on saleNoodler's Azure - 3oz Bottled Ink

Having just about run out of my original bottle of Noodler's black I purchased with my first fountain back in early 2020 (I keep 2 in-the-house daily users.) I work and study for my degree from home (LOTS of writing) plus the learning curve of why I now keep my fountains at home (that was one of my favorite shirts!) So that was my first 3 oz. bottle. Now that I am free of Army regulation for black ink, I wanted to go with a more aesthetically appealing blue yet still keep a semi-formal / professional appearance, thus a darker blue but more blue than blue-black. Ottoman fits the bill quite nicely. Ottoman is a dressy blue, not a bright blue. Almost everything I do is done with a deliberate effect or purpose in mind. In color psychology blue inspires trust, bright is more flamboyant, but subdued is more... grounded. Ink color when writing effects both myself as I write and the reader I am writing to. This Ottoman Azure has that grounded trustworthy, calming emotional pull. As with all the normal Noodlers inks (save the anti-feather) the ink is pretty well dry by the third or fourth line when writing in a common spiral notebook (I go through so many) and keeps a fairly crisp line from a Monte Verde EF nib and slightly feathered from a Lamy F nib. I little bit longer to dry in my planner with better paper as the absorption is slower. Testing on a note I had written about 2 weeks ago; a licked finger and a swipe causes some smudging (only 2.5 characters) The writing with this ink is so smooth. It dries on the nib just a bit faster than the black so I have been learning to recap as I stop to think (this is mostly during essay writing as I formulate my thoughts and when I am composing a final product before typing.) Normal writing is fantastically smooth and those dry spells after contemplation or thought construction are easily fixed by that quick little squiggle off to the side of but only 2-3 zig-zag's in length. I really enjoy this ink. It has been a pleasure to work with and I find the color professional and comfortable to the emotions intended to elicit.

This is now my favorite blue

Noodlers is always good to me.

I have enjoyed this ink immensely! It looks great on the page and flows well in my pens. It added some life to several letters I have written recently. All-in-all I am glad I found it.

Love this colour. Splitting the bottle in half to share with a friend!