Noodler's Black

Sunday I picked up a bottle of black Noodler’s Ink and have been playing with it quite a bit. This fountain pen ink has gotten a lot of praise on the net—my interest in it is that it is permanent and waterproof. Most fountain pen inks are quite water-soluble when on the page, which means painting over an ink drawing with watercolors creates a mess. For such pen-and-wash sketches, I’ve generally used either Micron Pigmas or Gelly Roll pens, but neither are as fun to draw with as a fountain pen. I’m pleased with the way the Noodler’s Ink behaves. At right is a drawing of a sunflower in Noodler’s black, painted over with watercolor.