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Cresco

Black

Blacks & greys#000000

Cresco is one of the 713 brands in Inktend's built-in ink catalog.

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Specs

Color familyBlacks & greys
Approx. hex#000000
SheenNot typically noted
BrandCresco

Paper & pairing

As a near-neutral tone, it reads as professional and safe for anything from journaling to signatures. This ink will behave predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Cheap, highly absorbent paper (standard copier paper) will dull any ink's saturation and can cause feathering or bleed-through with wetter nibs.

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About Cresco

Cresco is a Polish writing-instrument brand produced by SAdpEX, a school and office supplies manufacturer founded in 1992 in Piekary Slaskie. Its range includes fountain pens, rollerball pens, ink cartridges, ink eradicators and markers aimed mainly at students.

Poland Founded 1992
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Storing and using the bottle

Bottled fountain pen ink has an effectively long shelf life when kept capped and out of direct sunlight: most inks remain usable for years. The main risk isn't the ink spoiling, it's a pen sitting inked and unused for weeks: that's what causes clogs, not the ink's age.

Frequently asked questions

What color family is Black?
Black falls into Inktend's blacks & greys family based on its typical swatch color.
Does Black have sheen?
Black is not typically noted for sheen. If you want that effect, browse similarly colored inks tagged with sheen in the ink library.
How should I store a bottle of Black?
Years, easily, as long as it stays capped and out of direct sunlight. The thing that actually shortens an ink's usable life is sitting unused inside a pen, not sitting on a shelf.
What paper works best with Black?
It behaves predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Stick to something reasonably absorbent-resistant, since cheap copier paper dulls saturation and can feather.

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Color shown is a close digital approximation of a typical swatch, not a calibrated color match.