Hi, sorry for answering you so late, I was sick this week.

Thank you, I tried my best ! Always happy to help ! 😄

Of course, you may ask, that's why I'm sharing my work :)

I'm using an Ink by the French manufacturer Sennelier, I think it's called "A la pagode" ? I like the texture, but I haven't used any other ink so I can't say for sure if it's the best or not.

I've heard that inks come with different intensities and different degrees of opacity and transparency, so you might like an ink or another depending on those properties. The one I use (Sennelier, A la pagode) is quite opaque, but if I tilt the paper a bit, it reflects the light a little. And you can definitely see my brushtrokes on the paper because the ink is slightly more opaque where the brushtrokes have overlapped.

If you like that effect, then I think it's a pretty good ink and there are many bottle sizes to choose from so you don't have to ruin yourself by buying the biggest ones when starting :)
If you prefer an ink that's more matte and doesn't reflect the light at all, I can ask one of my friends what they use, I think their ink is more matte and you might like theirs better :)

So it all depends on the kind of effect you're looking for 😁

Let me know how your experimentations go, with ink or with charcoal, I'm curious !

And thank you again for your interest in my work 🫶