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Ink Review: Parker Quink Black


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Hi everyone,

 

this is my review of Parker Quink black. If you have any questions or suggestions please leave a comment. I am still trying to figure out the best way to do this.

 

Enjoy!

 

- Daniel

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Thanks! I don't really love it either. Had the bottle for 10 years or so and it's still only half empty... Speaks for itself.

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Thank you for the review.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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Actually, there is one other use for Quink Black (and yeah, I'm also not much for black inks, and the only reason I have QB is because I bought one of those Parker Urban sets a couple of years ago). It's one of my tester inks for vintage pens. But yeah, I still have half a bottle, too.

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Thanks everyone for looking. Ha ha, is there anyone who likes this ink?

It is interesting thought that Quink Blue is quite a bit different and that one I actually do love.

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I like Quink Black for drawing with! My bottle is about 25 years old though, so I don't know if the formulation has changed since then or if my bottle has evaporated a bit and thus become more saturated. It works well for creating artworks when you add water with a brush, I find.

UK-based pen fan. I love beautiful ink bottles, sealing wax, scented inks, and sending mail art. Also, thanks to a wonderful custom-ground nib by forum member Bardiir, I'm currently attempting calligraphy after years of not being able to do so due to having an odd pen-grip :D

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I like Quink Black for drawing with! My bottle is about 25 years old though, so I don't know if the formulation has changed since then or if my bottle has evaporated a bit and thus become more saturated. It works well for creating artworks when you add water with a brush, I find.

 

Hear hear.

I love my Quink Black.

 

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Ah great, good to hear that. I use Noodler's Black for drawing, I am all about permanency. For washes I go with watercolor, not ink.

 

Nice work Tas.

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Whoa! Amazing work Tas! :D

 

Ive only just started messing with Ink and washes, and permanency does worry me. Mosf artists' watercolours are guaranteed to be fade-resistant so it's a horrible shame to see how fugitive some inks are, especially since many of them tun into vibrant loveliness when you add a bit of water. If the watercolour manufacturers can make decent permanent colours then why can't the ink manufacturers manage the same?

UK-based pen fan. I love beautiful ink bottles, sealing wax, scented inks, and sending mail art. Also, thanks to a wonderful custom-ground nib by forum member Bardiir, I'm currently attempting calligraphy after years of not being able to do so due to having an odd pen-grip :D

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Well paint manufacturers use much more aggressive components, pigments and dyes. Ink comes already diluted in water. Health hazard is a factor as is flow and performance.

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