u/StroodleNoodle_Doo

Hi all! Sorry if I'm in the wrong place for this but I recently received this 24 set of inks as a birthday gift and out of curiousity I tried to search for it online to see what kind of ink it was, only to not find it anywhere. My brother said he got it off Amazon but when I checked there I didn't have any luck. The closest I could find was a 12 ink set by the same brand (Longxin) that included a glass dip pen, which I saw on eBay. So yeah, I'd love to know if anyone else has the same set as I do. The colours are lovely, though some of the names are a bit odd. Especially that 'lilac' lol

Swatches for 'Freedom of the Starry Sky' inks.

Photo of the box the inks came in.

Photo of the inks themselves.

Hi all!

I've been curious to learn more about pigments, mainly so I can keep an eye out for ones that are actually lightfast (since companies love to lie about that sort of thing). What is the best resource for that? All the sites I've come across so far either have conflicting information or require you to make an account which I'd rather not do.

Also, for anyone with Holbein acrylic gouache, what on earth does the BV1 15 mean on the Violet? I can't find an answer anywhere.

Thanks in advance!