Ink Review: Parker Quink Black

[danieln]

Hi everyone,

 

this is my review of Parker Quink black. If you have any questions or suggestions please leave a comment. I am still trying to figure out the best way to do this.

 

Enjoy!

 

- Daniel

[visvamitra]

Very good review of one of ugliest inks I know (I dislike blacks in general).

[danieln]

Thanks! I don't really love it either. Had the bottle for 10 years or so and it's still only half empty... Speaks for itself.

Edited September 20, 2014 by danieln

[amberleadavis]

Thank you for the review.

[tinysnail]

The one thing Quink Black is good for is filling the pens I give away to friends. I keep some at school for friends in need of emergency refills, too. Basically: I don't like it but it was cheap and it's a black that my less picky friends don't mind!

[tinysnail]

(and, good review! I find that it separates really beautifully if you do some coffee filter chromatography. It's all violet and yellow!)

[inkstainedruth]

Actually, there is one other use for Quink Black (and yeah, I'm also not much for black inks, and the only reason I have QB is because I bought one of those Parker Urban sets a couple of years ago). It's one of my tester inks for vintage pens. But yeah, I still have half a bottle, too.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[danieln]

Thanks everyone for looking. Ha ha, is there anyone who likes this ink?

It is interesting thought that Quink Blue is quite a bit different and that one I actually do love.

[Floreat]

I like Quink Black for drawing with! My bottle is about 25 years old though, so I don't know if the formulation has changed since then or if my bottle has evaporated a bit and thus become more saturated. It works well for creating artworks when you add water with a brush, I find.

[Tas]

I like Quink Black for drawing with! My bottle is about 25 years old though, so I don't know if the formulation has changed since then or if my bottle has evaporated a bit and thus become more saturated. It works well for creating artworks when you add water with a brush, I find.

 

Hear hear.

I love my Quink Black.

 

http://www.taskyprianou.com/ahab_quink_black.jpg

[danieln]

Ah great, good to hear that. I use Noodler's Black for drawing, I am all about permanency. For washes I go with watercolor, not ink.

 

Nice work Tas.

[Floreat]

Whoa! Amazing work Tas!

 

Ive only just started messing with Ink and washes, and permanency does worry me. Mosf artists' watercolours are guaranteed to be fade-resistant so it's a horrible shame to see how fugitive some inks are, especially since many of them tun into vibrant loveliness when you add a bit of water. If the watercolour manufacturers can make decent permanent colours then why can't the ink manufacturers manage the same?

[danieln]

Well paint manufacturers use much more aggressive components, pigments and dyes. Ink comes already diluted in water. Health hazard is a factor as is flow and performance.