--- product_id: 7563402 title: "Dr. Ph. Martin's Black Star India Ink (Matte) Ink Bottle, 1.0 oz, Matte Black, 1 Bottle" brand: "dr. ph. martin's" price: "4073 som" currency: KGS in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 category: "Dr. Ph. Martin's" url: https://www.desertcart.kg/products/7563402-dr-ph-martins-black-star-india-ink-matte-ink-bottle store_origin: KG region: Kyrgyzstan --- # Waterproof & lightfast permanence Archival matte black, no glare 1.0 oz precision dropper bottle Dr. Ph. Martin's Black Star India Ink (Matte) Ink Bottle, 1.0 oz, Matte Black, 1 Bottle **Brand:** dr. ph. martin's **Price:** 4073 som **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Summary > πŸ–€ Ink that speaks volumes without a glare. ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Dr. Ph. Martin's Black Star India Ink (Matte) Ink Bottle, 1.0 oz, Matte Black, 1 Bottle by dr. ph. martin's - **How much does it cost?** 4073 som with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.kg](https://www.desertcart.kg/products/7563402-dr-ph-martins-black-star-india-ink-matte-ink-bottle) ## Best For - dr. ph. martin's enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted dr. ph. martin's brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Trusted by Pros:** Preferred by seasoned illustrators and educators for over 40 years of expert use. - β€’ **Archival & Waterproof:** Create lasting masterpieces with ink that resists fading and water damage once dry. - β€’ **Flawless Matte Finish:** Achieve glare-free, professional-grade black that commands attention on every stroke. - β€’ **Precision Flow Control:** Dropper bottle design ensures exact ink delivery for flawless technical and calligraphy work. - β€’ **Versatile Surface Compatibility:** Optimized for paper, canvas, and illustration boardβ€”your creativity knows no bounds. ## Overview Dr. Ph. Martin's Black Star India Ink (Matte) is a 1.0 oz archival-quality ink delivering a deep, matte black finish with no light reflection. Designed for technical and calligraphy dip pens, it dries quickly to a waterproof, permanent layer ideal for paper, canvas, and illustration boards. Made in the USA and favored by professional artists for its smooth flow and reliable performance. ## Description Dr. Ph. Martin's Black Star India Inks are lightfast, permanent, and waterproof when dry. This matte finish ink will not reflect light, making it ideal for use on paper, illustration board, and canvas. It produces excellent results when used with technical pens or calligraphy dip pens. Comes in a 1.0 oz (30 ml) bottle with dropper. Review: Superb ink for use with dip pens - I'm a professional illustrator and visual art educator, specializing in drawing: I've worked with pens and pencils for over forty years. For my purposes, this ink is far and away the best India ink I've found for use with a dip pen. It's very liquid, so it flows nicely across paper surfaces. I use a variety of substrates, so it's important to have a bottle of ink on my drawing table that isn't clumpy or sticky - especially upon drying. This ink dries surprisingly quickly, and is quite opaque and matte upon drying. If I fill a large shape using a brush, there are few, if any, marks that show... I really appreciate the graphic quality of a solid, opaque black. Dry marks just look amateurish - the finish of this ink is very professional. The best surfaces for my use of this India ink are 100# Strathmore Smooth Bristol Board and other smooth or plate papers. It's also quite waterproof upon drying. If the illustration I'm working on requires washes of watercolor or other watermedia, some inks reactivate and pollute the bright or light colors with puddles of leaky black ink. Not this stuff! Once it's dry, it stays put and does NOT reactivate. That means it's easy to erase pencil construction lines. And washes of color go down cleanly. Review: Blackest black - Such great dark black. ## Features - Black Star Matte India Ink in a 1.0 oz glass bottle with dropper - Provides a lightfast, archival, matte finish with no light reflection - Works best on paper, canvas, and illustration board - Ideal for technical and calligraphy dip pens - Made in the USA ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B001UN1K2I | | Best Sellers Rank | #36,705 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing ( See Top 100 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing ) #54 in Drawing Inks | | Brand | Dr. Ph. Martin's | | Brand Name | Dr. Ph. Martin's | | Container Type | Bottle | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 1,039 Reviews | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00090385434019 | | Ink Color | Black | | Item Type Name | Ink Bottle | | Item Volume | 30 Milliliters | | Item Weight | 3.2 ounces | | Manufacturer | Salis International, Inc. | | Manufacturer Part Number | STAR10OZMATT | | Model Number | STAR10OZMATT | | Number of Items | 1 | | Package Information | Bottle | | Paint Type | Watercolor | | UPC | 090385434019 | | Unit Count | 1.0 Count | | Volume | 30 Milliliters | ## Product Details - **Brand:** Dr. Ph. Martin's - **Global Trade Identification Number:** 00090385434019 - **Item Volume:** 30 Milliliters - **Package Information:** Bottle - **Paint Type:** Watercolor ## Images ![Dr. Ph. Martin's Black Star India Ink (Matte) Ink Bottle, 1.0 oz, Matte Black, 1 Bottle - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/710IVl6PK-L.jpg) ![Dr. Ph. Martin's Black Star India Ink (Matte) Ink Bottle, 1.0 oz, Matte Black, 1 Bottle - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71kMWYK-X2L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Superb ink for use with dip pens *by M***N on December 30, 2022* I'm a professional illustrator and visual art educator, specializing in drawing: I've worked with pens and pencils for over forty years. For my purposes, this ink is far and away the best India ink I've found for use with a dip pen. It's very liquid, so it flows nicely across paper surfaces. I use a variety of substrates, so it's important to have a bottle of ink on my drawing table that isn't clumpy or sticky - especially upon drying. This ink dries surprisingly quickly, and is quite opaque and matte upon drying. If I fill a large shape using a brush, there are few, if any, marks that show... I really appreciate the graphic quality of a solid, opaque black. Dry marks just look amateurish - the finish of this ink is very professional. The best surfaces for my use of this India ink are 100# Strathmore Smooth Bristol Board and other smooth or plate papers. It's also quite waterproof upon drying. If the illustration I'm working on requires washes of watercolor or other watermedia, some inks reactivate and pollute the bright or light colors with puddles of leaky black ink. Not this stuff! Once it's dry, it stays put and does NOT reactivate. That means it's easy to erase pencil construction lines. And washes of color go down cleanly. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Blackest black *by J***N on April 9, 2026* Such great dark black. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Waterproof, lightfast, archival, and matte. *by E***A on February 1, 2015* It's lightfast, archival, and waterproof when dry. It's a really nice dark black that has a lovely matte finish (no glare); you can also dilute with water if you wish to work in layers. The ink has great flow and is fairly dense compared to other india inks, though for really large areas of black, windsor newton gouache is still best in terms of consistency. Dr Martins makes three types of black india ink: 1. Dr. Ph. Martin's Black Star HiCarb India Ink 2. Dr Martins Black Star India Ink Matte 3. Dr Martins Bombay Black India ink The HiCarb version is the darkest and also dries matte (it's also available on amazon). The Bombay line also has a good assortment of other colors so you can do layered transparency washes with ease, but I like its black the least out of the three. I purchased a bottle of Black Star India Ink (matte) for $12 on amazon though you can find it for less -- for example, Art Supply Warehouse currently sells it for $6.65 per bottle, even cheaper in bulk. It's also available in bottles of 8 and 32 oz. It is a rarer ink, not one that many art or craft stores commonly carry. For black and color, another good line of inks to consider is the Daler-Rowney FW acrylic artists paint. The colors are very vibrant and you can work with great subtlety, layering transparent non-water soluble layers for added depth. ## Frequently Bought Together - Dr. Ph. Martin's Star India Ink Bottle, 1.0 oz, Matte Black - Speedball Sketching Set with Penholders and Pens, Set of 8 (SB2964), Black - Dr. Ph. 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