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Doing some ink testing for waterproof-ness. A lot of inks CLAIM to be waterproof... but are actually just “resistant.” The photo above depicts my fountain pen inks that have this claim. X-Feather is actually my favorite drawing ink, because it works on cheap ass paper, is a really dark black, and is MATTE. (Glossy inks or ones with sheen piss me off for art.. seriously. Argh!) HOWEVER... Seeing that the Noodler’s Eel Black is dark and matte as well as actually being waterproof, I might have to switch it up!

And these are my dip inks. Deleter Black 3 is a semi-gloss, and jussssst barely had some washout. Deleter Black 4 and Ziller Ink Soot Black are very dark and very matte, and very waterproof.

The Black 2.0 is a dilution I made with the formula written. It’s hard to see in the photo, but it just barely washed out as well. It is, of course, the mattest of them all, but has some other issues--such as lift-out while erasing. It’s better suited to inking on top of blue pencil that isn’t meant to be erased.

What is Lorem Ipsum?

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Where can I get some?

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