Ink Recipe

[Ula]

Does anyone have a recipe for dragon's blood ink and/or black ink? I have decided to make some instead of buy it.

[Symandinome]

A traditional recipe for Dragon's Blood Ink

1 teaspoon Dragon's Blood Resin (powdered)
15 teaspoons alcohol
1 teaspoon gum arabic (ground)

Soak the powdered resin in the alcohol until dissolved, then add
the ground gum arabic. Filter through a cloth and store in a dark bottle.
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Alternate Recipe

3-4 ounces of red or purple India ink
2 teaspoons Dragon's Blood Resin (powdered)
15 drops Dragon's blood oil

Blend thoroughly. Filter and store in a dark bottle

[Firebird]

I'm pretty sure Scott Cunningham outlines a way to make a black ink out of soot called "lampblack" in his book ..."The complete book of incense oils and brews". Everyone should have a copy. This guy was a master herbalist, and knows his stuff, it's a wealth of info on making your own concoctions.
Don't know about the dragons blood though, maybe just get some red India ink and crush a wee bit of Dragons blood resin to a powder and add it in a little at a time to see what happens. Then at least you have something with the essence. ( the ink on the shelf is probably just red India ink anyway with a fancy name) when you add your own energy and effort to a magical item it is way more powerful. Good luck, FirebirdFlys

[Ula]

Thanks for the info and the recipe.

[ravenhecateana]

If you look online at some calligraphy websites you might be able to find some oak gall powder or some ground walnut powder to make ink. It is just a matter of adding some distilled water to make the ink. I use it alot in calligraphy.

[Ula]

The calligraphy sites had recipes too thanks.