Kuretake Vermilion Ink

I don't know why but this item has become very scarce in art supply stores. It is great for my figure drawings and I am mixing it with sumi black to get a more brown color. Blends very smoothly as long as you keep it wet.

I don't know why but this item has become very scarce in art supply stores. It is great for my figure drawings and I am mixing it with sumi black to get a more brown color. Blends very smoothly as long as you keep it wet.

This is the very best orange I have ever used with a dip pen. This hold its color and is readable. I bought 2 of these bottles and regret not getting more.

Vermilion is typically red-orange. This is pumpkin orange. Take the yellowest tone in the photo, and it is the reddest tone in person. It's a lovely color, but not what I was expecting.

This is a great addition to your inkwell. Works well in all tools except parallel pens. It would be nice to have large bottles like the moon palace. I like it for teaching notes for emphasis and its very attractive at this time of year on christmas cards and letters as well as in illumination work.