Empire Inks

About Empire Inks

Empire Inks tattoo ink is built on a fine art idea. The brand's tagline is "Fine Art First," and Empire says its inks are made for tattoo artists by tattoo artists, combining knowledge of art and tattooing with chemists to offer a consistent ink.

How Empire Inks names its shades

Many Empire shade names read like a painter's palette: Titanium White, Cadmium Orange, Phthalo Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Alizarin Crimson, Burnt Umber and Mars Black. Its own site organizes the line into a Color Series, Graywash Series, Whitewash Series and Signature Series, plus a Complete Collection and mixing mediums, and says the ink is intended for professional artists in professional environments.

Empire also publishes free resources: a painting reference, a digital value scale and a color mixing chart that, according to the site, helps mix over 100 colors with a set of 10 color inks.

Empire Inks at SVT Shop

The full line: single colors, blacks and sets are in our Empire Inks category.
Washes: Empire's gray and white wash sets sit in Greywash Sets.
By color family: look for Empire in Black Inks, Yellow Inks, Brown Inks and Orange Inks.
Other lines: compare brands in Inks By Brand.

Empire Inks FAQ

What does "Fine Art First" mean for Empire Inks? It is Empire's own tagline. The site pairs it with classic pigment names, graywash and whitewash series, and free tools such as a value scale and a color mixing chart.

Does Empire offer help with color mixing? Its website offers a free color mixing chart, a digital value scale and a painting reference.

Where are Empire's safety data sheets? Empire's website links safety data sheets for its inks.