There is no such thing as “black light wavelength”—so why do black T-shirts, black crayons, and black marking pens look black? Investigate a variety of black ink markers, and find out why they look ...

While UV-responsive tattoos are still fairly rare (many people don’t want to bother with ink that’s almost never going to be seen), they can offer a unique way to accentuate a design or to get ...

Artist Stuart Semple has developed what he believes to be the world’s blackest black ink. He calls it Blink, and you can buy it for $16 a bottle. Intended for calligraphy, pen art, or just a ...

Drawing with Light offers a chronological survey of mezzotint printmaking from the 17th century to the present day, and includes works by many different artists representing a broad range of subjects ...

UV-reactive ink looks cool, but are black light tattoos safe? Bustle chatted with tattoo artist Adam Suerte to get the scoop on glow-in-the-dark body art.

UV tattoos, also known as black light tattoos, are invisible under regular lighting and only appear under UV light due to the fluorescent compounds within the ink.

Ever wanted to step into an A-ha music video? Well, now you can live your 80s cartoon fantasy in the Ink Café in Qatar, which looks just like a drawing. This black and white café is designed to ...

Luminet's image depicts two other important phenomena not seen in Interstellar. One is the fact that the energy and light are stronger near the edge of a black hole and weaker farther out. Another ...

UV tattoos are made with dyes that illuminate under an ultraviolet light. Because of the fluorescent ink, they're sometimes referred to as blacklight tattoos. Here's what to know about the tattoo ...

Black-light posters were all the rage in the 1960s and '70s with their psychedelic depictions of acid trips, mythical creatures and Jimi Hendrix. Half a century later, a married couple from San ...

An art conservator has discovered previously unknown drawings on a Basquiat canvas that are visible only under UV light.