Tsukineko VF000082 Full-Size VersaFine Instant Dry Pigment Ink, Onyx Black

I am loving this Versafine Ink! My other black ink pad from another manufacturer just would not stamp clearly, at all. This Versafine was suggested to me and I will not use any other black ink now. It produces clear and sharp images. I also purchesed the Versafine refill ink for when I need it. Great product!

I am very pleased with this ink. First of all I like the attached lid which flips under the pad so that I can use the whole inking surface on larger stamps. The ink gives nice coverage on red rubber and acrylic stamps. It stamps very fine detail. I like that it dries fast but with the opacity of a pigment ink. I use this ink for images which I will be water coloring. It does not smudge.

I took an online class from Jen Shurkus, and she recommended this ink (she said she has trouble with stray black embossing powder, so she uses this and embosses it with clear embossing powder). I already know & love the VersaMark inks, so when I saw this was especially made for stamping fine line designs, I decided to get it. Im so glad I did! Note: they seem to have a newer ink case design, but my ink arrived very juicy and sealed up, so Im good!

This inkpad is beautiful, but it doesnt actually dry all that fast, at least not on absorbent paper. I am stamping the backs of little photos printed on a matte card-stock-type paper, tried it out on one last night and it seemed to be great, perfect details and quick drying... until this morning when I touched it to see if it had actually totally dried and little droplets of ink came off on my fingers. Luckily its dried to the point of not being smeary, but that was a disappointment, because I dont know just how long it will take if overnight was not enough. It is a huge improvement over regular pigment inkpads in terms of drying though!

Picks up all the details - and its a true black! LOVE!

This ink is great for more detailed stamps. It is fine enough to show small lines while still showing as a vibrant black. A staple for any crafter.

Crafts

Ink provides a very crisp image.

Good quality ink and it dries pretty quick too

I do know that this is very good ink. I it in a have a small cube and decided it was time to get the full sized pad. This ink makes clear, crisp images. I really like ink pads that have luds that stay attached. I am guessing they are just updating this to stack with their other ink pads, like Momento and StazOn. I dont really care for the lid from the Momento ink pad. No matter how clean I try to keep the edges around the pad itself, if I happen to place it on my table label side up, I get an inky mess left in the shape of the lid. Since the VersaFine is a more permanent ink, I really would rather have had the other lid. Im sorry I waited so long to get the full sized pad. I am going to return it and stick with my little cube.