Topic of the Week: Ink
One of an occasional series that spotlights one part of the Pentrace archive for readers who haven't explored the whole site yet.

Pelikan Füllhalter-Tinte in Brillant-Rot and 4001 in Brilliant Brown. (Michael Richter)
Choosing ink can be a bewildering and emotive challenge - plenty to research here and get you started!
Start here
If you only read a few of these, start with the following:
- Black Ink Reviews (updated Sept. 20, 2001)
- What ink in what pen?
- What got me started collecting inks!
- Pelikan Ink Colors
- Private Reserve Inks
Every article on ink
Everything in the archive on this topic, grouped by section:
Reference Pages
Ink Articles
- What ink in what pen?
- What got me started collecting inks!
- Guide to green and turqoise inks
- Mixing Herbin Inks
- Guide to Blue inks
- Water Resistance of Blue, Blue/Black and Black Inks
- Herbin Ink Chart Part I
- Treb's Brown Ink Guide
- Fountain Pen vs. Gel Ink Pen
Review
- Black Ink Reviews (updated Sept. 20, 2001)
- Private Reserve Inks
- Galerie Jansen inks - Part I
- Fountain Pen Ink Part II - A review of Michael Richter's Ink Sampler
- An "Engrossing" Higgins Ink Experience
- Pink and Purple Inks Part I
Pen Doctor
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