

Holbein Special Black is not as easy to find as other inks, but there is this thing called “the internet” and maybe you can find someone who has a bottle for you. And two, the opening to the Special Black bottle is quite narrow and so I end up getting ink on my nib holder of I dip directly into the bottle. I love great design and this one is nice.

The bottom has a raised square section that fits into the bottom of the ink bottle and so makes it so that the bottle doesn’t move when you dip your pen into it. The top can be used as an inkwell or a reservoir for water. It comes encased in a plastic egg which twists apart. (Of course I have a whole pint of Speedball Super Black to still get through…)Īnother cool thing about the ink is its container. And Special Black is, unsurprisingly, very black. But it’s not viscous like the Yasutomo inks tend to be. It’s less watery, which I think makes for the finer line but also allows it to remain crisp on more types of paper. The ink has a similar flow to Super Black, but it allows a finer line.

So I decided to buy it and give it a try. Why is it so much thicker than my BLUE (same brand). I absolutely love the colour, but not the texture of my ink. Martin's BOMBAY India Ink: Van Dyke Brown. At one little store ( Imagine Art Supplies) they had Holbein Special Black. 211 Location:Colfax/Lacrosse, WA Posted NovemI have a bottle of Dr. I just moved recently and so have been trying out the local art stores. But nothing flows as well as Super Black. So every once in awhile I try another ink, like Yasutomo Ultra Black. I’ve just loved the way it flows, yet it has a tendency to bleed on certain papers. For years, Speedball Super Black has been my favorite ink.
