Platinum Carbon Black — Ink Review #254
Platinum Carbon Black Ink Review # 254 --- 🧾 Description Ink: Carbon Black Brand: Platinum Country: Japan Pens Used: Platinum Preppy EF, Lamy (EF/F/M/B/stub 1.1), Osmiroid Copperplate semi-flex nib. Available: Platinum Cartridges and 60 ml bottles. This is a classic pigment black ink; I’ve been using it on and off for years in a vintage Platinum Pocket pen. It even made the prickly, needlepoint-like Osmiroid copperplate nib sing. I was surprised by the feedback from the Lamy Safari nibs on some papers. With a light touch, it went away. This is the gold standard for copy paper: Show-through and bleed-through are as faint as can be. For anyone who draws, this ink is a must. It dries fast and you can do washes over it almost immediately. There is some silver sheen on Iroful, which I have noticed with many pigment inks. I needed a cleaning solution fo...