iron gall ink
Also known as: chemical ink
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use in pen drawing
- In pen drawing
…third important ink was an iron gall, or chemical, ink. Its principal ingredients were iron sulfate, the extract of gall nuts, and a gum arabic solution. It was, in fact, the common writing ink for centuries and was employed for most early drawings. Its colour when first applied to the…
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