Platinum Carbon Black Ink

by Carbon Black Ink

• Platinum Ink
• Carbon Black
• Pigmented - Waterproof
• 60 cc (2+ ounces)

Product Description

We've had a number of customers asking for Platinum Carbon Ink - enough so that we sourced this unique Japanese product for them. The ink comes in an elegant 60cc glass bottle (a touch over 2 ounces) - and is in a black box with Japanese characters (I have no idea what it says). Users of Carbon Ink fit into two groups - those who swear by it, and those who swear at it. So a caveat of caution is required for anyone unfamiliar with the ink. Platinum Carbon Ink is pigmented in order to improve its water-resisting property, light stability and heat-resisting qualities, while other inks might be illusive water-based dyes. Carbon Ink is thus suitable for important documents requiring archival qualities. Carbon Ink also performs well with watercolors or colored inks as Carbon Ink tends to resist running. This ink has many fine art applications, but many users enjoy its performance in fountain pens Relative to dye based inks Platinum Carbon Ink contains ultra-fine particles that may prove problematic for some fountain pen users. There are so many combinations of techniques, fountain pen styles, maintenance, humidity, etc. that your particular experience will need testing to make a personal judgment on this product. There should be no obstacles for brushes or dip pens. Forgeta-bout-it if you get this ink on your hands or clothing - it is not easy clean up. This ink goes down very black and seems to quickly dry waterproof. I soaked inked paper in water and all was stable. Being pigmented the ink should be lightfast - but I have no technical info supporting this.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Compares to Noodler's bulletprove black November 16, 2009

By gzj890

Not as black as Noodler's bulletproof black.
Dry much quicker (in 1-2 seconds) then Noodler's (5-6 seconds)
Totally waterproof compares to Noodler's so call waterproof.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Platinum Carbon Black Ink June 28, 2010

By Gail

Amazon Verified Purchase

This is great ink for sketching and adding watercolor washes over it. A friend introduced me to it a couple of years ago but I have never been able to find it in the US. You could only get it by ordering pens from Japan and then it would cost about $23.00 a bottle. So getting it through Amazon for the price I bought it was great!

It is very permanent. Don't get it on clothing. Will dry quickly and does not bleed when a watercolor wash is added immediately after. Also it flows well in the pen...it does not clog.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for Sketching with Washes March 5, 2010

By Steven Whtie

This ink is perfect if you plan on doing any watercolor washes over your sketches. No smearing, washing, migrating or smudges. I'm using it in a Lamy Safari with refill converter. Awesome stuff.

Dries fast to the touch in no time. Won't smear if you use heavy line work or ink excessively on edges and in shadow areas.

I'm very happy with this ink and will definitely purchase it again.