Noodlers Ink Antietam 3oz Ink Bottle Refill

I love this color so much! I have back-ups just in case it gets discontinued 😊I use this ink in numerous fountain pens (Pilot Petit1, Pilot Custom 74, TWSBI diamond mini/Diamond AL/ALR and Vac, Pilot Metro, Platinum Preppy, Sailor Fude etc.) and it always looks great. The color can look like an earthy red-iron oxide (which is a red/brown), or a more vivid almost slightly dried blood red. It truly lives up to its name and the bloody battle of its namesake.Excellent ink for drawing and writing bc it stands out, but not too much. Because it isn’t waterproof or water resistant, it’s nice to go in with a water brush afterward to create soft washes of color and shading in my sketches. I really think you’ll like this one if you like antique sanguine inks and their aesthetic on paper.If you’re like me and like a waterproof ink for drawing, I’d also recommend Brown #41. It’s a beautifully rich medium brown that’s light enough to show the beautiful color off, yet plenty dark enough to easily see your writing. It’s hard to find rich brown and earthy red (fountain pen safe) inks that are waterproof.I’m not a fan of the guy it was named after, but it to each their own. I am however a fan of this ink, it’s beautiful to draw with and the brown color gives my drawings an antique aesthetic. The guy that makes these inks is a true artisan who gives generous amounts in his earth friendly glass bottles. We don’t have to agree on everything beyond that.🛑 important **Be sure to set this on a counter top, hold firmly steady with one hand, while carefully opening the jar with the other. The ink is truly filled nearly to the brim. As long as it’s on a flat counter top when opened, you should have no problems with spills.** thanks.

The bottle was full to the brim with ink, so care is necessary upon first opening to not spill the contents of the glass 3 oz. bottle.The Antietam ink is a deep reddish brown reminiscent of dried blood, which is appropriate for the name of the ink. There is also an amount of variable shading involved which depends on the paper used and the amount of ink laid down while writing.This ink flows very well whether you are using a high end Pilot Fountain pen with a gold nib, or a cheap-o Chinese stainless steel nib.Drying time is long, but there is a wonderful variance of color depending upon the amount of ink in the line. The shading produced can go from a light pinkish red to a deep brown on the same line resulting in a quite beautiful effect enhancing your handwiting.There is a large amount in the 3 oz. bottle which is a bargain indeed for such high quality ink. I have tried out several different fountain pens, from the high end Pilot and Montblanc to the lower end Wing Sun and Jin Hao offerings, with no issues at all. I am quite happily impressed by the value and quality of Noodler inks.

This is the first and best bottled ink I have tried so far. It is a beautiful red that has a very "blood-like" look to it whether wet or dry. When wet is a lighter red, just as real blood is, and when dried it becomes darker, also resembling real blood. The ink may either be lighter or darker depending on a variety of factors including quickness of writing, rate of ink flow from the pen, etc. This creates a nice effect that can tell a bit of a story as to the author's flow, state of mind, etc.Altogether a great ink.One of the problems I encountered when exploring the different colors is that they are not properly listed. You only get the name, the label art, and the bottle, which tell you nothing so far as the actual color of the ink.For all those interested, color samples are available for all the inks on the Noodler's website: http://noodlersink.com/noodlers-ink-color/

This is my favorite color ink (though the Noodler's waterproof and smearproof black is great in its own right, and the Ottoman Azure -- blue, natch -- is quite vintage-looking and beautiful also).Supposedly, the guy who founded and runs Noodler's Inks came across an old Civil War-era inkwell with a good amount of dried-up residual ink in it, and when he liquified the contents, he found a pleasing shade of brownish red. He then recreated the ink and called it Antietam (after the battlefield) due to its age-worn look and the 'blood-red' color. Don't know if that's true but it's a good story.The ink is much less bright red than your monitor probably tells you. If it's a blood color, it would be more like dried blood than fresh blood. But it doesn't look grisly or sinister -- it looks patina'd, antiquey, and, to my eye, very classy.3 fl. oz. is the equivalent of almost 90 milliliters, a really generous supply for the price (most brand name commercial inks I've seen are sold in containers of 50 ml, or 1.7 oz). It'll last me years, I'm sure. Recommended.

Having become addicted to Noodler's array of colors, I added Antietam to my collection as my first red, and went "conservative" red (vs. Dragon Napalm or Nikita red, or their standard "Red" ). I'm happy to have Antietam as my only "red".A rich, deep red. Blood red is a good description, along with Jalapeno red (sun dried, not the green variety), Sun Dried Tomato, Dark Cinnamon Red. Has a slight tint of brown. Sharp contrast on paper, easy to read, but not overpowering or obnoxious. It has a classy look to it.From a pen pal: "Rust Red", a touch of orange-brown.Other Noodler's colors to recommend:Baystate Blue: rich, vibrant, bordering on a neonApache Sunset: aptly named gold-orangeHeart of Darkness: pitch black, crispLexington Gray: ok, but a dark gray, unlike the more medium as shown here on Amazon.Turquoise: a traditional, New Mexico sky southwest blue.Navajo Turquoise: A little darker than the above turquoise, a slight hint of green maybe.