Our contemporary take on a classic art material: drawing ink. Ours is pigmented, quick-drying, waterproof, and highly durable. And — unlike the unpredictable drawing inks of old — Optimist makes high-chroma, consistent mixtures. Artists who are familiar with color mixing in other painting mediums will likely be comfortable working with the Optimist mixing system.

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