Empire Inks builds its colour line around fine art pigment chemistry — the black and white range uses the same pigment names you'd find on a professional paint tube: Vine Black, Mars Black, Titanium White. That's not marketing; it tells you something specific about how each ink behaves. Vine Black is a soft, slightly warm black that blends easily. Mars Black is a dense, cool-toned iron oxide black with high opacity. Titanium White is the most opaque white pigment available, which matters when you're laying down highlight work that actually needs to show.
Empire Black & White Ink
Vine Black, Mars Black, and Titanium White — each with distinct handling characteristics that make the difference between a black that blends and a black that covers. A working knowledge of which one to reach for is worth building into your setup.
Empire Greywash Sets
Two artist collaboration sets built for black and grey portraiture and realism. The Michael Perry Signature Series and the David Vega Greywash Set each offer a pre-calibrated tonal range — specific grey densities selected by the artist rather than generic light/medium/dark groupings. The result is a set where the steps between tones are even enough to build smooth gradients without manual dilution guesswork mid-session.
Empire Colour Ink
Single bottles across Red, Blue, Yellow, Orange, Brown, Purple, White, and Pink — available in 1oz through 8oz. Consistent viscosity across the colour range, which matters when you're switching between shades mid-session and don't want to adjust your technique every time.
Empire Ink Solutions
Witch Hazel Solution for skin prep and stencil adhesion. Propylene Glycol Solution for thinning ink consistency without breaking down pigment. Glycerin Thickening Solution for increasing viscosity on shading passes where you want slower flow and more control. Each one does a specific job — useful to have all three available in a studio that works across multiple techniques.
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