Gamblin Etching Ink Carbon Black

Gamblin Etching Ink

Gamblin Artist Printmaking Inks are highly pigmented professional quality inks.

Carbon Black

Carbon Black is a silvery, dense black with a heavy plate tone. It is one of the most difficult black inks to wipe but remains in favor due to the strong, deep blacks it can produce. Like Bone Black it also has a warm plate tone.

	Color	Wiping	Plate Tone	Recommendations For Use
Carbon Black PBk9	Warm	Hard	Heavy	Needs additives to work well for etching, drypoint, aquatinit, mezzotinit and engraving processes.