Inky T O D - Which Ink Properties Are Most Important To You?
Most crucial ink properties
120 members have voted
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1. What ink properties are the most important to you in choosing an ink?
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Color - I want a specific color or shade.
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Sheen - I love sheen (not Charlie).
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Shading - I love to see it shade.
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No Bleed Through - I can't stand it when it has dots on the other side.
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No Show Through - I won't buy it if I can read it on the flip side.
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No Feathering - If I want feathers, I'll buy a bird.
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Easy to Clean - I hate when it clogs my pen, or won't flush out.
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Non Staining to the Pen - I hate to see that once clear area no longer clear.
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Wet Writer - I want the ink to flow out fast.
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Dry Writer - I want the ink to make the pen decide how fast that ink comes out.
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Does not quickly dry out in the nib - My pen better start upon demand and never dry out while I'm writing. In fact, I like to leave it unused and uncapped for minutes at a time.
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Fast Dry - Hey, I write fast or I'm a lefty and this ink needs to dry quickly.
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Reasonable Dry Time - I don't need it to dry fast, but seriously, it had better dry within 10 seconds.
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Smudge Resistant - Once it's dry, I don't want to see any smudges.
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Water Proof - Or proof against important things like Coffee, Tea, Soda and Whiskey.
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Fade Proof - Yeah, I may not be putting it in a caboose window, but I want it to last at least a decade.
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Washable or Erasable with an ink eradicator - It's not just for kids, I need to wash away the proof.
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No nib creep - because I think it's sort of creepy. Ink doesn't belong on the nib pretending to be artwork.
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No nib crud - because crud is worse than creep ... I don't want my ink to crystalize on the nib, it scares me.
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Shows up under UV lights or other fraud resistant trait ... I keep black lights around for such inky occurrences.
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Not chalky - Hey opaque is all fine with me, but chalky makes me queasy.
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Super Saturated Color - if I want it lighter, I'll dilute it.
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Low Saturated Color - I want to have my writing and doodles to look like water colors or pastels.
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Well, see, I NEED that bottle.
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Price - I'm on a budget baby!
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