McCaffery's Prairie Night Black Ink

I find this ink too thin to hold well on nibs. But it makes a unique wash when you add water and brush it on. Instead of appearing as watery black, as most inks do, it turns a uniform grey shade. You might want to store it in the fridge. A previously-opened bottle I hadn't used for a while developed mold at room temperature.

I was looking for an American made product to work for me like sumi ink - Prairie Night was the answer! Fabulous right out of the bottle, and easily thinned with water for a finer hairline. I do A LOT of work for reproduction and found that since I started using Prairie Night, my touch up work was simpler. Prairie Night + Rhodia Paper gives a crisp line that even if blown up has minimal ragged edges.