Ziller Inks
NEW Ziller Classic Glossy Black Ink Powder - at the bottom of this page. Ziller Inks are lightfast, waterproof and fully intermixable to create a whole spectrum of colour. Primary ColoursCardinal Red - a deep red bright and strongMidnight Blue - a rich full bodied blue with plenty of strengthSunflower Yellow - a beautiful sunflower yellowSecondary ColoursPrairie Fire Orange - a lively vibrant orangeWild Viola Violet - a royal deep violet that can be mixed from dark violet to lavenderSweet Grass Green - a fresh clean green with deep colour Buffalo Brown- strong colourful brownNorthwind White - a durable opaque white - so dense it writes on black card!Soot Black - a flat sooty black giving solid black linesGlossy Black - from the pointed pen the swells dry to a glossy look; in a broad pen the strokes have more of a satin sheen.Create a new colour with Ziller InksBURGUNDY- to Cardinal Red add Sunflower Yellow then a little Soot BlackTEAL - mix Sweet Grass Green and Midnight Blue with a small drop of Soot Black then add North Wind White to the shade of Teal requiredSPRING GREEN - to Sweet Grass Green add Sunflower YellowVIOLET - the rich Wild Viola Violet is beatiful from large nibs but may need to be lightened with North Wind White for smaller or pointed nibs.Ooops, my ink dried out!!! If your bottle of Ziller Ink looks like a dried up river bed:- Break the dried up ink into small pieces and place back in the jar. Add a small amount of distilled water and stir. The ink will dissolve and reconstitute and you can use it just like before !!!
Ziller Inks are made with sub-micron particle size pigments and flow consistently well assisting a smooth confident stroke. They are lightfast, waterproof and fully intermixable to create a whole spectrum of colour. They can be diluted considerably with water whilst still retaining good colour or thickened, if required, by using the ink thickener. They clean up quickly and easily with a little ammonia in the water.
Like Artists' Gouache the price of each ink varies with the differing costs of the pigments.
The inks give a rich solid coloured stroke - most colours are opaque.
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Choose from the inks below and add your selection to the basket at the bottom....
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Set of Ziller Inks
Full set of 10 Ziller Inks & Thickener: Glossy & soot black;North Wind White; Cardinal Red, Sunflower Yellow, Midnight Blue; Prairie Fire Orange, Sweet Grass Green, Wild Viola Violet, Buffalo Brown; plus Ink Thickener. List price £49.90 OFFER PRICE £45.00
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Ziller Classic Glossy Black Ink Powder
Shown above is a beautiful bird flourish penned by F.W. Tamblyn, probably in the 1920's using the Classic Glossy Black Ink powder. Notice the fine hairlines. Unfortunately this scan does not show the deep dark black glossy color on the broad shades. This bird was one the many examples that Tamblyn created for his mail order class on off hand flourishing.
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Ziller Classic Glossy Black Ink Powder
The Ziller Classic Glossy Black Ink Powder was originally called Elegant Glossy Black Ink Powder. The earliest record is of the ink being sold in 1898 in the Penman's Art Journal ads.The ink was formulated for steel dip pens to acheive a fine hairline and a thick glossy broad stroke.F W Tamblyn and Stephen Ziller included this ink in the self study calligraphy kits that they sold starting in 1895 through the 1950's.In 1998 we were unable to obtain the ingredients in reasonable quantities at reasonable prices so that it would be affordable for the penmen. Now, after more than 10 years, penmen keep asking if we can bring back the old formula. So we checked the pricing again and found that the ingredients have become available at a more reasonable price. We are now introducing the Ziller Classic Glossy Black Ink powder.
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