Black Ink Comparison

I have been intrigued by a variety of black inks.  I personally own all of these black inks.  And no company provided these black inks. I only thought this ink comparison might be helpful to my fellow stampers.  Therefore I am sharing these with you.

Black Inks	Pros	Cons	Good for
Memento Tuxedo Black	Copic friendly, nice and dark, Works with pencil blending solution such as Gamsol	Not waterproof	Image stamping for Copic coloring, sentiments
Versafine Onyx Black	Crisp dark ink, good for embossing, good for sentiments on unfinished card stock	Not Copic safe even when heat embossed, can smudge with pencil blending solution, takes longer to dry because it is a pigment ink, not good on glossy or card stock with a slick finish.	Perfect for heat embossing with clear or detail black embossing powder, sentiment stamping on plain card stock, good for water coloring.
Stazon Jet Black	Good for slick surfaces such as acetate and glossy card stock, waterproof, works with pencil blending solution	Not Copic safe as both are solvent inks.	Stamping on acetate, plastic, glass, and other nonporous surfaces, and for watercoloring
Ranger Archival Jet Black	Waterproof, permanent	Not Copic safe, can smudge with pencil blending solution	Stamping images for watercoloring, sentiments
Distress Ink  Black Soot	Good ink for techniques, good for distressing and ink blending	Not Copic safe, can smudge with pencil blending solution, not waterproof, not good for sentiments	Good for ink techniques
Gina K Black Amalgam	Good dark black ink, works with Copic markers, watercoloring, and works with Gamsol	Should be heat set first before coloring	Good all round ink for multi-purpose stamping
Brillance Graphite Black	works on vellum, mica, acetate, photo papers, sculpey clay, shrink plastic, and regular card stock	It is a hybrid and not good for watercoloring or Copics	Works well on nonporous surfaces
Hero Arts Intense Black	Crisp black ink, Copic safe, good for watercoloring, acid free, use with gamsol, and permanent	Slightly “less black” than some other black inks	Good for image stamping and for sentiments and greetings

 Have a great day and get inky.