Platinum Carbon Black - Ink Sample

Product Code IS-Plat-InkC-1500-1

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on salePlatinum Carbon Black - Ink Sample

Product Code IS-Plat-InkC-1500-1

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$2.75

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2ml Sample

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A 2ml sample of Platinum Carbon Black fountain pen ink, in a labeled plastic vial. This is slightly different than conventional fountain pen ink, because it is pigmented instead of dye-based. This makes it very permanent and lightfast, though it does require more diligent maintenance in your fountain pen. It's ideal for brush pens and fountain pens being used on paper where you need ink to dry on the surface instead of soaking in.

This waterproof, pigment-based carbon ink is highly regarded by artists, and is a standard for ink-washing and mixed media work where you need to draw a line that will later be washed overtop.

Caution: Pigmented inks are intended for use in fountain pens, though they require more diligent maintenance and should not be left to dry out in a pen. It is best to clean it from your pen at least once a week to prevent clogging. Certain pens may handle pigmented inks better than others.

Condition: New
Brand: Platinum
Type: Ink Samples
Color: Black
Volume: 2ml
Fast Drying: No
Fluorescent: No
Shimmer Whether or not the ink contains glittery particles.: No
Freeze Resistant Whether or not an ink is specially formulated to better withstand freezing temperatures.: No
Iron Gall Ink made from iron salts and tannic acids. Though quite permanent and waterproof, these inks are typically known for causing chemical corrosion to metal pen parts (especially the nib) and should be used sparingly or with less-valuable pens.: No
Lubricated Whether or not an ink is specially formulated to increase flow in your pen.: No
Pigmented Whether or not the ink contains finely-ground solid particles in liquid suspension.: Yes
Scented: No
Water Resistant Whether or not the ink, once dried on the paper, will resist being washed away with water.: Yes

so glad I got a sample of this ink

so glad I got a sample of this ink. it will be great for my watercolor sketching. It really is waterproof.

Platinum Carbon Black - Sample Size

I recently ordered a handful of ink samples (Platinum Carbon, Noodler X-Feather, Sailor Kiwaguro and others) as I was having feathering trouble with a cotton based paper I was writing on. I wanted to test out each ink to see how it did. X-Feather was a bit better than the standard Pilot black ink I had in cartridge form, but still feathered badly in places. Sailor Kiwaguro did not feather at all in my tests, but as reviews on that product note, it isn't a real dark black at all (dries a washed-out black IMO). Hands down the winner of the test was Platinum Carbon Black: no feathering, but with a deep dark black I was looking for. It looks and dries wonderfully on the rather temperamental paper I am using. Highly recommend if you're looking for an ink that won't feather yet has a deep, dark black coloring.

Carbon black

It is very permanent

Decent but not without it's flaws

I found the ink to generally be decent for what it is, however it suffers from a quite long dry time of around 35ish seconds (the slowest of all my inks I've tried so far). Additionally, when it comes to blackness I found it generally average especially compared to the noticably blacker Noodler's HoD Oh and for those who care, yes there is a small amount of nib creep with this ink.

Great water resistant ink

Bought the sample in order to try this ink. My main ink now is Platinum Black (dye based). So Carbon black is a tone darker, it looks more like black, while dye based Black looks like dark grey. Carbon black has similar tone to Noodler's black. And the line is uniform, without tone variations. In other aspects, except water resistance, Platinum Black and Platinum Carbon Black are very similar.So Carbon Black is a nice performing dark black ink with bonus - maybe the best water resistance in the market.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I fill my fountain pen from an ink sample vial?

The technique depends on the fountain pen's filling mechanism.

Check out our blog post on How to Fill a Fountain Pen from an Ink Sample Vial, or watch the video here:

How much writing can I really do with 2ml?

We find that usually you can get 2 good fills for a typical converter with our ink samples, or one good fill with a large capacity piston-filling pen.

How much writing you can do depends on you more than anything else. It mostly depends on how big or small you write, and the nib size you’re using. We recommend experimenting with different nib sizes to find what works best for you.