Ink

Ink is liquid that contains pigments and/or dyes. All of these things, are used to produce, images, text, and design's. The components of inks serve many purposes the ink’s carrier, colorants, and other additives control flow and thickness of the ink and its appearance when dry.
Pigment inks are used more frequently than dyes because they are more color-fast, but they are also more expensive, less consistent in color, and have less of a color rage dyes.
Many ancient cultures around the world have independently discovered and formulated inks for the purposes of writing and drawing. The knowledge of the inks, their recipes and the techniques for their production comes from archaeological analysis or from written text itself.
Other things about the ink, for example the ink is used in Tattoos, Invisible Ink, and many others.
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