![]() ![]() To keep pens in good repair, clean them with water or Higgins Pen Cleaner no longer than 1 week after the last use. Do not mix with acids or use them as tattoo ink. Compatible with dip pens, brushes, airbrushes, and fountain pens.Ĭlose the cap tightly after use. (9ml)Ī combination of micro-pulverized pigments and black dyes make up this water-based ink. Is really a sort of watered out POSTER PAINT, pigment based.Higgins Fountain Pen Black India Ink 2.5oz. Why Black Magic Ink of course Check out Higgins Inks on Facebook for the rest of this answer. So SOME calligaphy ink is designed for POSTERS, cards, etc and as such What, pray tell, is this substance you ask with a gasp. 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? Pictured above is a glass bottle that once held the famous formula. Is it simply too thick for most fountain pens or is the (1854-1929) is credited as the creator of Higgins’ American India Ink, which was, at one time, the most famous brand of ink in the world. > not working with it which prompted my original message) I just don't I'm not disagreeing (after all its my little pelikano This ink is great for fine art and calligraphy, slow drying time with a matte finish. > In what way is it not suitable for fountain pens? The most opaque white ink offered by Higgins. 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. A major selling point of the pigment approach is that 1) many dyes are extremely. The pigmented dope will weigh slightly more, but is probably more fade resistant and generally easier to acquire and apply. 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. The Higgins Ink works, but so does a small percentage of pigmented dope added to your clear, and you probably cant tell the difference. 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). ![]() ![]() 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. However - it is somewhat messy, and a bit harder to clean from the nib than either Cross cartridge ink, or Noodler's Black. Higgins is renowned for their high-quality inks. it does work, and gave me no clogging problems. This traditional black drawing ink is a deep charcoal shade and is inter-mixable with other Higgins Inks to create custom colors. I've used Higgins Fountain Pen India in my Cross Century II. Micro-pulverized pigments are suspended in a professional quality shellac solution to create this waterproof, lightfast ink. ![]()
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