{"product_id":"ink-tom-norton-walnut-ink-60ml","title":"INK - Tom Norton - WALNUT INK - 60ml","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTom Norton Walnut Drawing Ink®, lightfast and acid free, made using artist grade pigments (not walnuts!).\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eInspired by artists such as Rembrandt, DaVinci and Van Gogh, who used walnut ink in their drawings, which unfortunately as the inks were made with highly acidic real walnuts, it caused their incredible drawings to fade and the paper to deteriorate over the centuries.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eExperience the rich walnut colour and superior rendering capabilities loved by the world’s most famous artists, safe in the knowledge that you are using an archival ink.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIdeal for use with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wowartsupplies.co.uk\/products\/chinese-sumi-e-painting-calligraphy-tom-norton-drawing-stick?variant=55431274430840\" title=\"Chinese, Sumi-e Painting \u0026amp; Calligraphy - TOM NORTON - Drawing Stick\"\u003eTom Norton Walnut Drawing Stick.\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eUnlike many brown inks, Tom Norton's is water-based and so acts more like watercolour, as it always remains water-soluble.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eArtists in all media love to draw with it for its beautiful sepia tonal qualities.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWatercolourists love its layering and lifting properties, layer to darken tones or add water to lighten them, also use a wet brush to lift colour. \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCalligraphers can use it with both dip and fountain pens and because it remains water-soluble even when dried, it easily washes out of nibs. \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eEncaustic artists use Walnut Drawing Ink for under painting on wood substrates because it is water soluble and soaks into the surface without sealing the wood, allowing wax paints to be absorbed into the wood and provide a good archival bond. Encaustic printmakers use it for the same reason, allowing unique drawings to be created on their printing papers before making encaustic prints. \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePastel Artists can it  for underpainting on sanded paper, not affecting the paper’s texture. \u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"TOM NORTON","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55428551246200,"sku":"GLO TN-WAL-060","price":14.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2714\/2506\/files\/TN-WAL-060.jpg?v=1769189801","url":"https:\/\/wowartsupplies.co.uk\/products\/ink-tom-norton-walnut-ink-60ml","provider":"WoW Art Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}