Are inks as lightfast as water colour?
Drawing Inks are made from dyes which makes them very bright and transparent but unfortunately not lightfast. Ninety-eight per cent of Artists’ Water Colour (88 colours) are classed as permanent for artists’ use but they do not give the same type of brightness. Choosing the colours rated T for transparency on the colour chart will maximise brilliance and transparency. An alternative range of greater permanence as they are pigmented is Winsor & Newton Calligraphy Ink.
