![]() ![]() So what are the differences between acrylic ink and India ink? Is one better than the other? Better in what sense?Īcrylic ink is made with pigments suspended in acrylic resin binder or polymer emulsion.Īcrylic ink is more fluid and flows better. When I choose black inks, I only care whether they are waterproof or not since I use watercolour over ink, and whether they can be used in fountain pens since I use those pens often. There's Indian Ink, acrylic Ink and black ink with shellac. Just the the small bottle is much easier to controlĪ | Amazon.ca | .uk | | | | Amazon.es | .jp | are bottles of ink I've received from Renesans, an art supplies manufacturer from Poland, during the Urban Sketchers Symposium in Amsterdam a few months ago. It's safe for use in technical pens since Rotring makes this ink for their pens.īoth the big and small bottles have tapered ends so they can be used to refill the Rotring technical pens. ![]() However for line art, there should be no problems with using Copic or alcohol markers over the lines. For areas where ink is dense, there's still going to be streaking because there's just more pigment there. Rotring ink works great, when it dries completely, with Copic or alcohol markers. Top half of the square's a single layer wash and the bottom has a double layer wash. The picture above compares various brands of black ink. ![]() Seems like the whatever black particles do settle down at the bottom of the bottle with time. You'll need to shake the bottle if you haven't used the ink for a long time. Noodler's is darker, and has a warmer tone that you can detect when it's not applied so thick. Here's a scan of Rotring vs Noodler's ink. That means you will have little or no chance of your hand accidentally smudging the paper when the ink is dry, and also lesser need to clean your scanner's glass. The point is, paper makes a difference.Īnother strong benefit of the Rotring is after it dries, it will not smudge even even you rub across the surface, either with your finger or tissue. As for the Noodler's ink, you can see that it was very patchy, and the colour tone is warmer. The left and right are inked with the Rotring and they dry to rather even surface with slight gradation. In the sketch above, I've used Rotring and Noodler's ink on the Strathmore 400 Series Mixed Media vellum surface paper 300gsm. On most occasions, I would consider it to be matte as I rarely see the sheen. Interestingly, the Rotring ink can dry to a slight sheen depending on the paper. It's waterproof when dry, and rubbing your finger over it will not smudge in any way. Spraying fixative on it will not break the ink. The Rotring ink is a pretty dark ink that dries to a neutral tone. I've adjusted the exposure of the scan to retain the paper texture. I've also used it to refill my Pilot Hi-Tecpoint pens. Since it's pigmented, it is not advised to use it inside fountain pens. I don't use my Rotring pens that often, and even so after months, there's no clogging. ![]() The smaller bottles also come with the tapered end that can be used to refill the Rotring technical pens. The big bottle comes with a tapered end you can use to refill smaller bottles. The ink is sold in either the large 250ml bottle or smaller 23ml bottles. This reviews covers the Rotring drawing black ink. They are pretty popular for their technical pens, of which I have several. Rotring is a German technical writing and drawing instruments company based in Hamburg. ![]()
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