Basic Permanent Black Ink:
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tsp gum arabic
- 1/2 cup honey
- 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. |
