1/2 tsp lamp black (buy in a tube or make by holding a plate over
a lit candle)
Mix egg yolk, gum arabic and honey in a small bowl. Add lamp black to
make a thick paste. Store in a jar. To use, mix a little paste w/ a little
water to make a fluid.
Prussian Blue Ink:
Dissolve Prussian Blue (available as laundry bluing) in water. Makes a
rich blue ink.
Brown Ink:
1/2 cup boiling water
4-5 teabags (or 4 tsp of loose tea)
1 tsp gum arabic
Pour boiling water over the tea bags in a large bowl, add gum arabic. Steep
for 15 minutes. Squeeze teabags to extract as much tannic acid as possible.
Strain and allow to cool before bottling. Use with a paintbrush or quill
pen, etc.
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