Washable Black Inks?

[haziz]

Unlike many on this forum, I strongly prefer washable inks. Some blue inks are known to be washable, but this seems to be less common with black ink.

 

Who makes an easily washable black ink?

[jde]

Unlike many on this forum, I strongly prefer washable inks. Some blue inks are known to be washable, but this seems to be less common with black ink.

 

Who makes an easily washable black ink?

 

J. Herbin Perle Noire is the one that comes to mind.

 

Here's some info on black inks: Just the Black's

[ObserveClosely]

Unlike many on this forum, I strongly prefer washable inks. Some blue inks are known to be washable, but this seems to be less common with black ink.

 

Who makes an easily washable black ink?

I'm with you, pal!

-- PR Velvet Black is my absolute favorite for pen+wash drawings.

-- Noodler's X-Feather is neat too, because it renders out a bit of granulation in the wash.

 

If you do sketches and comparisons, or find any other inks that you like and recommend, please post them and let us know here. I am always on the lookout for good washy blacks.

 

Some other thoughts are here.

[Uncle Red]

Haziz, ObserveClosely is not living up to his name. velvet black is water resistant so it's not what you are looking for.

[welch]

Look for "vintage" Sheaffer Skrip Washable Black, Number 62. That was my every-day school ink, since I could refill my Parker 45 every morning and wash up...no worries about staining my hands of sleeves. A stubborn ink, it sits on pages almost 50 years after I wrote them...unchanged, un-faded.

 

Check EBay...there are three bottles up for auction right now.

Edited November 27, 2011 by welch

[Ink Stained Wretch]

Unlike many on this forum, I strongly prefer washable inks. Some blue inks are known to be washable, but this seems to be less common with black ink.

 

Who makes an easily washable black ink?

+1 on the old Sheaffer Skrip.

 

Also, the cheap cartridges of black ink sold on fleaBay tend to be very washable. No name on those though.

 

You don't get a lot of purposely washable black inks. The reason why is mostly economic. School systems in various parts of the world require the use of fountain pens in some grades and they also mandate the use of washable blue inks, mostly to keep the parents' laundry bills down when the little darlings drip or squirt the ink all over themselves and others.

 

So if you make a washable blue ink you have a large, ready made customer base waiting for your product. I have not heard of any place that mandates a washable black ink for their schools.

[ObserveClosely]

Haziz, I recommend that you try sketching with the different brands suggested here. (Buy samples here.)

 

Better to try them yourself than take anyone's opinion on their suitability to your individual sketching needs. Or the ink's "washability". Your choice of paper also plays a pretty big role in the outcome, as you can imagine.

 

A recent wash sketch done with PR Velvet Black is here.

[Uncle Red]

ObserveClosely, in fountain pen terminology a washable ink is one that disolves completely with water to make clean up easy. Pelikan Royal Blue is a washable ink that Pelikan markets towards school children so that inky hands (and clothes, desks, floors) can be cleaned completely. That is what Haziz is asking for.

Velvet Black is a great ink; lovely color, doesn't feather, glistens when dry and is water resistant. It is never described as washable.

[ObserveClosely]

ObserveClosely, in fountain pen terminology a washable ink is one that disolves completely with water to make clean up easy.

Ha! Major disconnect with regard to terminology! And here I thought (was hoping) that haziz was asking about suitability for ink+wash sketching. ("Water-solubility"?) When what he was after was how thoroughly an ink stain will wash out of clothing.

 

MY BAD.

[haziz]

ObserveClosely, in fountain pen terminology a washable ink is one that disolves completely with water to make clean up easy.

Ha! Major disconnect with regard to terminology! And here I thought (was hoping) that haziz was asking about suitability for ink+wash sketching. ("Water-solubility"?) When what he was after was how thoroughly an ink stain will wash out of clothing.

 

MY BAD.

While I draw occasionaly, my drawing materials are grapite and charcoal. Yes my original question was mainlyabout washability from clothes and general ease of use.

[Uncle Red]

Pff, we all learn things here. NP Maybe you should check out "the Write Stuff" forum, there are people here that do draw with their FP's

 

I don't want to think about how many times I misspelled Shaeffer when I started here and the pen was sitting right in front of me.

[The Good Captain]

Pff, we all learn things here. NP Maybe you should check out "the Write Stuff" forum, there are people here that do draw with their FP's

 

I don't want to think about how many times I misspelled Shaeffer when I started here and the pen was sitting right in front of me.

Well, according to my bottle on the desk here, you've done it again...!

 

(Only a bit of fun!)

 

 

[Uncle Red]

D'oh