BlueBlack x Diamine - Ford Blue

BlueBlack x Diamine Ford Blue fountain pen ink

BlueBlack x Diamine - Ford Blue - Ink Drop

Ford Blue is the dark blue in the ten-ink, BlueBlack exclusive, New York City set. The City series sets feature inks themed around great world city’s landmarks and culture. With London and Seoul, there are three sets in the series, so far.

BlueBlack x Diamine Ford Blue fountain pen ink on Cosmo Air Light Paper

Ford Blue on Cosmo Air Light

Ford Blue is a dark, rich, midnight blue. There’s very little, if any, hint of purple on most papers. It’s firmly a very dark blue. In the swatches, you’ll see a thin edging of copper sheen. This doesn’t appear often in writing, but if you look closely on coated papers, you might occasionally find a bit.

BlueBlack x Diamine Ford Blue fountain pen ink on Tomoe River Paper

Ford Blue on Tomoe River 68g Paper

There’s not a lot of shading, but on coated papers stroke ends are decorated with a light pop of shading from time-to-time and add a flash of blue grey. This ink is all about the beautiful intensity of the deep, saturated midnight blue. It’s quite decadent and very enjoyable.

BlueBlack x Diamine Ford Blue fountain pen ink on Cosmo Air Snow paper

Writing Sample on Cosmo Air Snow

This is an excellent writing ink. Strokes are beautifully defined on coated papers and pop off the page. It’s also very good on uncoated papers. There’s almost no spread and no feather, at all. It performed very well on all of the seven papers that I used for testing.

BlueBlack x Diamine Ford Blue fountain pen ink writing samples

Ford Blue - Writing Samples

It’s a rich ink in color, but it’s wet in flow. It has a very luxurious feel as you write. Drying time is average or better, and showthrough was far less than expected for such a dark, rich color.

BlueBlack x Diamine Ford Blue fountain pen ink swatch card

Ford Blue - Ink Swatch Card

Ford Blue is an excellent ink! I like it as much or more than other blue black inks in my collection. Diamine got it exactly right with this one. Together with BlueBlack’s beautiful design, this is an ink that you’ll enjoy!

BlueBlack x Diamine Ford Blue fountain pen ink swatch comparisons

Ford Blue - Swatch Card Comparisons

Special thanks to BlueBlack for surprising me with this amazing set! Their store in Seoul is a must see for pen and ink lovers, and if you have a chance to stop by, definitely do!

BlueBlack x Diamine Ford Blue fountain pen ink 30 ml bottle

BlueBlack x Diamine Ford Blue - Ink Bottle

BlueBlack x Diamine New York City fountain pen ink set

BlueBlack x Diamine - New York City Set

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