A fifth, larger tank holds pigment-based black ink for printing text.
Bendarek now has a reliable, tough sheet of his wood pulp that holds ink, stacks neatly and is impervious to anything except fire.
Fountain pens are like dip pens, but can hold enough ink inside to write several pages before being refilled.
The parchment was the finest he'd ever seen, thin and flexible and textured perfectly to hold ink and paint.
They also hold less ink.
Even the ink cartridges have improved: the newer tanks hold at least twice as much ink.
A lighter line may have no burr at all, creating a very fine line in the final print by holding very little ink.
The problem is that human skin won't hold ink.
Now the plate is dipped in acid, producing an even and fine level of corrosion (the "bite") sufficient to hold ink.
It was laden with lUdunents and books and held the King's pens and ink.