Ranking 10 Black Inks to Find the Best!

[@seanblake5055]

Only in the FP community can we get 30 minute videos analyzing and comparing which black ink is slightly darker than the other black ink

[@marynorby9530]

…and people who watch them.

[@Zaguzah]

Ah yes... So calming to watch Drew's slow descent into black ink madness.

[@Gouletpens]

Excellent! - Drew

[@ReddieBeaty]

In terms of part two - gotta include Aurora Black and some of the other Noodler’s Black inks.

[@upsadaisy16]

Calming? I kept waiting for him to knock over the bottle.

[@Zaguzah]

@@upsadaisy16 I guess I'm a sadist at heart, LOL! 😅

[@ostensibly531]

I need an entire video of that

[@Turbostiewen]

I don't mind black inks, but it is always good to see the internet's most colourful shirt in action.

[@Denara1]

Sorry Drew, but I need a second part. There's just too much black ink missing. I have Kaweco and Pelikan 4001 here and they look very black to me. But I can't classify them because my screen distorts the colors in the video so much that I see everything but black... But I had fun anyway, as always. Thank you!

[@Gouletpens]

Not a bad idea! - Drew

[@juicylouisey]

@@GouletpensCan I suggest a second heat including Aurora.

[@davidteer80]

​​@@Gouletpens Try Noodlers X Feather Black. Please

[@debleb166]

Kaweco Pearl Black is currently my daily use black.

[@davidalexander-watts6630]

@@Gouletpens Leonardo Black is very black indeed.

[@InkcredibleScribbles]

l love that I can unironically watch half an hour of someone comparing different shades of black. It was a joy as always, Drew!

[@breadyegg]

Since I was a kid, I intrinsically knew that "there is no such thing as boring". It's subjective and determined by the level of knowledge and interest you have. To many this video would seem like it ran for hours, To us, it was over too quick. ONE OF US. ONE OF US.

[@knownaigm]

Thanks for doing this test! I gotta say, even though it is not the blackest, Platinum Carbon Black for me will always be THE KING of black inks. As a professional illustrator I have never found a more perfect black. It's super black, it lays flat and doesn't layer or shade or streak, it is DEAD NUTS waterproof, it plays nice on any decent paper, is well behaved in every pen I've ever put it in, really isn't too bad to clean, AND it is rather affordable. So far I have I think 9 empty PCB bottles on my desk, maybe one day I'll build them into a little shrine of the all time greatest black ink.

[@uguubella]

Sometimes photos have that sheen on it from the ink, do you have that problem or not really cause u scan ur art or?

[@colin781]

@@uguubella It does not sheen per say, but it is *shiny* in high-ish concentration. Easily fixed by adjusting levels digitally, but irritating on originals. And if you use hot press (or smooth), surface-sized paper, some of the pigment will rub off on the next page in a sketchbook. It also has a strong chemical smell. But it is the blackest (affordable) waterproof ink, so what are you gonna do! When I really want something black that won't budge, I put my fountain pens down and return to india ink.

[@knownaigm]

@@uguubella In scans I have 0 issue whatsoever with the faint shine of PCB but, even in photos, it's there but it is negligible, save for extreme lighting scenarios that cause extreme glare. Even in just quick dirty snapshots with my phone of my ink drawings you don't really notice any glare.

[@monicazhang1872]

Chou Kuro is the level of blackness into which I hope my consciousness descends when I close my eyes to sleep.

[@dwightlady]

If only we could all be that lucky.

[@silenos5225]

My wallet certainly descends to that level of blackness🤑

[@monicazhang1872]

@@silenos5225 🤣🤣🤣

[@butterfliesinmybrain]

To analyze value without being thrown off by different shades, take a picture of the samples and turn it to black and white. Artists do that to see if they are getting the correct values when they are painting. I did it with a screenshot of the video and it was funny seeing how some of the inks were in the wrong place. Also, I feel like a good black ink should be neutral, but that’s just my taste. Not too warm, not too cool, and no undertones. I think Perle Noire satisfies these categories well (a few others probably do too, but I would need to watch the video another time to name them and I’m sleepy now).

[@Gouletpens]

That's a fantastic suggestion! - Drew

[@ichirofakename]

So which inks came out on top with your test?

[@Cheffamily]

please tell me which ink came out on top?

[@Eugensson]

Unfortunately there are many different ways to convert a colour image into black and white.

[@vermis8344]

You _failed_ me, HoD! Down the plughole you go! I now devote my life to developing the blackest black fountain pen ink. I shall call it... Woodlers Spleen of Darkitude.

[@kd5byb]

🤣

[@stuartmortensen6033]

I like the Obsidian, yes, it’s blueish. Meanwhile, I don’t mind the Twsbi, but c’mon, it’s plum.

[@Cheffamily]

right? i thought it was only me.

[@slicvm]

Twisbi looked purplelish to me. Meanwhile, Carbon looked gray to me

[@ste286ste]

Obsidian gets moved down because of how much colour is in it, but Twsbi stays where it is!!!!!!! I am guessing that you are colourblind Drew or Twsbi bribed you 😉 . Fun watch, as always, and like so many viewers I don't agree with your order, but if it wasn't personal opinion then it would not be such an enjoyable video. All it missed was your outlandish, fun and irreverent measurement system to describe the levels of blackness. Now just need to sit back and wait for my Friday fix.

[@Gouletpens]

TWSBI looked more black in person, I promise! - Drew

[@ste286ste]

@@Gouletpens I believe you Drew, though many may not 😀. Thanks for the explanation, it makes sense.

[@Alan-f8l]

Obsidian might have been down the bottom of the list, but a great colour. Could be perfect for some dark artwork. Thanks Al

[@RoryBardory]

We need one of these videos for each color now 😤

[@mitarikbarma]

How about Diamine Jet black or Onyx Black?

[@Steve.M]

I can’t claim to have done any testing like Drew does here, but can confirm that Diamine Jet Black is quite black. Unfortunately it just didn’t want to play in my Rotring EF nib. I went back to a trusty old bottle of Parker Quink which has always worked flawlessly but is really only very dark grey in comparison. Is it common to compromise reliable flow in the quest for ultimate blackness? Anyone have a good tip for what I could try next?

[@mishaerementchouk]

@@Steve.MAurora Black may fit the bill. Whenever I’m in doubt about a particular fine nib, I reach for Aurora Black.

[@Steve.M]

@@mishaerementchouk Thank you. A few people have suggested Aurora Black. It seems like I should give it a try!

[@LizzaLee]

Drew, you may be surprised about the different tones, but I totally clicked on the video to see the different tones. I'm in love with the Obsidian and the TWBI black. They're so different from each other and from the other blacks. I'm a quilter, and when I"m trying to rank fabric from light to dark, I take a photo and change it to black and white. That way I'm not thrown off by different tones. That might help if you decide to rank ink from light to dark again.

[@ckostyn]

Agree - and is why I tried to order both last night - TWSBI Black (and Midnight Blue) is on the way now and I hit the notification button for Obsidian.

[@osirisgolad]

That was never going to be close, was it? The thing with Chou Kuro is that it stays black as the void even when you put it in a mega broad nib. It doesn't start to shade to a disappointingly washed out grey like any other black ink(yes, including TWSBI Black). I wish Chou Kuro were a third of the price, but it certainly delivers on the marketing promises Platinum makes.

[@osirisgolad]

@drew...... Exactly, I just want a rock solid matte black, black and nothing but black; that's the reason to use it over all of the punchy colours you could pick instead. The only time I ever use another black ink(Aurora Black in my case) is to fill up my emergency pocket pen, because it may occasionally take half a year before I empty it and I would rather not let a pigmented ink like Chou Kuro accidentally dry up in there without noticing.

[@ichirofakename]

Well, since it is sold out everywhere and has been for months, I doubt the price will come down any time soon. I would buy some if I could find it.

[@knownaigm]

Platinum Carbon Black doesn't grey out and shade either, even when using it in my brush pens and doing broad wide fills with it.

[@osirisgolad]

@@knownaigm I guess I should have said "dye-based black inks". Chou Kuro is still vastly more black than Carbon Black or any other pigmented black though. There is a sort of sheen to Carbon Black that becomes apparent when you see it next to Chou Kuro, which makes it look practically grey by comparison. It really is a night and day difference.

[@knownaigm]

@drew...... That is a good point, PCB can definitely have a mild reflective quality to it depending on paper/application so a more matte version is definitely worth consideration.

[@martin-forjam]

I believe Platinum Carbon Black, not the De Atramentis ink, was the champion of Drew’s wholly science-based water-proof tests a couple of years ago.

[@Gouletpens]

You are correct! My memory is horrible. - Drew

[@billclockwell]

Yup, that's the only reason I even know about carbon black to begin with, though I suppose that says something about how good document black is, that even though it lost drew thought it won, it was pretty close if I remember right

[@evilcritter]

When Drew said that I gasped. I was positive my fave black ink had won :D

[@AsterLee-v3c]

I always found Aurora Black, the basic one, to be one of the darkest inks that isn’t pigmented. Macchiato Man did a study on black inks - they even did RGB comparisons, and tried everything from bleach to scanning - and Aurora Black still won, for me. A low-maintenance, dark, dark ink.

[@creamsiclecat]

Drews uncertainty is hilarious lol

[@anaouzounian1557]

Well, that was fun. Thanks, Drew. I love my Chou Kuro and think it is worth every penny.

[@GeorgeRuiz1]

To my eye Aurora Black is noticeably darker than Carbon Black. Would have loved to see it in this shootout.

[@thegreatest7958]

agreed, was really hoping to see how it compares

[@bloomoomin]

I would love to see you try to color match coffee or tea. Maybe do a whole series with random things- fruit, flowers, household objects??

[@iterationomega]

Hi Drew! I have Rohrer&Klingner Ebony. It is the 2023 limited edition. It is an iron gall nut ink and it is black. But Octopus Write&Draw Black Elephant is blacker. I will get some TWSBI Black and compare it.

[@tamramyers5841]

Could you do a comparison of best waterproof versions of black and gray?❓️

[@methyldioxymethamps]

Jetpens did one on their website a couple of years back

[@PlanYourOneLife]

DeAtramentis Document Black ink is my favorite black ink. I always have a pen inked with it.

[@ina_lina]

I love it, too, and also their Urban Grey, and Brown. And lately I've been having a lot of fun sketching with their Green Grey.

[@juicylouisey]

I have always believed that the “best” blacks are made up of primary colours to give interest and depth. Chromatography would be interesting.

[@Gouletpens]

I think that's a solid perspective! - Drew

[@HeadbangerTomcat]

The video was worth it just to see all the faces Drew was pulling. I'd like to see those rated as a Top Ten! 🤪

[@sabastt]

TWSBI with a very strong showing!

[@geckonia]

Thank you, Drew I am a black ink aficionado and found this extremely informative and entertaining. 🖤

[@Gouletpens]

Yay! Thanks a bunch! - Drew

[@Volkmannx]

Graf von Faber-Castell Carbon Black is my blackest non pigmented (afaik) ink. Anyway, thank you!

[@dsb1763]

Drew, why did you leave out Aurora’s black? That is the gold standard of black inks.

[@Jessjoe1956]

I always use Aurora Black, a very dark black ink and quite wet.

[@davidcostello7320]

Black ink tests rarely include Noodler’s Polar Black, but when they do it usually comes out on top (unless Chou Kuro is in the mix).

[@christinechen9654]

I found out that you have to shake HOD as it seems that the black falls to the bottom of the bottle. I found this out the hard way...

[@BlushnBlue]

I found this out as well. It is a gorgeous black when mixed.

[@katr2771]

I respectfully disagree with you. I found the blackest ink by accident, and I'm not a fan. It is Kaweco Pearl Black Ink.

[@dhamijay]

Personally I have found using swabs really removes a lot of saturation from the inks. I would love to see this repeated using a brush instead of the swabs, I think you will see drastically different results

[@dhamijay]

Also pelikan Schwartz black would be cool to compare here

[@philnaunton7181]

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha Drew says TWSBI is the blackest black even though Chou Kuro is blacker because TWSBI is cheaper and pretty close to Chou Kuro, even though Chou Kuro is obviously blacker. Maybe a $2 gallon of Dark Grey is blacker than all the others because it's almost free. Why throw economics in as the deciding factor at the last minute? Why?

[@alans192]

I like these kinds of videos, please do more of these. It's fun talking into the screen as if you can hear me.😃

[@wildwolf3343]

I do that too.

[@Gouletpens]

Haha! I love that! Thank you! - Drew

[@kenneth.h]

I got Noodler’s Black and TWSBI Black at the same time and TWSBI black has been my go to black ink for years.

[@MikeFaraci]

All those in favor of Drew dropping a link to whatever shirt he's wearing in the description... 🤚 Please?

[@ChuckRose]

I'm sticking with my "Bulletproof" Black

[@uguubella]

Great video, would love to see a whole color series like this! The reddest red or the ink that changes the most in hue. Dunno but it'd be fun to do more vids like this

[@darkwing_don2391]

To my eye the TWSBI black seems just a touch off from a true black, but I am floored at how consistently saturated it was.

[@janepilecki8083]

What I look for in a black is the shade of black. Is it true black? Or is it a little brown, or blue, or green, or whatever. As I mostly use Broad and wider nibs, I look only at the sample from writing with a nib. Thanks for an interesting video. But my go to black will remain Herbin Perle Noire. It is a true black.

[@Gouletpens]

I don't disagree! - Drew

[@Rob_Taggart]

But what’s the bluest blue Drew??

[@ichirofakename]

Now that's an easy question. Anybody? Hint: it's from Noodler's.

[@SigridFrensen]

I can't have enough black inks. Ever. I missed Aurora Black and Diamine Onyx black. (btw, nice to see a black test. thanks Drew!)

[@loukios]

I think it’s great when you get a surprise winner. I think Lamy black is the darkest non pigmented ink i have seen. Maybe in part 2???

[@michaelwinn8324]

I loved your topic today, Drew, and in future you might venture into "truest of blues", "most vibrant of reds", etc. But may I quibble? I agree with your downgrading LAMY Obsidian for having teal overtones instead of being a true black, but then surely TWSBI Black should have been similarly downgraded for having red overtones. (Pelikan's 4001 Brillant Schwarz - very well-behaved black - has those same red overtones.) But there might be something else going on. I find red notes in my Pelikan 4001 Black here at home, I don't see the red in my Noodler's Black that I saw in your video. Is there possibly have a color-correction issue? Your lights are probably brighter than mine. Oh, and one additional thought: Did you consider including Namiki Black (made by Pilot, of course) in your comparisons? I love the ink and its squat but elegant bottles.

[@Pink1792Megs]

Yes! Thank you - and what a fabulous shirt!!! Lol, love the passion you display trying to figure this out.

[@ostensibly531]

Chou kuro, i bought in japan. LAMY OBSIDIAN is darker! It's by far the darkest I've tried. It's so thick like a black hole 🕳 !

[@ostensibly531]

Drew, i was worried that you'd miss the Lamy Obsidian black, because it's SO ⚫️ ⚫️ ⚫️. Ive tried the other blacks on your list, and that is the darkest like a blackhole.

[@johndevault9030]

You should do a comparison of the top 10 blue-black inks. They should contain the darkness of a black ink, while also have visibly blue properties.

[@a22lotti]

Sitting here watching Drew proclaim “this is super black” on TWSBI black, but on my phone screen all I can see is red. In fact, none of them really look black on my phone… except for maybe Chou Kuro. Might have to revisit this on my computer, and maybe pull up some of them in the swap shop to compare.

[@kellylaliberte548]

Same on my TV. I kept wondering how Obsidian lost points for the teal tones but TWSBI Black didn't lose points for actually being dark red!

[@ckostyn]

@@kellylaliberte548 On my TV where I stream all things KZbin, TWSBI Black seemed to have blue-green overtones - our monitors certainly add a color bias for sure. I still bought a bottle 🙂

[@koftu]

I am also a bit puzzled about that, but I also have a red light filter on my screen right now, so I know I'm not getting an unbiased view.

[@-yeme-]

My go to black right now is Diamine Onyx Black. I don't use a huge amount of black ink but when I do I want it to be like a portal into the bottomless void between universes. I like that I can get a 30ml bottle of Diamine OB for a very reasonable price, its black and inky enough to satisfy my craving and its never stained or gunked up a pen I've left it in.

[@tahasc]

Why didnt he simply write with them using that broad dip pen that he was using and compare the writing samples. Swabs for me dont ever tell me how an ink will be in writing. Please do bluest of blue next but with writing samples on rhodia

[@archivist17]

Don't you sell Namiki Black or Diamine Onyx Black? Or even Aurora Black? All contenders.

[@LLJKtog]

That HoD looks waaaaay lighter than what comes out of my bottle of it. I find it's a good balance of super black ink but not being too painful to clean from a vacuum filler.

[@ciannacoleman5125]

I too was disappointed with Heart of Darkness when I was testing out what would become my go-to black. I chose Noodler’s Black as my everyday (and now have roped in my brother lol) because it is so well behaved on every paper I put it on. I have a EF Twisbi that is perpetually inked with it since I can use it on any paper in my office so it have eliminated 95% of my ballpoint pen usage.

[@CorwynGC]

When writing, the lower part of the swab doesn't matter to me. Tone also makes a difference; TWSBI is too red for me.

[@joanwerthman4116]

It's confirmed: Drew is the Captain America of ink testers. He can do this all day. YES!

[@mrvaportrailz]

Lamy Obsidian isn't a true black? Uhm you lost all credibility with that comment.

[@MaryWorth-df7ct]

But on my screen, TWSBI ink is NOT a neutral black. It looks different from the others. And it makes a difference if an ink is permanent or not in use. So for my drawing/watercolor sketches, I need Carbon or document ink.

[@Xingqiwu387]

Is it me??? IMHO, Obsidian is much darker than several of the others. And Noodler's black seemed blacker than TWSBI black.

[@NoDecaf7]

Some of them have a finish that is reflecting the light off of it, making them appear lighter on camera. It is throwing me off too.

[@stevesmolik24]

Had to wear sunglasses for Drew’s shirt, resulting in all black inks looked absolutely pitch black. Love your shirt Drew❣️♥️

[@XenoFireStar]

I'm going to be real, I think x-feather is Noodler's blackest black.

[@dmdunn]

This comparison seems to me to be very dependent on the q-tip and how much ink you can load in the q-tip.

[@peshealy]

No Aurora Black or Noodler's Borealis? Those seem blacker than most of these.

[@abbeystratton1670]

I am seeing brown undertones on most of them

[@Gouletpens]

Yeah, I agree! I didn't see that in person but in the video I can definitely see that. - Drew

[@theresa_lili]

Yes, I'm seeing brown.

[@cristinam10]

Oh my, no Aurora black? The best black ink ever made ❤

[@Gouletpens]

We don't carry that one anymore! It's a respected black in though. -Brian Goulet

[@cynthiak2216]

I leaned a lot more about black! Thank you Drew and the team!🤗🤗🤗

[@kimlindseyOH]

Sorry to see that Goulet no longer carries Aurora Black - to me, it's the clear winner of "blackest black" although I've never tried Chou Kuro. Now I'm wondering if I need to secure a bottle of Aurora Black - maybe it's getting difficult to find in the US? Hmmm... So this video is a double bonus for me! Potential scarcity alert + Drew being his entertaining self!😂 Write on!

[@sanji58235]

I think I will stick to Platinum's Carbon black 😅

[@upsadaisy16]

Very interesting process. Not sure about the ranking. What was most amazing though is that Drew managed to set 9 ink vials on the desk near is elbow and wave his hands around and NOT KNOCK any of them over. I would have knocked each and every one. I became so absorbed in waiting for him knock one, I’ll probably have to watch again and focus on the intended content. You’re amazing, Drew.

[@williamcatalano1762]

I heard Noodler's Polar black is darker than the Noodler's blacks you have here. Also I have Texas Black Bat a Noodler's Dromgooles exclusive... It's the darkest ink I own. There is no shading in it even in light swabs there is no undertone. It's straight black. It's thicker too. Never had any flow issues though. It's harder to clean out of a pen . I'm curious to try Chou-Kuro though, but I'm still betting Noodler's Texas Black Bat and Noodler's Polar Black beats all of these.

[@robertcalkjr.8325]

Texas Black Bat does beat them all. It's almost embarrassing... Polar Black is good for extremely cold weather, but I haven't tried it yet. I've had Texas Black Bat in my Pilot Custom Heritage 912 since I bought it. It also has the PO nib. I haven't had any problems with it. One time I capped my 912 for two days, and it took right off writing - no hard start, skipping or anything. Also, be sure that you shake Noodler's inks well before you use the ink. Many people don't know that. They need to start putting that on their bottles!

[@williamcatalano1762]

@@robertcalkjr.8325 I shake all of my bottles of ink no matter what brand haha. Yeah I have Black Bat in a Diplomat Excellence A2 Guilloche chrome with a medium nib and it worked amazing at work. Dries quick on paper and doesn't feather much on cheaper stuff. It's not really made for "good" paper because on good paper it takes forever to dry.

[@xilebat]

Would love to see you try and match Dollar bill green.

[@JanSørensen-d5z]

I would also vote for a part 2, and then include Diamine Onyx Black. In my opinion it’s a great contester to TWSBI. Thanks for a great channel , that has diged me way to far down the rabbit hole 😀

[@TheMichpoulin]

How did Noodler's X-Feather not make the cut?! I use it specifically because it is as black as it is.

[@DocRock]

Actually you do need to slight roll your r. 😂😂 in Iroshizuku and kiwaguro (which actually translates to extremely black) the guro would be Kuro (黒) if it wasn’t for the wa from kiwa(極) 😇

[@samuelzehnder986]

I need justice for Lamy Obsidian

[@s.n.11]

Loved it! Thanks Drew it was funny and interesting! 🎉

[@davidottman9501]

Thanks Drew for another completely objective, definitive rating with conclusive results! Two oranges and a dark horse for your effort. 😄 Perle Noir is something special, it's hard to describe. Another favorite, although you don't carry it (yet), is Leonardo Black. It looks almost shimmery but there are no shimmer particles. I have a personal rule about ink: No blues or blacks. The reason is that they're so common and conventional. However, my ink shelf is full of exceptions to that rule because they're gorgeous.

[@wildwolf3343]

Ooh I’m gonna try a sample of the Leonardo.

[@Gouletpens]

Haha! Yes, 100% objective and scientific, for sure! Thanks for joining me, David! - Drew

[@howardcunix8677]

Thank You, Drew, for your strong efforts in bringing your audience useful info. about fountain pens, ink, and paper. It had been previously reported that the blackest black inks were (are?) Aurora Black and Pelikan Brilliant Black. Thoughts?

[@thedreadednyondo]

No Diamine Onyx? Oof. I did the “photo test” by turning a screenshot of all ten inks to monochrome, and ended up with a very different ranking. In any case Lamy Obsidian and TWSBI Black were surprising. I will be sampling those with a quickness.

[@Gouletpens]

That's a great idea! - Drew

[@TheJaws27]

If you do another, please toss in Noodlers X Feather.

[@taylorshephard4905]

Agree there needs to be part 2! I think Noodler’s X Feather is the blackest black ink I have and is darker than de atramentis document black.

[@nikossiotas]

You guys on Goulet pens, you are always dressed extraordinary, but i have to say, Drew, that shirt is really something else, phenomenal!!! It reminds me of Winamp era and all those tripping visualizations! I like your style! 👍

[@GreenStorm01]

Guys, what about Aurora Black?

[@tshaa]

Oh I’ve been waiting for this! I’m almost out of my noodler’s heart of darkness after 4 years from when I first got into fountain pens. Update after watching video: twsbi black looks so red to me, I would disqualify it like Obsidian. I think I will just stick to HOD cause it dried evenly and looked fairly dark/similar to Document Black, Kiwa Guro, and Carbon. And I know it stays wet in my pens for months and months. It writes easily after I leave it in my Decimos for 4-6 months The top 2 darkest to me seemed like Noodler’s Black and Chou Kuro but Chou Kuro is too much work and Noodler’s Black dried very slowly and I need something faster.

[@ichirofakename]

If it ain't broke...

[@ckostyn]

Very enjoyable episode! I am NOT into black inks but watched out of curiosity and Drew is so entertaining. I wound up ordering a bottle of TWSBI Black as I found I loved the nuanced hue of that ink. I WOULD have ordered Obsidian but you are out of stock (and I hit the notify button). Intriguing and a bottle of TWSBI Midnight Blue just leaped into my cart when I wasn't looking as is wont to happen for me with sheening dark inks. I am far more susceptible to new inks than I am new pens. I love Drew's honest uncertainty and willingness to change his mind.

[@krys6461]

My darkest black is Monteverde Harlequin from the pairing with the Harlequin edition Monteverde pen.

[@sistergoldenhair0727]

Noodles dark matter is wicked dark!

[@GingahSnapsArt]

One thing I do to assess black inks and paints is to swab a solid square on the paper; and once dry, to crumple the paper up. If you can't see the wrinkles, it's a blacker black.

[@ILoveFountainPensCdn]

I have Platinum Carbon Black in my PILOT CH92 M for drawing/watercolour. I absolutely love it! Because ir’s sooo black on 100% cotton watercolour paper, the only change that I’d make is having a F nib.

[@ntaylo6299]

So many good black inks on the market. Thank you for testing. It was interesting.

[@hellper198]

This is just my personal opinion: Sheaffer Skrip Black is the best value i.e. price to darkness ratio black ink. Aurora Black is still the blackest black ink. Noodler's Bad Black Moccasin is a deeper and more saturated black ink compared to Noodler's Heart of Darkness and Noodler's Black.

[@AlainSTO]

"Drew, we need you to dress on theme for the video" Drew: I'll try as best I can. For real though, I need to know where that shirt is from so I can get it too.

[@sruckel]

Drew, next time write the name on the card first, then swab.

[@sruckel]

Octopus Write & Draw black Elephant is a super dark glossy black.

[@claudenolen3576]

All the fountain pens I regularly use flow in a way that the top cotton swab swipe best represents what I get on the paper. Maybe I'm wrong, but based on that, Noodlers Ink Black wins this comparison. It also happens to be my go-to black ink. I do kinda wonder what some super-cheap inks would compare (such as Speedball Super Black). But, I suppose it's fair to not include them of they aren't in the Goulet catalog.

[@shades8030]

I’m digging the Gameboy watch!

[@gembolding]

Here we go! Just ordered Twsb black and Platinum Carbon black! See what happens... Chou Kuro is for Christmas! hahaha