Black Ink

Name: Black Ink
Price: 99 EUR

Free trial Windows

What Black Ink is

Black Ink is Windows drawing software for digital painting and procedural art. Its brush engine supports customization, editable parameter behavior, and coding original brushes with a brush shader language. A nodal layer system combines operators while preserving the original drawing. GPU-based rendering supports large image resolutions including 4K, UHD, and 16K. Tools include brush, eraser, paint bucket, blur, magic wand, lasso select, transform, crop, zoom, and rotate. JPG, PNG, and PSD are documented for image import and export. Black Ink also lists pressure sensitivity, advanced color management, and stroke stabilization. Personal licenses provide perpetual use of Black Ink 2023; professional licenses last one year. Individuals cost €33.99 a month, Business costs €99 a year per seat, and Upgrade costs €8.79 a month. Licenses can cover several computers, but simultaneous use is not allowed. The maker focuses on Windows and has no immediate Mac or Linux plans.

Who it suits

It suits Windows artists who need customizable brushes, procedural tools, nodal layers, and high-resolution GPU rendering. It can also support commercial graphics and game assets.

What it does well

Brushes support custom behavior and shader coding
Nodal layers preserve the original drawing
GPU rendering supports up to 16K
Imports and exports PSD files
Personal licenses provide perpetual use

What to know first

Windows only, with no immediate Mac or Linux plans
Limited-time trial duration is unspecified
Business licenses last one year
One license cannot run simultaneously on multiple computers

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
Business	per seat · For legal entities using Black Ink as part of their business; professional licenses grant one year of use	€99 a year
Individuals	Personal use; perpetual use of Black Ink 2023	$34.99, paid once
Upgrade	For existing Black Ink owners upgrading to the 2023 version	$8.99, paid once

As blackink.bleank.com lists them, read 4 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Verdict

Black Ink offers deep brush and layer customization for Windows-based digital painting and procedural work. Its licensing choices and high-resolution rendering are clear, while platform availability and trial duration may affect fit.

Facts from Black Ink's own pages

Brush engine: Its brush engine supports brush customization, parameter behavior editing, and coding original brushes with its brush shader language. · blackink.bleank.com, 4 Oct 2026
Commercial work: The FAQ says users may sell graphics they create with Black Ink and create assets for games they intend to sell. · blackink.bleank.com, 4 Oct 2026
Computer limit: A license can be used on several computers, but Black Ink cannot run on multiple computers simultaneously under that license. · blackink.bleank.com, 4 Oct 2026
Drawing tools: The maker lists tools including brush, eraser, paint bucket, blur, magic wand, lasso select, transform, crop, zoom, and rotate. · blackink.bleank.com, 4 Oct 2026
File formats: Documented image import and export formats include JPG, PNG, and PSD. · blackink.bleank.com, 4 Oct 2026
Free plan: No · blackink.bleank.com, 20 Sept 2026
Integrations: The documented supported image formats include PSD, and the maker's under-development page describes plans for improved PSD import and export. · blackink.bleank.com, 4 Oct 2026
Layer system: The nodal layer system lets users combine layer operators while preserving the original drawing. · blackink.bleank.com, 4 Oct 2026
Licensing: Personal licenses provide perpetual use of Black Ink 2023, while professional licenses provide one year of use. · blackink.bleank.com, 4 Oct 2026
Minimum requirements: The listed minimum requirements are Windows 7, a 2 GHz single-core processor, 2 GB memory, a graphics card with pixel shader 3.0 and 1 GB VRAM, DirectX 11, and 100 MB disk space. · blackink.bleank.com, 4 Oct 2026
Platform limit: The maker says it is focused on Windows and has no immediate plans for Mac or Linux versions. · blackink.bleank.com, 4 Oct 2026
Product: Black Ink is drawing software focused on digital painting and procedural art. · blackink.bleank.com, 4 Oct 2026
Rendering: Black Ink uses GPU-based rendering and advertises support for large picture resolutions including 4K, UHD, and 16K. · blackink.bleank.com, 4 Oct 2026
Support: Support is available by email, Discord, and the maker's forum; personal licenses include priority email support. · blackink.bleank.com, 4 Oct 2026
Trial: The installer documentation says users can try Black Ink for a limited time, but it does not state the duration. · blackink.bleank.com, 4 Oct 2026
Updates: The FAQ says license holders receive automatic updates when available, while noting that major updates may require a manual update through the maker's system. · blackink.bleank.com, 4 Oct 2026