Skip to content
0 items in cart

Cart

Your cart is empty.

The Toronto Ink Company

Original ink tests

One-of-a-kind works on paper, made with our handmade inks. When a piece is gone, it’s gone.

Explore the ink tests

Ink tests

Each piece is a single original, numbered by size. Hover to look closer.

View all ink tests
  • The Alter | Ink Test S-004

    S-004 · Small

    The Alter

    Price: $50.00
  • Ash Petal Test | Ink Test S-002

    S-002 · Small

    Ash Petal Test

    Price: $50.00
  • Floresce Test | Ink Test M-004

    M-004 · Medium

    Floresce Test

    Price: $75.00
  • Copper Ash Rust | Ink Test M-005

    M-005 · Medium

    Copper Ash Rust

    Price: $75.00
  • Too Soon to Tell | Ink Test M-006

    M-006 · Medium

    Too Soon to Tell

    Price: $75.00
  • For Different Reasons | Ink Test M-003

    M-003 · Medium

    For Different Reasons

    Price: $75.00
  • Prussian Copper | Ink Test M-002

    M-002 · Medium

    Prussian Copper

    Price: $75.00
  • Let It Happen | Ink Test M-001

    M-001 · Medium

    Let It Happen

    Price: $75.00
  • All Ways | Ink Test L-005

    L-005 · Large

    All Ways

    Price: $100.00
  • Don’t Let Me Down | Ink Test L-004

    L-004 · Large

    Don’t Let Me Down

    Price: $100.00
  • Limestone Rust Thin | Ink Test L-002

    L-002 · Large

    Limestone Rust Thin

    Price: $100.00
  • Sea Test | Ink Test L-003

    L-003 · Large

    Sea Test

    Price: $100.00

Sizes and pricing

Handmade inks on archival paper. Unframed. Exact sizes and ingredients on request.

Large
Approx. 8 × 8 in $100.00
Medium
Approx. 6 × 6 in $75.00
Small
Approx. 6 in, not always square $50.00

Read The Colour.

Field notes, experiments, and news from The Toronto Ink Company, on Substack.

Subscribe on Substack

Colour belongs to a place.

Our inks begin with street-harvested materials, gathered and made by hand with attention to place, season, and ecology. Each batch carries something of where it came from. Variation is part of its character.

From Toronto to Berlin, New York, Paris, Los Angeles, and Japan, our inks have travelled through the hands of artists, illustrators, and experimenters, even aboard a National Geographic icebreaker in the Arctic.

Living colours.

These are colours to explore, not colours that stand still. Their subtle tones may shift over time and fade with exposure to UV light. Use them with a dip pen or brush, on their own or alongside other water-based colours.

Drawing inks

Shop all inks
  • Sumac Deep Red Ink

    Sumac Deep Red Ink

    Price: $35.00
  • Wild Rose Pink Ink

    Wild Rose Pink Ink

    Price: $35.00
  • Copper Oxide Turquoise Ink

    Copper Oxide Turquoise Ink

    Price: $40.00
  • Drywall White Ink

    Drywall White Ink

    Price: $40.00

The Holiday Duo

Silver and sumac, paired for giving.

Sale price: $64.00 Regular price: $80.00 Save 20%
Shop the duo