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title: "Dr. Ph. Martin's Black Star India Ink (Matte) Ink Bottle, 1.0 oz, Matte Black, 1 Bottle"
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# Waterproof & lightfast finish Archival matte black, no glare 1.0 oz precision dropper bottle Dr. Ph. Martin's Black Star India Ink (Matte) Ink Bottle, 1.0 oz, Matte Black, 1 Bottle

**Brand:** dr. ph. martin's
**Price:** B/.31
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🖤 Ink that speaks volumes—matte, masterful, and made to last.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Dr. Ph. Martin's Black Star India Ink (Matte) Ink Bottle, 1.0 oz, Matte Black, 1 Bottle by dr. ph. martin's
- **How much does it cost?** B/.31 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

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## Why This Product

- Trusted dr. ph. martin's brand quality
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## Key Features

- • **Flawless Matte Finish:** Achieve glare-free, professional-grade black that commands attention on every stroke.
- • **Waterproof & Archival:** Create lasting art that resists water and fading, preserving your vision for decades.
- • **Precision Dropper Bottle:** Control your flow with a 1.0 oz glass bottle designed for exact ink dispensing—no mess, all mastery.
- • **Dip Pen & Calligraphy Ready:** Optimized for technical and calligraphy dip pens, delivering smooth, consistent flow every time.
- • **Versatile Surface Compatibility:** Perfectly engineered for paper, canvas, and illustration boards—your creativity knows no bounds.

## Overview

Dr. Ph. Martin's Black Star India Ink (Matte) is a 1.0 oz archival-quality ink offering a deep, matte black finish with no light reflection. Waterproof and lightfast when dry, it excels on paper, canvas, and illustration boards, especially with technical and calligraphy dip pens. Made in the USA, this ink ensures professional-grade results with quick drying and smooth flow, ideal for artists demanding precision and permanence.

## Description

Dr. Ph. Martin's Black Star India Inks are lightfast, permanent, and waterproof when dry. This matte finish ink will not reflect light, making it ideal for use on paper, illustration board, and canvas. It produces excellent results when used with technical pens or calligraphy dip pens. Comes in a 1.0 oz (30 ml) bottle with dropper.

Review: Superb ink for use with dip pens - I'm a professional illustrator and visual art educator, specializing in drawing: I've worked with pens and pencils for over forty years. For my purposes, this ink is far and away the best India ink I've found for use with a dip pen. It's very liquid, so it flows nicely across paper surfaces. I use a variety of substrates, so it's important to have a bottle of ink on my drawing table that isn't clumpy or sticky - especially upon drying. This ink dries surprisingly quickly, and is quite opaque and matte upon drying. If I fill a large shape using a brush, there are few, if any, marks that show... I really appreciate the graphic quality of a solid, opaque black. Dry marks just look amateurish - the finish of this ink is very professional. The best surfaces for my use of this India ink are 100# Strathmore Smooth Bristol Board and other smooth or plate papers. It's also quite waterproof upon drying. If the illustration I'm working on requires washes of watercolor or other watermedia, some inks reactivate and pollute the bright or light colors with puddles of leaky black ink. Not this stuff! Once it's dry, it stays put and does NOT reactivate. That means it's easy to erase pencil construction lines. And washes of color go down cleanly.
Review: Waterproof, lightfast, archival, and matte. - It's lightfast, archival, and waterproof when dry. It's a really nice dark black that has a lovely matte finish (no glare); you can also dilute with water if you wish to work in layers. The ink has great flow and is fairly dense compared to other india inks, though for really large areas of black, windsor newton gouache is still best in terms of consistency. Dr Martins makes three types of black india ink: 1. Dr. Ph. Martin's Black Star HiCarb India Ink 2. Dr Martins Black Star India Ink Matte 3. Dr Martins Bombay Black India ink The HiCarb version is the darkest and also dries matte (it's also available on desertcart). The Bombay line also has a good assortment of other colors so you can do layered transparency washes with ease, but I like its black the least out of the three. I purchased a bottle of Black Star India Ink (matte) for $12 on desertcart though you can find it for less -- for example, Art Supply Warehouse currently sells it for $6.65 per bottle, even cheaper in bulk. It's also available in bottles of 8 and 32 oz. It is a rarer ink, not one that many art or craft stores commonly carry. For black and color, another good line of inks to consider is the Daler-Rowney FW acrylic artists paint. The colors are very vibrant and you can work with great subtlety, layering transparent non-water soluble layers for added depth.

## Features

- Black Star Matte India Ink in a 1.0 oz glass bottle with dropper
- Provides a lightfast, archival, matte finish with no light reflection
- Works best on paper, canvas, and illustration board
- Ideal for technical and calligraphy dip pens
- Made in the USA

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B001UN1K2I |
| Best Sellers Rank | #25,891 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing ( See Top 100 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing ) #47 in Drawing Inks |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (1,033) |
| Date First Available | January 8, 2013 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 3.2 ounces |
| Item model number | STAR10OZMATT |
| Manufacturer | Salis International, Inc. |
| Product Dimensions | 1.6 x 1.6 x 3.2 inches |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Dr. Ph. Martin's
- **Global Trade Identification Number:** 00090385434019
- **Item Volume:** 30 Milliliters
- **Package Information:** Bottle
- **Paint Type:** Watercolor

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Superb ink for use with dip pens
*by M***N on December 30, 2022*

I'm a professional illustrator and visual art educator, specializing in drawing: I've worked with pens and pencils for over forty years. For my purposes, this ink is far and away the best India ink I've found for use with a dip pen. It's very liquid, so it flows nicely across paper surfaces. I use a variety of substrates, so it's important to have a bottle of ink on my drawing table that isn't clumpy or sticky - especially upon drying. This ink dries surprisingly quickly, and is quite opaque and matte upon drying. If I fill a large shape using a brush, there are few, if any, marks that show... I really appreciate the graphic quality of a solid, opaque black. Dry marks just look amateurish - the finish of this ink is very professional. The best surfaces for my use of this India ink are 100# Strathmore Smooth Bristol Board and other smooth or plate papers. It's also quite waterproof upon drying. If the illustration I'm working on requires washes of watercolor or other watermedia, some inks reactivate and pollute the bright or light colors with puddles of leaky black ink. Not this stuff! Once it's dry, it stays put and does NOT reactivate. That means it's easy to erase pencil construction lines. And washes of color go down cleanly.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Waterproof, lightfast, archival, and matte.
*by E***A on February 1, 2015*

It's lightfast, archival, and waterproof when dry. It's a really nice dark black that has a lovely matte finish (no glare); you can also dilute with water if you wish to work in layers. The ink has great flow and is fairly dense compared to other india inks, though for really large areas of black, windsor newton gouache is still best in terms of consistency. Dr Martins makes three types of black india ink: 1. Dr. Ph. Martin's Black Star HiCarb India Ink 2. Dr Martins Black Star India Ink Matte 3. Dr Martins Bombay Black India ink The HiCarb version is the darkest and also dries matte (it's also available on amazon). The Bombay line also has a good assortment of other colors so you can do layered transparency washes with ease, but I like its black the least out of the three. I purchased a bottle of Black Star India Ink (matte) for $12 on amazon though you can find it for less -- for example, Art Supply Warehouse currently sells it for $6.65 per bottle, even cheaper in bulk. It's also available in bottles of 8 and 32 oz. It is a rarer ink, not one that many art or craft stores commonly carry. For black and color, another good line of inks to consider is the Daler-Rowney FW acrylic artists paint. The colors are very vibrant and you can work with great subtlety, layering transparent non-water soluble layers for added depth.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Dark and Lovely
*by A***E on March 10, 2018*

This ink is super black, dries relatively fast. Even it being my first time using ink like this, first time using a dip pen, I didn't smudge a thing on the page, so that's a win for me. The best part is when it does dry, (quickly, i may add) erasing the pencil doesn't lighten up like Microns do. I heard the angels singing as I erased the underlying graphite. Still as black as my soul. I'm really happy I chose this ink, and I cant wait to make more awesome things with it. The matte finish is also just beautiful, should do well for scans too. I purchased this ink because I believe illustrator Yuko Shimizu uses it, and I thought if she chose it then it must be good. I was not disappointed!

## Frequently Bought Together

- Dr. Ph. Martin's Star India Ink Bottle, 1.0 oz, Matte Black
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- Dr. Ph. Martin's Black Star India (Hi-Carb) Ink Bottle

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