Rotring
black drawing ink(23 ml) comes in a
plastic rectangular bottle. The look and feel of the bottle makes it and
technical stuff instantly. But the ink can be used in artwork very well. The design
of the container is sleek and sexy and is an instant hit. But that’s only the
outer side.
The German
ink is good when applied on a paper that takes ink without spread. There is no
spread through the tissues of paper and looks solid when used undiluted. The ink
can also be diluted with water added to the ink. This gives a warm but somewhat
transparent black and works like watercolour when applied with brush. This is
quite a good idea when ink is used for adding a tonal variation. Here is a
sketch made with the ink.
Whether
visible in the image or not, the ink leaves a sheen when applied without any
water. This is not a negative on every occasion, but there may be situation
when the effect is unwelcome.
As
the ink and the bottle design is aimed at using in conjunction with the rotring
technical pens for technical drawings, using dip pen is not possible and are
not intended either. So for drawing fine lines rotring technical pens can be a
good partner. The ink is pigment based ink and as a general rule not to be used
with fountain pen as the ink can clog the nib and damage the pen.
The ink
as claimed in the official site is lightfast and waterproof which is largely
true. Washes of water would not do any harm to the ink layer as long as too
much water does not destroy the paper itself. The ink dries quite fast if not
made a pool on paper surface.
Price in Indian market is Rs. 100 which is quite reasonable considering its quality and prices of comparable products.
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