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    Default Re: Looking for the Blackest of Black ink .... Help

    The important things for me about a black ink are:
    1. Water resistance
    2. good flow
    3. Doesn't take forever to dry

    Noodler's Black takes care of the first two, but takes a glacial age to dry. I tried Heart of Darkness and it dries quickly and I like the flow. It would be my go-to black. But it tends to spread a little too much on some papers (not talking cheap copy paper. Just my Leuchtturm journal). I like Dark Matter. It's well behaved and it's water resistant. Dry time is ok.

    Was wondering about Old Manhattan Black as mentioned in this thread? Specifically does it dry quickly? How about behavior?

    Any other suggestions?

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    Default Re: Looking for the Blackest of Black ink .... Help

    Many very good ink suggestions for blackest black.

    I use Noodler's Black with a boost of Noodler's Old Manhattan Black. The OMB makes the Black blacker, and the Black is the least troublesome ink I've ever used.

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    Default Re: Looking for the Blackest of Black ink .... Help

    Quote Originally Posted by nomadhacker View Post
    Noodler's Black takes care of the first two, but takes a glacial age to dry.

    Any other suggestions?
    You can try diluting Noodlers Black with a bit of distilled water...

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    Default Re: Looking for the Blackest of Black ink .... Help

    Pretty poetic thread.
    How to define blackness?
    Opacity?
    Richness?
    Trueness of color?
    Texture?
    Matte or Shine?
    Depth?
    Evil?
    Absence of Light?
    Inclusion of other colors?
    "Twenty-three Ways of Looking at a Black Ink?" Or whatever that poem is called . . .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marsilius View Post
    Pretty poetic thread.
    How to define blackness?
    Opacity?
    Richness?
    Trueness of color?
    Texture?
    Matte or Shine?
    Depth?
    Evil?
    Absence of Light?
    Inclusion of other colors?
    "Twenty-three Ways of Looking at a Black Ink?" Or whatever that poem is called . . .
    13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird by Wallace Stevens

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    Default Re: Looking for the Blackest of Black ink .... Help

    Quote Originally Posted by jor412 View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Marsilius View Post
    Pretty poetic thread.
    How to define blackness?
    Opacity?
    Richness?
    Trueness of color?
    Texture?
    Matte or Shine?
    Depth?
    Evil?
    Absence of Light?
    Inclusion of other colors?
    "Twenty-three Ways of Looking at a Black Ink?" Or whatever that poem is called . . .
    13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird by Wallace Stevens
    I always get that wrong. There MUST be at least ten more?

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    Default Re: Looking for the Blackest of Black ink .... Help

    Or maybe you're thinking about -

    Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye
    four and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie,
    when the pie was opened, the birds began to sing
    wasn't that a dainty dish to set before a king? etc.

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    Default Re: Looking for the Blackest of Black ink .... Help

    Quote Originally Posted by jor412 View Post
    Or maybe you're thinking about -

    Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye
    four and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie,
    when the pie was opened, the birds began to sing
    wasn't that a dainty dish to set before a king? etc.
    Excellent? That's 11 more!

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    Default Re: Looking for the Blackest of Black ink .... Help

    Having now tried Aurora Black, there is no doubt in my mind that Diamine Onyx Black is blacker. Makes the Aurora look dark grey. Really.

    I am working my way through a few blacks - I have Diamine Jet Black and Visconti black - these seem equivalent to Aurora. Weird there are so many colours of black I know, but thats what you get with mixtures of dyes. I don't believe that Diamine have any claims for those inks to be water resistant however. Their waterproof blacks are something else again.
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    Default Re: Looking for the Blackest of Black ink .... Help

    I have had good luck with Noodler's Borealis Black - seems to dry as well as Private Reserve Velvet black, but does not have any hint of grey. The only paper I have had drying problems with is parchment.
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