Ink is made from a mix of ingredients that help it give color, stick well, dry properly, and last long. These include pigments or dyes, resins, solvents, and additives.

1. Pigments and Dyes

• Pigments: Tiny solid particles that give color. Like carbon black for black ink.
• Dyes: Colorants that dissolve in ink, used where transparency is needed.

2. Resins (Binders)

• Help ink stick to surfaces like paper or fabric.
• Common types: Acrylic, Polyester, Alkyd resins.

3. Solvents (Vehicle)

• Liquids that carry the ink and help it flow.
• Types: Water, Alcohol, Mineral oils depending on ink type.

4. Additives

• Improve ink performance and durability.
• Includes waxes, UV blockers, defoamers, surfactants.

Examples of Ink Types:

• Ball Pen Ink: Dye, resin (rosin), solvent (kerosene).
• UV Ink: Acrylate monomers, photoinitiators.
• Water-Based Ink: Water, pigment, binder, defoamer.
• Textile Ink: Pigments + binders for fabric printing.