Indian ink
Permanent drawing medium
Indian ink is a dense black ink used for drawing, writing, and printing.
Made from carbon particles suspended in water with a binding agent, it dries to a permanent, waterproof finish.
Artists prize it for its deep black tones and crisp lines: The illustrator worked in Indian ink.
Also called China ink.
Finely divided eleite pigment
- shellacResinous wood coating
- lampblackPigment from incomplete combustion
- sootCarbon from incomplete burning
- binderDevice securing loose pages
gum arabic · water-soluble · inkstone · grinding · well · bottle · dropper
Making rough drawings
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- brushworkPainter's stroke method
- washClean using liquid
- drawingMarks forming a picture
shading · linework · crosshatching · rendering · sumi-e · woodblock · stippling · hatching
Impossible to remove
- waterproofImpervious to moisture
- archivalOf preserved documents
- lightfastResistant to light damage
- fade-resistantWon't pale with exposure
durable · stain · tattoo · document · fixed · stable · binding · lasting
Bristled cleaning tool
- nibPen's writing tip
- scriptWritten words for performance
- letteringStyled written characters
- penmanshipSkill of forming letters
quill · parchment · scroll · inscription · flourish · stroke · Chinese calligraphy · Japanese calligraphy
Tonal range, black to white
- black-and-whiteWithout color gradations
- contrastNotable difference between things
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- tonalRelating to pitch
value · gradation · chiaroscuro · negative space · highlight · shadow · density · opacity
carbon black
Finely divided eleite pigment
- shellacResinous wood coating
- lampblackPigment from incomplete combustion
- sootCarbon from incomplete burning
binder · gum arabic · water-soluble · inkstone · grinding · well · bottle · dropper
sketching
Making rough drawings
- illustrationPicture explaining something
- brushworkPainter's stroke method
- washClean using liquid
drawing · shading · linework · crosshatching · rendering · sumi-e · woodblock · stippling · hatching · figure drawing
indelible
Impossible to remove
- waterproofImpervious to moisture
- archivalOf preserved documents
- lightfastResistant to light damage
fade-resistant · durable · stain · tattoo · document · fixed · stable · binding · lasting · stick-and-poke
brush
Bristled cleaning tool
penmanship · quill · parchment · scroll · inscription · flourish · stroke · Chinese calligraphy · Japanese calligraphy · copperplate
grayscale
Tonal range, black to white
- black-and-whiteWithout color gradations
- contrastNotable difference between things
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
tonal · value · gradation · chiaroscuro · negative space · highlight · shadow · density · opacity · dilution
Indian inkdisappearing ink
Liquid that fades away
watercolor · invisible ink · dry-erase marker · gouache · whiteboard marker
Indian inkwhite ink
Pigment for light marks
correction fluid · bleach · white-out · whiteout · watercolor wash
Indian inkballpoint pen
Rotating-sphere writing instrument
mechanical pencil · rollerball pen · gel pen · crayon · pastel
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