Noodler's Bottled Fountain Pen Inks

Noodler's Inks are an extraordinary line of drawing inks that are designed for use specifically with a fountain pen, but are also ideal for dip pens and brushes. Noodler's wide range of unique colors with distinctive names and labels perform well even on more absorbent papers that would normally feather with a fountain pen. Each color has special properties unique to Noodler that will give your writing, hand lettering, drawing, and ink washes characteristics as remarkable as these inks.

Owner Nathan Tardiff makes all of his inks by hand using locally sourced materials when possible, and he intentionally keeps the price as low as possible in order to make them widely accessible. His strongly held political beliefs influence not only the names of his inks, but also his business practices.

All Noodler's Inks and packaging are proudly made in the USA, and the boxes are made of recycled paper.

Bulletproof Ink - Noodler's "bulletproof" inks use special dyes that make them extremely permanent and resistant to water, bleach, solvents, and UV radiation in an effort to make them fraud proof against forgers and check washers. All bulletproof inks are made archival and fade-resistant without the use of harsh additives that can harm pens if allowed to dry inside them. These inks work best on more absorbent papers where they can sink into the paper, as opposed to smooth finish papers which cause them to dry more slowly and remain susceptible to water.

Partially Bulletproof Ink - Noodler's partially bulletproof inks are a mixture of bulletproof and non-bulletproof dyes which allow for a wider range of colors with the benefits of bulletproof inks. While the non-bulletproof dyes in the mixture may fade or smear if exposed to water, solvents and UV light, the bulletproof dyes will retain a legible core that will not be affected.

Standard Ink - These dye based inks have low to moderate water resistance. While they don't carry the same longevity of the Bulletproof and Partially Bulletproof inks, the colors are beautiful and inspiring with great shading characteristics.

Vintage Style Ink - Noodler's Vintage Style inks are inspired by popular inks from the past. While they are water resistant, they are not UV or bleach resistant.