I've been revisiting the inks I have in my art supply stash, and was finding that my old (approx. 2+ years old) Higgins inks have become very watery and slide right off of the pen nib and even drip badly. Although I'll have to try using it as a watercolor medium rather than an ink, and see how that changes things. I've found that the brand new bottle I have, (just bought yesterday) has a much slower flow and is lovely to write and draw with using my dip pens. The brand new stuff I have came in a glass bottle, is marked as waterproof, and doesn't bleed as badly as the 2 year old stuff. I'm definitely going to try using my old inks with brushes though. Should be fun. Thanks for making this video!
Thank you for shearing, I haven't heard of Higgins turn water over time, but it is interesting. What kind of environment was it in? A hotter environment could cause this issue, but that's speculation on my part.
I've been revisiting the inks I have in my art supply stash, and was finding that my old (approx. 2+ years old) Higgins inks have become very watery and slide right off of the pen nib and even drip badly. Although I'll have to try using it as a watercolor medium rather than an ink, and see how that changes things. I've found that the brand new bottle I have, (just bought yesterday) has a much slower flow and is lovely to write and draw with using my dip pens. The brand new stuff I have came in a glass bottle, is marked as waterproof, and doesn't bleed as badly as the 2 year old stuff. I'm definitely going to try using my old inks with brushes though. Should be fun. Thanks for making this video!
Thank you for shearing, I haven't heard of Higgins turn water over time, but it is interesting. What kind of environment was it in? A hotter environment could cause this issue, but that's speculation on my part.
@@battlebrawlerproduction It was sitting near a window this summer, but the house never got much hotter than 70F or so?