![]() Some inks and paints are easier to clean than others. No matter what you use, you should keep your pen clean. Inks and paints are colorful and individual, and new combinations are appearing all the time. It's fun to experiment with all your choices. You should feel free to use the ink or paint in our pens that you want to use. Manufacturers include Golden, Daler-Rowney, and Liquitex among others. This category includes laquer and enamel, so if you thin them a bit, you can use them in our pens. You can add various types of thinners to acrylic and polymer paints so they flow more easily, and you can add thickeners that slow down the flow. The terms "acrylic paint" and "liquid polymer combinations" are used interchangeably.īecause acrylics are also used for painting, you have a much larger selection of choices. Acrylic paints are usually thicker than drawing inks, but you can find acrylic paints ready to use for fountain pens, such as Golden Hi-Flow Acrylic. It is a glassy thermoplastic that can be produced as a solid or liquid. The term "acrylic" derives from "acryl", short for acrolein acid. You will find these brands in well-stocked art and craft stores.ĭrawing paints consist of acrylic paints and other liquid polymer combinations. Martin's, Noodler's and Ziller among many others. Manufacturers include Winsor & Newton, Higgins, Speedball, Dr Ph. Additives include shellac and gum arabic among designed to bind and adhere the dried ink to the substrate. ![]() Traditional India ink contains particles of carbon that remain dark black for a long time. The thickness is derived from two sources: the material the comprises the ink and additives that help the material particles disperse and adhere to the substrate or surface, such as paper. There are hundreds of brands for this type of ink since it is so popular, although some brands are identical and just rebranded.ĭrawing inks are thicker than traditional fountain pen inks and include India ink. It is also the least interesting to the majority of our users who prefer inks and paints that leave a strong mark and designed to remain visible for 100 years or more. Since most fountain pens are used for writing, and writing is the most popular activity done with a pen, this is the largest category of liquid media. There have been lots of recent improvements to fountain pen inks, especially with the discovery of aniline dies. The ink must be thinner so it can flow through the tight spaces without clogging. Most fountain pens are designed with narrow channels that modulate the flow so you get a nice steady line with no fluctuations. They usually run thin, and when you draw with them, the line tends to disappear over time. These inks are designed to be used in traditional fountain pens. ![]() Drawing inks including calligraphy inks.It's better to view your choices from the range of liquid media that is offered for commercial sale, which can be divided into three categories: ![]() If you use alcohol-based inks, which are on the thin end, they can flow quickly out of the pen into a puddle and make a mess. If you're using our Pump Pen, you can get them to flow a bit longer, but sooner or later these thick paints will slow to a crawl, and you'll spend time cleaning them out of the pen. We can modify our pens for less popular media, such as lacquer and alcohol, but most people don't use those for drawing and writing.įor example, if you use enamel and lacquer, which are on the thick end of the spectrum, they will flow for a minute or two and then stop. All of our pens are configured to hold and deliver a wide range of inks and paints that are commonly used for drawing and writing. When we say you can use "any ink or paint" in our pens, we mean you can use any ink or paint that is provided as a drawing liquid.
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