![]() Two types of inks that are often diluted are fountain pen ink, calligraphy ink and Sumi-e ink:Īrtists who use calligraphy ink or fountain pen ink commonly dilute the ink to increase the ink's fluidity. In this case, adding water will help return the ink to a more useful state. If you've had a bottle of ink for awhile, some of the moisture in the ink may have evaporated, making it thicker and harder to manage. Here's one more reason why you might want to dilute your ink: Distilled water is inexpensive and can be easily picked up from the grocery store, so it's worth picking up a jug, because it will go a long way! Tap water is not good for ink, because the minerals and fluoride in typical tap water can disturb the ink's chemistry and cause it to separate. Is really a sort of watered out POSTER PAINT, pigment based.It is highly recommended that you dilute your ink in distilled water, rather than tap water, especially if you are using India ink or fountain pen ink (also known as calligraphy ink). So SOME calligaphy ink is designed for POSTERS, cards, etc and as such Or may wreck or stain the pen very seriously. White ink, forĮxample is obviously pigment based, and doesn't belong in a FP, yet it FP ink should be DYEīased, pigment base is getting into the area of paint. I belive PR Bubble Gum is a pigmentīase, for example, although I am not positive. ![]() Yet, some FP ink has been pigmentīased, although its kind of rare. Should be pigment based as that means the color is made of SOLID It is a PIGMENT based ink rather than dye based. ![]() Lacquer or shelac based ink, rather than a water based ink. Briefly Higgins ink is USUALLY (not always) a Ok so that was waaaaaaay baaaaaack when,īut yup, I tried em. Hey I tried em all at one time or another That doesn't stop people from using it, and, yes, sometimes, it Waterproof ink and cannot, or at least should not be used in fountain But probably 95% of all Higgins ink made over the years is Higgins has made ink for fountain pens and that should beįine. Since I cannot see the actual ink you are using I cannot give you anĪnswer. > chemical formulation such that it does actual damage? Is it simply too thick for most fountain pens or is the > not working with it which prompted my original message) I just don't I'm not disagreeing (after all its my little pelikano > In what way is it not suitable for fountain pens? That aside, could you add a bit of detail please. Started on the first stroke, nib smooth as butter till the day I have been using the Higgins Calligraphy Ink uneventfully in Reply to author | Forward | Print | View thread | Show original | Report this message | Find messages by this author if you put one of those in an FP, you can kiss it goodbye! Edited Jby fenrisfox It's non-waterproof, and should flush out if you don't like it (oh, and because of that property, the Noodler's is way more permanent).īe very, very careful which Higgins ink you get, though - some of them are waterproof, meant only for dip pens. If you want to try the Higgins Fountain Pen India, I say go ahead. if I did more drawing, I might consider keeping an FP filled with Higgins, specifically for drawing I would carry my main pen filled with Noodler's, though. The Noodler's is more runny, easier to clean, and an all-around better writing ink. Why do I say this? The Higgins gives a denser black, and a better, more uniform black fill when drawing. In short, I'd call the Higgins a "drawing ink," and the Noodler's a "writing ink" - although they could both be used for the other purpose, obviously. I am both an artist and a writer - however, I consider myself primarily a writer (when I sit down with a pen, it's well over 10:1 writing-to-drawing). However - it is somewhat messy, and a bit harder to clean from the nib than either Cross cartridge ink, or Noodler's Black. it does work, and gave me no clogging problems. I've used Higgins Fountain Pen India in my Cross Century II.
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