![]() Higgins® Waterproof Drawing Ink, Black India. Save an EXTRA 25 on entire purchase with coupon. Martins® Black Star® Waterproof India Ink, Hicarb. Sadly, if you go to Higgins' website, this particular ink is no longer available there, I wonder if it has been discontinued? I'm glad P&IA carries this and I will continue to purchase this ink. Shop online for same-day delivery, curbside pickup, or at a Michaels near you. It works on pretty much every paper I tried, even those which tend to bleed (such as office store's envelope) The trick is to purchase the right ink (which is this product: "Higgins Eternal Black Ink" - on the bottle it just says "Higgins Eternal Black Ink") and add some gum arabic to desired consistency/hairline. ![]() I was looking for a tried-and-true ink that is not sumi and scans well, and a friend recommended this. None of them works with either pointed pen or broad edge. 5įirst of all, I owned a few version of Higgins ink, and they can be confusing: there's Higgins Eternal PERMANENT black (avoid), Higgins Eternal Black MAGIC (the dropper bottle, avoid), Higgins Calligraphy Waterproof Black Ink (avoid). Do not underestimate this ink! A calligrapher's must-have/best kept secret.I bought it because I like trying new black inks. Is really a sort of watered out POSTER PAINT, pigment based.It writes very precisely so I can see why people like it for scanning. 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 Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Higgins India Ink 4418 Black 32 Oz at the best online prices at eBay Free shipping for many products Skip to main content. 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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