It is water soluble so it can be cleaned up (if not easily) which is a huge bonus. Over all the ink is nice, it works well for fountain pens and is okay for other tasks. It shows through most papers and stains a lot of items. But because of this it is very smooth, and any line problems will stem from the pen. Applied over a large area it causes the paper to wrinkle, but not too severely. It is fairly thin because it is used for fountain pens, making it less suitable for most other uses. It is not true India ink because it does wash off with water, but you’ll have to do some scrubbing. But there is still enough that it is warranted.įirst off this ink is black, I mean really black, even when it is diluted by water it is still a solid grey, it doesn’t turn into a deep green or blue. This’ll be pretty short because there isn’t much to say about ink. I don’t really have more of an introduction than that. Is really a sort of watered out POSTER PAINT, pigment based.Higgins non-waterproof fountain pen India 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 It is waterproof, fade-proof and does not. > In what way is it not suitable for fountain pens? Higgins is known for its high quality inks for calligraphy and drawing. That aside, could you add a bit of detail please. The only time Id combine the two is if I was going to watercolor in a cartoon that had been inked with india ink first and I didnt want the black to bleed into the colors. Watercolor is water solvent and india ink, when dry, isnt. Started on the first stroke, nib smooth as butter till the day Basic techniques included flat wash, graded wash, wet in wet, color pick-up, and dry brush. Show him the Noodlers black or Platinum Carbon Black tests, and show how India Ink will ruin a. I simply was wondering if this combination is viable or if the lamy is compatible with this thick drying black ink. I have been using the Higgins Calligraphy Ink uneventfully in Instead of buying a throwaway pen I purchased a Lamy Safari to use with some Higgins black India Ink I had around the house. 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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