid. Subdued enough not to scream ‘green,’ but bright enough to be fresh and verdant. Shades from olive to deep pine.


Private Reserve Blue Suede
Color family: Greens
Sample? No | Scented? No
Shimmer? No
Comments:

Very bright turquoise blue, almost a green. In fact, I’d say this is closer to the Visconti Green than to any of the other blues I have. Shades to a nice deep teal, and loses a bit of that electric blue/green when writing, but still reads as green, so that’s where I’m cataloging it.


Sheaffer Emerald Green (Vintage)
Color family: Greens
Sample? No | Scented? No
Shimmer? No
Comments:

A vintage ink form Sheaffer, in the ‘inkwell’ Skrip bottle with the yellow & blue label. I found this in an antique shop, and when I opened it up, the ink was ready to write! A gorgeous rich & almost Christmasy green. I’d love to find more of this!


Stipula Musk Green
Color family: Greens
Sample? No | Scented? No
Shimmer? No
Comments:

This is an odd color, not quite brown, not really green. I’m actually not entirely sure why I bought it (unless it was an attempt to not buy another brown…). I haven’t really tried it out yet, but I think this might be a love or hate ink. I can see it having a really pleasing vintage look to it…. Watch this space….


Visconti Emerald Green
Color family: Greens
Sample? No | Scented? No
Shimmer? No
Comments:

Bright and Christmasy emerald green with a definite hint of turquoise, particularly in the lighter range, shades to more of a spruce. (Glass bottle.)