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Bottle of Rousy Iron Gall Copperplate Ink

Rousy Iron Gall Ink (30ml)

£10.60 - £10.60
£10.60
£10.60 - £10.60
£10.60

We have been making Iron Gall Ink for 10 years. And all our knowledge and experience has gone in to developing this new iron gall ink.

We sent various versions of the ink to professional calligraphers to ascertain the perfect formula.

Rousy Iron Gall Ink uses the minimal number of ingredients to achieve a high-performance traditional Iron Gall Ink.

When using Rousy Iron Gall Ink you will notice the lines are a pale-greyish colour. But as the ink dries the magic happens!

After a few minutes of exposure to the air, this soluble ink undergoes oxidisation and is converted to an insoluble dark black.  Within 20 minutes the lines will be looking black. And over a period of several hours the ink will get darker and darker. It can take up to 24 hours for the ink to finish blackening. This ink has perfect liquid viscosity and can produce very fine lines making it suitable for all styles of calligraphy.

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  • 1 star: 1 (17%)
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Nina Irlam

Perfect for Copperplate writing.

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Nina Alexander

Lovely thin ink for pointed pen calligraphy

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Peter C.

Just migrated from the square nib to the pointy one....and changed inks as well. This came with the kit and sceptical at first but now totally sold...excellent product

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Stanisław Porczyński

The ink is awesome - on some types of paper it may take a day or two to darken, but the result is great for medieval-inspired projects. I am really happy with the ink’s deep black shade and its water resistance.

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Wendy Robinson

This ink writes beautifully with my glass pen.

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General

I bought a bottle of this ink via eBay and it blew me away. I have a number of other IG inks, premium and otherwise, but most of them do not shift colour anywhere near as dramatically as this. It goes down on the page as a fairly faint grey, lulling me into a false sense of insecurity. After only a short time it's darkened significantly and, after a few hours, it's a luxurious high-contrast line, just as my poor vision requires.

I also like that it's handmade and sold in a quality bottle, large enough to be useful yet not so large as to be too wasteful if it degrades over time once opened.

It should be noted that, in their helpful and detailed reply to my comments on eBay, the makers advise against using this ink in fountain pens.