![]() ![]() This entry was posted in Review on 20201116 by leslie. ![]() Though, one of the reasons I don’t get a lot of free stuff from companies is because I give honest reviews. I picked this up with funds people slid to me via that Ko-Fi button on the sidebar. ![]() If it is refillable, and easily so, then the $5 is not a bad price at all. Given the cheapness of Higgins Black Magic ink it’s difficult to think about shelling out $5 for a single pen, when you can buy an entire 1 ounce (33ml) bottle from $3 to $5. You won’t be doing fine line work, but you can pretend you’re Aaron Draplin and doodle some THICC lines. The tip is at least 1 mm if not 2mm in diameter. When mixed with other Higgins inks it can create muted shades that are excellent for gradations and. This is a bold line, no fine lines at all here. Higgins Black India Ink can be diluted with distilled water. If you know how to take apart a paint pen you will probably be able to use that same technique here. Menu My Account Shopping Cart 0 email protected toll free (888) 202 8512 Home Store Policy Location About Us Art Tips Contact Us Teachers My Account home. When I get to that point I’ll post a tutorial. Higgins Drawing Ink, India Ink from Chicagos. Like many pump style fiber tipped pens, this one is likely pretty easily refillable. I think if you mash the tip it’ll be softer, but who wants to purposefully do that? Even on smooth cardstock, I was surprised to see little trails of fibers as well as lifted and bunched fibers on the page when I was done drawing. I used a light hand and this tip lifted fibers every time. On fibery and even some smooth papers this fiber tip is aggressive. It doesn’t lift much when I erase which is always nice. It looked great on my bright white cardstock but was deeply absorbed. I did find that there was some pretty deep penetration on my surfaces- it bled through the crappy sketchbook I use at work. TL DR: Almost all of Higgins's inks clog and pretty much permanently destroy fountain pens.ĮDIT: Others have had good luck with Higgins Sepia fountain-pen-friendly ink.One you get it shaken and primed properly it’ll be a deep dark black that is matte on most paper and works pretty well with most paper. JPosted by Zoe to Guides, Comic / Manga Pens, Drawing Inks Walk into any artists studio, and youre sure to find a bottle or two of drawing ink. Today, Higgins offers a wide range of pigment and dye based colours as well as specialty white and black inks. If it says 'calligraphy,' 'India ink,' 'drawing ink,' or anything else besides 'fountain pen' it is most likely not fountain-pen-friendly. Higgins’ inks have been widely used around the world since 1880. Unfortunately, nothing from Higgins is safe in a fountain pen.įor any fountain pen, use only inks that are specifically made for fountain pens. Higgins also happens to be really really difficult to clean out of a fountain pen you have to disassemble the nib/feed and scrub it with a cleaning solution of some sorts, and even then the clogging is often permanent.Įven their 'fountain pen' calligraphy ink does this (I learned the hard way). On a dip pen, this is all fine and dandy, but if you try to use Higgins in a fountain pen, it will have trouble moving down the feed, and will quickly dry and clog the pen (within minutes!). For use with calligraphy pens, brushes, technical pens and airbrushes. For use on scratch board, in crafts and a variety of other applications. Versatile, highly workable formula is non-fading and dries to an opaque, semi-gloss finish. ![]() To get these properties, Higgins ink is both pigmented and contains thickening agents. Classic ink provides an excellent, dark black to projects. It's more viscous so it can be used on dip/brush/whatever pens with minimal railroading and feathering, which is nice. OP, the stickied thread is a good place to ask this kind of question. Please don't downvote OP guys, he's asking an honest and important question that might help him avoid destroying any pens he might buy! ![]()
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