Daniel Smith - Walnut Ink

Walnut Ink

Draw luminous sepia lines that lift and layer like watercolor

Lay down concentrated lines with dip pens, build atmospheric washes with brushes, or lift highlights from dried layers using clean water and a damp brush. The water-based formula handles like watercolor, allowing you to layer progressively darker values or thin it for subtle tonal work.

Daniel Smith formulates this ink with the same attention to lightfastness as their Extra Fine Watercolors, producing sepia tones that resist fading over time. Acid-free composition protects paper from deterioration, making it suitable for archival work and finished pieces rather than just preliminary sketches. The re-wettable property means you can reactivate dried ink to blend edges, create gradients, or incorporate it into mixed media compositions where you're building up translucent layers. Natural variation in walnut husk creates subtle color complexity that synthetic sepia inks can't match, each wash reveals slight shifts in undertone that add depth to atmospheric landscapes and figure studies.

Drawing and Illustration

Drawing and Illustration Purchase Guide

Drawing and Illustration Materials

Calligraphy Inks - Specialized inks for calligraphy and pen work. Includes traditional sumi ink, colored calligraphy inks, and metallic formulations for decorative writing.

Markers - Professional markers including alcohol-based, water-based, and pigment markers. Perfect for illustration, design work, and mixed media projects.

Pastels - Soft pastels, oil pastels, and pastel pencils for vibrant color work. Excellent for blending and creating rich, textured drawings.

Pencils - Graphite pencils in various hardness grades, colored pencils, and specialty drawing pencils for different techniques and surfaces.

Pens - Technical pens, fountain pens, and specialty drawing pens for precise line work and detailed illustrations.

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