Dr. Ph. Martin's Black Star India (Hi-Carb) Ink Bottle

This is the blackest ink I've ever used by far. It's opacity on even very thin lines is impressive. It's staying power on a brush or on a nib is also a huge plus. I do a lot of inking with a Kuretake Menso sable brush, and this ink lasts and lasts between reloads. It dries with a sweet matte finish.I used to use Deleter Black 4, but found that it dried way too fast on my brushes and nibs. It made it a massive pain to work on large areas at one time. Dr PH Martin's ink is comparable in darkness and opacity, and doesn't have these problems.My favourite method is to draw and shade with pencil on cotton paper, set and stretch it with water, then ink and watercolour. This ink does NOT smear or pick up under watercolours. I use transparent watercolours, and the ink shines right through. If you work in wet media, this ink is one of the best. I think I'm going to use it from now on.

I like using this ink for my calligraphy and ink drawing. I like the thickness and slight gloss look.

worked well for my use! I use them with watercolors for the black ink lines. very very black! flows well with dip pens and is a nice matte finish. some sheen does happen on areas where the ink pools but its not a huge issue.. and didnt happen a bunch.

The ink is indeed waterproof making it great for using watercolors over it. it tends to bleed into the paper and dry fast on the nibs (calligraphy).

I love the thickness of the ink, it flows really nicely! Less dipping for me for sure! Great matte black just what I wanted!

I could write a book about how much I love this ink, I am amazed by it. I bought this last year and it's still almost completely full and I use it all the time! It's truly 100% water proof and one tiny drop goes a LONG long way. It's the blackest black I've ever seen and I love to dilute it with water and create nice washes. I want to buy ALL of the colors by Dr. Ph. Martin!

I use this product for drawings on scratchboard. The blackness of the color is beautiful and mixed with water creates an entire range of grays. It's always been great!

I don't personally notice a huge difference between the Hi Carb and Matte versions of this ink. The matte isn't particularly matte, and they both cover extremely well on the papers I've tested them on. The Hi Carb flows great from a nib (maybe even a little better than the Matte does), and produces good hairlines. For comic illustration, this is probably the best ink you can get your hands on, along with the Black Star Matte.

Best ink I've ever tried! Deep black and consistency is perfect for brush work.

Está tinta es ligera, sumamente cubriente, el color negro carbón es excelente y lo mantiene cuando seca. Excelente producto!!!

This is the blackest ink I've ever used, and I love it! It's also waterproof, which allows me to add lighter marks over the top, or use with watercolours after inking. It works particularly well with brushes and creates a very flat, continuous jet black mark when used neat from the bottle. It works well also when used with water to create other effects. It's pricey, but I think it's worth it.

Great inkUsing it to refill pitt pen

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