Rant: My friend said my ink mix was too safe and boring

I was really proud of this deep blue I made from 60% Pilot Iroshizuku Shin-kai and 40% a basic black, thinking it was a perfect professional shade. My friend in the group, Sarah, looked at my swatch card and just said 'It's fine, but it's just another blue. Where's the risk?' That comment stuck with me for a week. I've started adding a single drop of a sheening red, like Diamine Majestic Blue's leftover residue, to my 30ml batches to try and get a subtle halo effect. Has anyone else pushed past making 'safe' inks after some blunt feedback?

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amy69220d ago

Safe inks are underrated tbh.

shah.olivia20d ago

Wait, safe inks are underrated? @amy692 have you seen the price of fixing a printer after someone uses the wrong stuff? That's a whole new level of expensive, lol.