Why isn't this ink more popular?
Posted Apr 9, 2020, 2:19 PM UTC
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Without the shading of something like Noodler's Apache Sunset, I imagine it's not as popular because it's harder to read/see.
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True, I can read yellows like that at all, and they kinda hurt my eyes and give me a headache while trying. But I bet that colour would be amazing for painting.
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I have this ink and some of the other SketchINKs (I like Marlene). They actually are pretty good, inexpensive, and have decent shading, in addition to being reasonably well behaved. I think that, to some extent, nanopigment inks are unfairly maligned as clogging pens, but I don't think they are intrinsically higher in maintenance than dye-based inks unless you let them completely dry. Even then, it's not anything a good soaking can't remove.
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The whole SketchInk line is just generally not well known, and people shy away from pigment inks.
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I’m thinking because (in this photo at least) it looks really similar to how Apache Sunset looks but without such intense shading (this is how mine looks when I use it to write cursive). So maybe just because of the inks popularity this one gets overlooked
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How's the consistency? How doesnit write?? And lol what does it mean SketchInk anyway??
I have my eye on lotte from that line!
The Sketch ink line is a pigment ink line. It is very water resistent (I would say nearly waterproof) and dries very fast. If you let your pen rest a few days it needs some shaking and sometimes you even have to prime the feed to get it flowing again. I would say if you don't write for a month you have some cleaning to do, like soaking the nib and feed and flushing to get dry pigments out.
Sketch inks are intended for sketching lines and stay put even if you paint through the lines with paint which would smear with other inks.
I like it for writing on envelopes as I never noticed any feathering, bleed through or smearing. Ink needs to be very water resistant for post service.
It's great for watercolor!
huh, i'm generally terrible at always cleaning my pens but that water-resistance sounds very interesting. thanks for taking the time to explain!!
As long as you use it every few days you should be fine. Just remember to shake a little before use. Similar to shimmer inks the particles gather at the lowest point. It is just that after a few weeks without use the cleaning becomes a little bit harder.