Popular inks and paints
Many people ask us to recommend inks and paints for our fountain pens. We provide a short list below of the most popular inks and paints people use in fountain pens. Your choice might depend on the ink filling system in your pen - cartridge, piston filler, eye dropper, converter, something else.
We intend to expand this list over time. Please contribute your comments at ink@ackermanpens.com.
Basic list of popular inks and paints
- Platinum Carbon Black
- sketchINK by Rohrer & Klingner
- De Atramentis document inks
- Higgins inks
- Speedball Super Black
- Super 5
Third party references
- Reddit: A beginner's guide to fountain pen inks
- Reddit: Best ink for drawing
- Fountain Pen Network - search this site for popular ink information
- Facebook: Fountain Pen Enthusiasts - search this site for popular ink information
Youtube videos
Sources for fountain pen inks and paints
All these stores have websites you can use to order online