Watersoluble ink

I made this 'doodle' on February 2th 2015 and gave it a wash with a water brush here and there. Then I covered half of it and put it near the window. Now, 2 months later you can see what it looks like. If you use water-resoluble ink to make a painting/drawing, frame it and display it… if it was meant as a commission, I don't think the buyer would be very happy with this. I only use this as a sketch exercise and put those drawings in a drawer. So, I don't know of there is a resoluble lightfast ink on the market. If you can find one, please let me know. I know this is not the place to open a discussion on the subject, but I added a thread about it on the Forum (Art Materials - Watersoluble Inks).

That's a bit worrying; claims that are not true!?

I remember you mentioning this experiment before and since then I have kept to waterproof pens and ink. I just hope that they prove to be better Mia! Thank you for pointing this out to us :)

Yes Gudrun and Sarah, I was not very happy finding out that the ink was not lightfast because the markers are very pleasant to work with and they give a lovely result. So for my 'exhibition' work, I will stick to waterproof, lightfast ink, adding a watercolour wash afterwards and use these resoluble markers for sketches and 'private' work. :) Mia