Higgins Black India Fountain Pen Ink, 2.5 Oz Bottle (46030)

I like this ink a lot. I've been experimenting with it and found that the fact that it's not water proof, can work in my favor. The Hawthorn Tree was done with a fine mist, and the shading on the Birch trees was pulled from the tree's left side, inward using a slightly damp brush. It's good stuff. Because it's not waterproof, I coated both of these drawings with KRYLON DIVERSIFIED BRANDS K01311007 Matte Finish Spray Paint, available here on Amazon. The Matte finish also works great.

Flows easily, dries reasonably quickly. Just what I needed. I used to use black magic… this is just as good.

I have to admit I like the bottles with a dropper better as you can place a smaller amount into a dip well and close off the large bottle. Over time, these open top bottles start to dry a bit and the ink quality suffers.

I bought and used this India ink because it's water resistance works well with my water color art. I am quite pleased with it

This was easy to use and apply. Resulted in a great look. Take care to ensure certain parts of your fretboard are taped off as it can easily stain light woods under the dark fretboard. Good value

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Works smoothly with my fountain pen my father gave me, and my do pen. I was iffy given the price but have had no issues (it even arrived frozen because of the cold snap and had to be thawed before using and still works wonderfully). I'm ordering other colors now.

I used this to stain my rosewood guitar fretboards black to resemble ebony. The final result is convincing, but the process is a pain in the arse. You MUST lightly sand your fretboard before applying (320 or 600 grit lightly), otherwise this ink will not absorb into the wood and wipes right off when dry. It also gets on everything, it’s like water, it runs everywhere. You have to brush it on with precision, it can even get under your masking tape. It takes about 2-3 coats for a fretboard to look like ebony, and some of it will rub off onto your fingers when you play. This stuff is meant for using as ink for paper, so we guitar people using for staining wood can’t blame the product for being so much of a hassle and messy to apply. All my fretboards have white binding and large inlays, so that’s why it’s so difficult to apply the ink and not let it get on unwanted areas. I used precision art brushes and the ink still gets everywhere. It won’t stain your inlays, however, which is good. In fact, it won’t stain anything that hasn’t been properly prepped (sanded). If you oil your fretboards and try to apply this ink, there’s little hope that it will stick; the oil will prevent the ink from bonding to the wood. This product works excellent on fretboards in the early manufacturing stages, but is more difficult to use on fretboards that have already been assembled and played.

It did it’s job very well if you follow your instructions

Muy buena tinta, es negra de verdad, no grisásea. El envase podría mejorarse para disminuir riesgos de derrames, aunque se entiende que así mantienen su producto a buen precio.

I got this pen and ink for my 12-year old son. He loves theM. He did note that the ink that came in the pen seemed to be a better quality ink than the ink in the bottle. The refill ink from the bottle was not as dark and sharp-looking, but he still likes it.

De las mejores que puedes usar, chartpack es garantía

Could have cost a little less, considering the amount of ink in the bottle itself. Other than that the product was good and arrived on time.