[Ken Styles]

Has anyone ever tried to make Navy blue ink using royal blue and black? Or Royal blue and purple?

 

[thestitchwitch]

Not difficult. But if you aren't precise in your measurements, you'll never be able to recreate that SAME navy blue.

I have a need for Navy--and have royal and black on hand. But I don't want to go through the measuring, etc. Not to mention, this will be a repeat customer, so how will I get the exact Navy again?

I'm just buying. LOL

 

[printing40years]

Every ink company has a different shade of Royal blue stock ink. So depending on which Royal you are starting with, but typically you need to add a little green then small touches of black until you get it dark enough. Keep a sample print when you do this so you can match to it again if you get a reorder. Just staple a swatch to the work order and file it away. The only colors you cannt mix are the primary colors...Bright Red, Lemon Yellow, Bright Blue and Purple (Violet)....and black and white of course.

 

[JakPrintsAPInks]

it could work. but yes you have to write down every addition of color down after adding. otherwise youre up a river and you have lost your paddle most of the time.