EIKON TEAM | PUBLISHED AUG 06, 2021

Remember, all SilverBack® black inks were developed to heal to the same level of darkness. A lot depends on the tools you use, your hand speed, and/or where you’re working on the body, so if you’re not happy with how your current blackwork is healing, think about how you work and then take a look at these options:

Silverback Ink Stupid Black

This is the number one selling black in the Silverback ink family. Stupid Black provides increased surface tension over InstaBlack and XXX Black. The consistency is known for being dense, but not thick. Stupid Black is great when you need to slow things down for hand-tapping, whip-shading, solid fill or diluting for greyscale.

• Viscosity: Dense but not thick
• Hand Speed: Normal

Silverback Ink InstaBlack

InstaBlack is super-dense, thin and fast, making it a great choice for lining, shading or diluting to create a wash. It's similar to Stupid Black but with less surface tension, for increased tattooing speed when needed.

• Viscosity: Thin
• Hand Speed: Normal/Medium Speed

Silverback Ink XXX Black

XXX Black goes into the skin as easily as it wipes off. It has a super-thin consistency that goes in super-fast! XXX Black is perfect for fine lines, shading or solid fill. It's easy to use full strength or diluted for grayscale.

• Viscosity: Really Thin
• Hand Speed: Super Fast

Black TH1RT3EN

Black TH1RT3EN has a completely different viscosity from the other blacks. It’s slightly thicker than Silverback’s other formulations. Black TH1RT3EN has enough body to fully coat the needles, and moves like “black water” so achieving full skin saturation is easy. Cleaning it off your client and your tubes is equally easy.

• Viscosity: Slightly Thicker
• Hand Speed: Normal

Still Not Sure?

Check out Silverback Ink’s Black Pack, a set of four 1oz bottles that let you try out each of Silverback’s Blacks.

For tips and behind the scenes insight into the complete line of Silverback products, check out Silverback's YouTube Channel.