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Re: A question about inks



There is a line of colored inks at my local art supply that is acrylic. The
white is a great correction media when drawing. It can be a problem in pens
but I would think it would disperse.

Jack

> From: Sandy King <sanking@clemson.edu>
> Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
> Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 13:07:28 -0500
> To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
> Subject: A question about inks
> 
> Can someone tell me if the India Ink used by lithographers is a
> pigmented ink or a dye ink? And if they are pigmented, would anyone
> know of a source for inks of other colors that disperse as easily in
> water and gelatin solutions as India ink?
> 
> Also, what is the difference between a waterproof and non-waterprooof ink?
> 
> Sandy
> 
> 
>