Winsor & Newton, Drawing Inks, Henry Ink Collection 8x14ml Ink Bottles

This is a great way to enter the world of artists inks. If you've never dabbled before, then be assured that the colours offered here, and the quality of the ink will not disappoint. Firstly, the outer packaging itself, though relatively flimsy, is enough to keep everything together in transit. But the bottles themselves are great - slightly wider at the bottom, and squat enough to reduce the risk of tipping them over in use. The inks themselves are incredible. The vibrancy and consistency of the colours is mind blowing. It really will take your art to another level. They can be used with a dip pen and/or applied with water as a wash. Using the 'wash' technique opens up a whole world of possibilites. They react well to different ratios of water offering a very subtle colouration, all the way to the supremely vivid. the colours also layer very well, allowing you to build up value or blend shades. From loose, washy sketches to fine line pen and ink drawings, these won't let you down. And, finally, for those worried about the 'value for money' given what seems like a small amount of ink per bottle - don't worry about that. You'll use very small amounts of ink to achieve the desired effect. I can imagine these lasting for a very long time to come.

This are probably the best inks you can use for dip pens and brush work. Just use a nice watercolour paper. The selection of colours is great

I am very new to using colour inks, however, I do have knowledge of watercolours. I would highly recommend experimenting with mixing colours either on paper, wet-in-wet or as a glaze over a dry layer. You will achieve beautiful colours variations this way. The ink has a nice sheen when dry due the presence of shellac. Paper absorbance will make a significant difference to the results achieved, non-absorbent paper works better in my view and will last a lot longer. Also found that syntetic brush does not really work well with these inks, including black india ink, recommend sable or fox or some other natural tipped brush. Overall, it is a good set the get started in using inks, I also recommend the other set too and a bottle of the white. Have fun! :)

Been using them for a while now and think they very versatile, used the lots of way other then just as for ink drawing. they mix nicely and it's a fine range of colours. On just how they look..... nice little pots (great art-work) sit well on the art table, not as if that's important but-their-you-go. Have marked them down to four stars because of only the black being light-fast, shame that but a great little set none-the-less and very good value.

Neat pack of drawing inks first class quality

This is my second purchase of this ink, with this having a different colour range in it. These are excellent value and far cheaper than buying from our local art shop. My daughter needs these for university as the recommended ink brand. Excellent ink that I can definitely recommend.

I love these inks. Picture is just me playing with them, taking my time to work with them and get to know them. Amazing colours and really cute, dinky bottles. Recommended.

These inks are amazing. I've been trying to find excuses to add them to every piece I create. The colours are gorgeous. When laid down on paper, they have a beautiful watercolour type of transparency, and they blend together really well. I've been using them to add glaze layers to my watercolour illustrations, as you can blend these out with water. I've also had really great results using them with dry brushing too.

I bought Henry Collection pack and love the vibrancy of colors. I bought them for painting and nib pen and modern calligraphy. I was hoping I could use them for lineart before watercolors but, as you can see in the video, all of them (except for the black) bleed. Brown doesn't bleed too much, so it can work if you are careful not to brush heavily on top of it. Things I really loved is that you can mix them to create new colors, you can also blend them while applying (like the green/blue/yellow on the leaf of the video) and they can dry as smooth blends (although it dries fast). When diluted with water you can create soft pastels which are still vibrant. The way they look reminds me of copic markers, so I will use them as a cheaper alternative. Because of all the uses I can give to them (painting with them similar to watercolors, or for calligraphy or even instead of alcohol ink markers), I would definitely recommend them. Also because of how pigmented these inks are. I have noticed that some reviews mention that a bottle leaked. In my case, it was sent to NY, then it traveled to Finland and my inks arrived in perfect condition. I'm really happy with them!

Presi per un regalo assieme all'altro set da 8 chine, sono piaciuti molto ed i risultati sono veramente notevoli.

Son unas tintas perfectas para dibujar, los colores que vienen son muy bonitos. Son tonos algunos casi fluor...

Prima product en de prijs was goed

思ったより、発色がキレイで良かった☆