![]() ![]() Is really a sort of watered out POSTER PAINT, pigment based. 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 cannot guarantee the use as per the age of the item. Each bottle is sold individually please select the drop-down menu to the selected item, as wanted. ![]() I'm not disagreeing (after all its my little pelikano American India Ink, Waterproof, Colored Drawing Inks, Higgins Ink Co., Inc. > 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. Its perfect for sketching, lettering, calligraphy, and italic writing This non-waterproof India Ink dries to a matte finish. This free-flowing, deep black calligraphy ink is ideal for use with calligraphy and fountain pens. I imagine a lot of testing is in order.I've used Higgins Fountain Pen India in my Cross Century II. Higgins is renowned for their high-quality inks. One touch and it's in there! Other inks can leach out the moment they get wet. Ink often reacts to wood like dye, not stain. I'd be hesitant to just paint it on I think I'd rather make a pad with a paper towel or two, wet its face with ink, let it partially dry, and wipe it gently across the whole fretboard while keeping a clean damp towel and a fine-mist spray bottle at hand to quickly adjust penetration and density as needed. Neither quality comes into play when using ink to stain wood. I look for total opacity and a smooth flow. I like a lot of Japanese inks myself, but that's for drawing. Some thoughts: Winsor & Newton has a lot of shellac, as does Sennelier the Calli and FW inks are basically thin acrylic paint many Noodler's fountain pen inks dissolve in water, but not when bonded to cellulose (like wood) Pelikan was long popular in tattooing the old Steig Products version of FW was the greatest ink ever Black Magic was a totally different ink back in the 70s some inks are archival and colorfast while others are not low-gloss inks scan better etc. India inks vary widely in chemical composition and quality and can in no way be considered interchangeable, even within the same brand. ![]()
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