I use Rotring black drawing ink in everything. I use it in fountain pens, gold nib flex pens, brush pens, fountain brush pens, even in airbrush. It is waterproof, truly waterproof... and remains waterproof after years. Most inks like carbon black, DeAtramentis archive ink, etc etc... even my Kuretake black ink 60... are waterproof at 1st, but after a couple of years... they lose their waterproof capabilities. Rotring is also archival and lightfast btw. As a full time professional artist and Bookbinder myself, I swear by it! I also love eon's vortex ink... made by a professional comic book art supplies company... but that ink as well, falls victim to losing its waterproof capabilities, after a couple of years. Test your older "waterproof" inks... and you will find they smear in water now.... unfortunately. Thanks for the video mate, cheers
Great video as always. My very first fountain pen had instructions for filling where we remove the converter, fill with the piston, then put it back in the pen. It was 20 years before I learned most people fill through the nib. I'm not a big fan of filling through the nib because it's difficult when the bottle is low and there's a lot of ink waste when cleaning up after filling.
I find ink movement depends a lot on the paper. Possibly this ink is the best general purpose write/draw ink, but it may be necessary in the end to get a Platinum pen to go with it; I got their desk pen but my capless is much nicer, possibly I’ll have to get a broader nib though just for this ink, it flows a bit less than Pilot black.
"Every computer nerd knows blue means death." I laughed ... I forgot about the "blue screen of death" on those old DOS-based computers! 😄 Thank you for the ink review ... I can now stop agonizing about which ink is compatible with what pen. Any one will do with this ink! I think the ink may not bleed as much on certain types of paper ... my waterproof rollerballs seem to bleed more on mixed media than watercolor paper. New sub here. Blessings from Texas USA 🌹
It is my understanding that what makes technical pen ink waterproof is the shellac in it (not because it is pigment ink, although that sure helps, I am sure). This Platinum Carbon doesn't have a binder (ie shellac) in it, I have been told, and so it is impressive that it still manages to be mostly waterproof. I just got some because I want to use it in technical pens without them drying/clogging as often
Thanks for the in-depth analysis of the platinum carbon ink. What is your favourite waterproof fountain ink besides this one? I want to buy one but this one seems to be a bit pricey, so I am looking for other options. Thanks
This is the only waterproof fountain pen ink I've used so far. And I hate to tell you this but all waterproof fountain pen inks that I've found are pricey. I actually thought that the platinum carbon ink one was one of the better value options (for pigment ink). You could try Noodler's Black bulletproof ink, which is a dye based ink that chemically binds itself to the paper, but I've heard it can take a long time to dry until it is waterproof. With the platinum ink you just need to wait until the water/whatever evaporates. I'm impatient.
@@Ashsibe thanks for your reply. That leaves me with no option. I guess I would have to go for this ink because I am impatient and I can’t see myself waiting for the ink to dry. That would take forever. Platinum Carbon Ink has very good reviews on Amazon so I am convinced this would be the right choice.
@@Doodkapje thanks for your reply. I had “almost” decided on buying this ink. The little bit of reluctance has been cleared up by your comment 😊😊 Have a nice day 👍
Wow that's a long time in my experience. Although my lines are normally rather thin and the weather is often warm. Is there no universal ink experience?
Maybe it depends on paper as well. I ordered the ink, will play with them. The only concern, I don't use ink daily and afraid to cloak a pen, will take some chip pen.
It's good for any fountain pen as far as I know. You might need to clean it out occasionally. Especially if you plan to put the pen back into storage. I've just realised I've sightly clogged a fountain pen after leaving it unused for many months with platinum carbon ink in it....why don't I take my own advice...
The ink is good for all pens but I'd recommend cleaning it at least once a month because it is a permanent ink and could dry in the pen and there is no way to get it out after that.
I use Rotring black drawing ink in everything. I use it in fountain pens, gold nib flex pens, brush pens, fountain brush pens, even in airbrush. It is waterproof, truly waterproof... and remains waterproof after years. Most inks like carbon black, DeAtramentis archive ink, etc etc... even my Kuretake black ink 60... are waterproof at 1st, but after a couple of years... they lose their waterproof capabilities. Rotring is also archival and lightfast btw. As a full time professional artist and Bookbinder myself, I swear by it! I also love eon's vortex ink... made by a professional comic book art supplies company... but that ink as well, falls victim to losing its waterproof capabilities, after a couple of years. Test your older "waterproof" inks... and you will find they smear in water now.... unfortunately. Thanks for the video mate, cheers
Great video as always.
My very first fountain pen had instructions for filling where we remove the converter, fill with the piston, then put it back in the pen. It was 20 years before I learned most people fill through the nib. I'm not a big fan of filling through the nib because it's difficult when the bottle is low and there's a lot of ink waste when cleaning up after filling.
I find ink movement depends a lot on the paper. Possibly this ink is the best general purpose write/draw ink, but it may be necessary in the end to get a Platinum pen to go with it; I got their desk pen but my capless is much nicer, possibly I’ll have to get a broader nib though just for this ink, it flows a bit less than Pilot black.
"Every computer nerd knows blue means death." I laughed ... I forgot about the "blue screen of death" on those old DOS-based computers! 😄 Thank you for the ink review ... I can now stop agonizing about which ink is compatible with what pen. Any one will do with this ink! I think the ink may not bleed as much on certain types of paper ... my waterproof rollerballs seem to bleed more on mixed media than watercolor paper. New sub here. Blessings from Texas USA 🌹
It is my understanding that what makes technical pen ink waterproof is the shellac in it (not because it is pigment ink, although that sure helps, I am sure). This Platinum Carbon doesn't have a binder (ie shellac) in it, I have been told, and so it is impressive that it still manages to be mostly waterproof. I just got some because I want to use it in technical pens without them drying/clogging as often
Have you considered going through the drawabox.com drawing lessons and vlogging your experience?
Thanks for the in-depth analysis of the platinum carbon ink. What is your favourite waterproof fountain ink besides this one? I want to buy one but this one seems to be a bit pricey, so I am looking for other options. Thanks
This is the only waterproof fountain pen ink I've used so far. And I hate to tell you this but all waterproof fountain pen inks that I've found are pricey. I actually thought that the platinum carbon ink one was one of the better value options (for pigment ink).
You could try Noodler's Black bulletproof ink, which is a dye based ink that chemically binds itself to the paper, but I've heard it can take a long time to dry until it is waterproof.
With the platinum ink you just need to wait until the water/whatever evaporates. I'm impatient.
@@Ashsibe thanks for your reply. That leaves me with no option. I guess I would have to go for this ink because I am impatient and I can’t see myself waiting for the ink to dry. That would take forever. Platinum Carbon Ink has very good reviews on Amazon so I am convinced this would be the right choice.
@@samia8945 I also bought Platinum Carbon Ink Black recently. It works great with my LAMY Vista (fine nib). And... 60 ml will bring you a loooong way.
@@Doodkapje thanks for your reply. I had “almost” decided on buying this ink. The little bit of reluctance has been cleared up by your comment 😊😊 Have a nice day 👍
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I found I have to let it dry for 12+ hours before adding water.
Wow that's a long time in my experience. Although my lines are normally rather thin and the weather is often warm.
Is there no universal ink experience?
Maybe it depends on paper as well. I ordered the ink, will play with them. The only concern, I don't use ink daily and afraid to cloak a pen, will take some chip pen.
Is it good for lamy safari pen?
It's good for any fountain pen as far as I know. You might need to clean it out occasionally. Especially if you plan to put the pen back into storage. I've just realised I've sightly clogged a fountain pen after leaving it unused for many months with platinum carbon ink in it....why don't I take my own advice...
The ink is good for all pens but I'd recommend cleaning it at least once a month because it is a permanent ink and could dry in the pen and there is no way to get it out after that.
@@Ashsibe hopefully not an expensive one.