Re: A question about inks

[Sandy King <sanking@clemson.edu>]

Hi KT and others who commented on my questions about inks.

I am making some carbon tissue this evening with the Dick Blick 
"BLACK CAT" INDIA INK".  Will report how it goes.

Sandy




At 10:57 AM -0800 12/12/06, Katharine Thayer wrote:
> On Dec 12, 2006, at 10:07 AM, Sandy King wrote:
>
> > 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, my understanding is that black India inks, as a rule,  are 
> made with lamp black or carbon black pigment.
>
>
> Katharine