India ink

<p>India ink  is a simple black or coloured <a href="/facts/Ink/Y7Wj0YQS">ink</a> once widely used for writing and printing and now more commonly used for <a href="/facts/Drawing/DA7GfHNW">drawing</a> and outlining, especially when inking <a href="/facts/Comic_book/xGFkPrMT">comic books</a> and <a href="/facts/Comic_strip/s0QnEmzg">comic strips</a>. India ink is also used in medical applications.
</p><p>Compared to other inks, such as the <a href="/facts/Iron_gall_ink/sgoK2jKM">iron gall ink</a> previously common in Europe, India ink is noted for its deep, rich black color. It is commonly applied with a paintbrush (such as an <a href="/facts/Ink_brush/e59oK8AC">ink brush</a>) or a <a href="/facts/Dip_pen/vcymFdGS">dip pen</a>. In East Asian traditions such as <a href="/facts/Ink_wash_painting/gw8FdeMI">ink wash painting</a> and <a href="/facts/Chinese_calligraphy/NlTLf2jB">Chinese calligraphy</a>, India ink is commonly used in a solid form called an <a href="/facts/Inkstick/7uHGL42f">inkstick</a>.
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India ink