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Dr. Ph. Martin's Bombay India inks offer powerful color in a convenient dropper-stopper glass bottle. These highly pigmented India inks not only remain lightfast and permanent, but are also totally waterproof when dry. They adhere to nearly all surfaces and are non-clogging when used in pens. Inks can be diluted with water and used with brushes in traditional watercolor techniques or in dip pens, technical drawing pens, and airbrushes. All colors are brilliant and transparent, except black and white, which are opaque and have excellent covering power. Each set includes 12 different colors in 1. 0 oz (30 ml) glass bottles with droppers and a custom mixing palette. Set 1 Colors: Yellow, Red, Magenta, Green, Blue, Brown, Black, White, Violet, Bright Red, Teal, Grass Green.
Joshua C.
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2025
Love these inks! Wonderful deep colors, non toxic, What more can I say?
James Beckner
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2025
I am so glad I got this product it is very good quality
Jo Hannah
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 16, 2024
I was pretty new to using India ink when I got these, so it felt like quite a leap to get the big set. I wasn’t disappointed though. They would make a beautiful gift, as they are presented so nicely in the packaging too.The colours are vivid and have been fun to use either neat, out of the jar, or diluted with water in refillable pens. I like that these have a dropper and worth paying a bit extra for as it’s very handy.Only downside I’ve found is that the ink has a sheen to it, so if you’ve used it undiluted, it’s not always easy to add colour pencil or pen over the top. If you’re not sure you’ll use them and are totally new to India inks, it might be a good idea to try different types of inks/watercolours before splurging on a big set.
CJPRC49
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2024
This is great ink in a variety of colors. I enjoy using them in my art journaling.
KJ
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2024
Great productWell designed and durable
Client d'
Reviewed in France on April 28, 2024
Belles couleurs, belle tenue, je valide
Amy L Bradley
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2022
I admit that I am new to India inks, but Inktober is coming and I wanted to add them to my options. As a newcomer, I was surprised by how fluid they were. I swatched them at full strength, then a watered down gradient. I also dotted the swatches with the white ink to test its ability to cover, and it's good! Black and violet are very strong, and they can easily overwhelm colors they are paired with. Some colors blended easily, while a couple felt more resistant. The blue-yellow mixture produced a lovely green, but that blue MOVES. You can see that in the red-blue mix, the red stayed put, and the combination isn't the loveliest.Long story short, as with any art supply, swatch and experiment first to get a sense of each individual ink's properties. Looking forward to using these!
Mikayla Griffin
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2020
I really live these inks! Painting with the ink is really nice you can also add water to them which adds to their usage which I love. They also work well with my dip pens. I can’t show to much in the photo because it’s for a personal project but the only thing in this drawing that is white is is the beam that goes through the lower part of the drawing. Your able to get bothered extremely light and dark tones with one color. Straight out of the bottle the ink is insanely vibrant. I only have two things I have to say against these inks. The purple ink isn’t purple enough if you use a dip pen it’s almost black, which you can see in the second photo. The second thing is that the packaging while good for storage could be a little bit more sturdy.
Guillermo
Reviewed in Spain on November 7, 2020
Increíble calidad! Merece la pena invertir en este producto, llegó en perfecto estado y muy bien protegido
Aya
Reviewed in the United Arab Emirates on December 13, 2019
The colors are amazing! So vibrant and perfect for inking watercolors.
Q&A
Reviewed in Australia on November 5, 2019
The Inks are very Vibrant colours and they can be worked into the paper so easily.There can be a great tone variation attained easily by diluting the ink with water. The flat brush use to create a smooth toned wash comes so easy with these inks.I have used them with dip pen and the nib flow was smooth and easy. I have also used them with brushes for wash and outlines and results are spectacular.The best one is the white ink , it is so opaque it can be easily used even on top of black.Last I would recommend this packaging over the other smaller bottles for two reasons :1) Easy to use with a dropper in each bottle2) Ofcourse you have more Ink to create more HahaEnjoy this great set !! I will definitely buy the set 2 soon :)
Iliana Beltran Bartolini
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2017
Buying this is is the best thing I could do! The price is very fair for what you get.I'm an illustrator and I work mainly with watercolors and inks. I've tried many inks and this is by far the best!If you don't have the money to buy both sets, set #1 will do specially because it contains white and black inks.I've seen this being sold separately in craft stores and they are way more expensive that way.This inks are waterproof and won't bleed once they are dry even if you add water, which is great if you want to do a lineart with them but paint with watercolors.They're shiny once they dry and have the most beautiful and intense pigment I've used.I highly recommend them, also the color is so intense that usually you just need a drop or top for very large areas, so this ink will last a lot of time.
EllB
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2016
I ADORE Dr. Ph. Martin's inks.The colors are true to how they appear in the bottle (once any sediment has been properly shaken up and suspended), truly waterproof, no fading. Do note that this some of these inks are light colors. Again, true to appearance, so they don't darken when written with. White ink on white paper is extremely difficult to read--but white ink on dark paper is a really nice effect!The ink doesn't run and bleed everywhere, it works with every nib I've tried (quite a range, every modern leonardt, almost every modern speedball, several others), and almost every paper (anything your nib scratches to bits is obviously out of the question). It is a thicker ink than many others you might find--it flows beautifully, smooth without breaks, but you don't want to, say, leave it in a roundhand nib with a reservoir untouched for ten minutes. It is ink. It will dry.But that just leads me to another plus--it's easy to clean out. Once dry it flakes off nibs at the touch of fingernail, not counting unfortunate grooves. It responds well to nib cleaning solution, abd of course when wet (again, not counting grooves where any ink would get stuck) it wipes right off with paper. I've also found that it come out of my scrap cloth with little effort, but don't go spilling it on your carpet or favorite white shirt and expect it to come out. I just mean that the scrap I use for cleaning isn't darkly or noticeably stained from these.They also are wonderful in painting, and again waterproof, so you can do things like soaking a drawing in tea to make it appear aged without worrying about losing the drawing.
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