Sailor Kiwa-guro - Waterproof Pigment Ink
Smooth-flowing, fast-drying, luxuriously deep archival black
Sailor’s Kiwa-guro is a beautifully deep, archival black from one of Japan’s most respected ink makers.
Formulated with ultra-fine pigment particles, it offers excellent permanence, strong water resistance, and a slightly faster drying time than our No. 60 Pigment Ink. The result is an intensely dark, velvety line that works beautifully for detailed drawing and layered work.
- If you won’t be using your pen for more than a few days, remove the tip and reservoir, rinse thoroughly with water, and allow everything to dry completely before refilling.
- Avoid storing your Lumos vertically (tip up). Ink can flow away from the nib, leaving it less saturated and more prone to drying out – even when capped.
- If pigment ink dries inside a tip or reservoir, it can’t be revived due to the pigment particles. Simply replace the tip and reservoir and you’re back in business.
It’s been going on for a while, the search.
30 years ago I had a pen that was perfect for me, it had ink as black as night and a beautiful, consistent fine line. It traveled with me everywhere, my notebooks were inspired, it never let me down, then they (Rotring) stopped making it. It used a disposable sealed in unit (bad for the environment ☹️) and stockiest quickly sold out. Since then I’ve been searching for a replacement, without success… until now… maybe.
I’ve recently received a Lumos Pro from Tom’s Studio and early signs are positive… the Japanese nibs have all the characteristics I’ve struggled to find, and I’ve combined it with a deep black pigment ink… darker than the devils soul 😳. It’s early days but maybe, just maybe…
The ink is very high quality, good opacity and good to draw with, but I specifically ordered this ink because it claimed to be waterproof, and in this regard it was disappointing. I like to draw with ink then add watercolor over the top but this smudged the ink, even after leaving the ink overnight to dry, with a light application of water. I would recommend this for anyone who doesn't care about how waterproof it is but if that's a deal-breaker I would not recommend.
Nice bright black :)
Flows smoothly and works well in the Lumos. Dries fast and I can paint over it with watercolor.
Yes, it is! I tried a sketch and then painted it with Acrylic ink and watercolour paint. It worked like a charm, didn't bleed at all.
Seems a good one for pen and watercolour, you have to give it a good drying time otherwise there is slight colour lift. May be try Tom's waterproof next time as it is cheaper.
Perfect!
Great 👍
but, unfortunately it smudges when using highlight pens, and so unusable for writing if you want to use highlighters (even after 2 days of ink 'drying') - Tom's Studio 'Deep Black' and Waterman 'Intense black' do not smudge - paper quality is important too.
I am used to a blacker ink and would prefer that but it works extremely well with the pen - so far I have tried 3 nibs and it has been great for my sketching
Love the waterproof nature with drawing and watercolors. Having some trouble getting it to flow consistently through the fine studio pen.
Favorite Ink I've gotten this year. It's very smooth and dark. Love it!
The flow of this ink is smooth for writing , and the color saturation is awesome for reading! LOVE it!
A beautiful, deep, waterproof black. Exactly what I wanted:) It is perfect with one of my favourite drawing pens, Lumus Duo!
Die Ware war natürlich toll. Aber bei dem Päckchen hat man die Liebe zu dem, was sie machen, gespührt. Werde wieder bei Euch bestellen. Danke
I am using it in the refillable lumos and I enjoy how quickly it dries and it seems to have decent waterproofing qualities. One thing I need to explore is different tips with this ink. It seems to dry at a lighter shade of black closer to ash grey and I was hoping it would be more deep black. Not a problem since it suits lighter weight paper with no bleed through. Again only with the tom studio pen. It based on any fountain pen usage. Thanks.
I have lost count of Ink + Pen combos I have tried.. wanting that superb rich black and flowing pen. Sailor + Lumos - think I have finally found what I am looking for. Pen nerd - very happy.
I tried it out first thing and I have an inexpensive pen I can fill up for more trials. I can see that it may require some special cleaning agents as it is ‘sticky’ to my dip pen. But am excited to have an ink for sketching!
Had no problems with this ink and my Lumos ... or my fountain pens. It writes beautifully gliding on the paper so easily and i know once it's on the paper it's there to stay. Has a nice black sheen to it too, got to go into my favourites box. Some inks disappoint ... but not this one. Beautiful.
Ich habe lange eine Tinte gesucht, die in all meinen Füllern sehr gut funktioniert, wasserfest ist und nicht durchblutet. All das schafft die Sailor Kiwa-guro. Sie ist meine Standard-Tinte! Also wirklich top :-)
I love the way this flows and it seems to clean up better than some of my Faber Castle pen inks. Nice deep color too, as good as the Faber Castle. Really glad I can use this in my Lumos.
Sailor Kiwa-guro - Waterproof Pigment Ink