acrylic ink
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 93% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.9%return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great$21.63avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$7.74–$40.51cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Great480.18avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Good50%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Conversion
Okay3.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Okay$142K$142K/yr · 201K searches
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-3.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad93%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Competition
The top 5 products take 50% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
10 flat
Sellers
50
Top-5 brand share
93%
Open market
3%
- Liquitex37%
- Daler Rowney20%
- Mont Marte15%
- Nicpro14%
- Roizefar6%
- KAMENSKAYA4%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 3%)
Product shelf
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 33 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Liquitex Professional Acrylic Ink 1-oz (30ml) Essential Color Set Set of 6
Liquitex$34.864.7★1,602 rev
Nicpro 18 Colors Acrylic Ink 1-oz(30ml) Bottle with Dropper Quick Dry Permanent Acrylic Drawing Inks for Artist Essential Color Set for Ink Drawing Pouring Art Airbrush Resin Mixed Media
Nicpro$23.774.4★138 rev
Mont Marte Acrylic Ink Premium 12pc x 20ml (0.7 US fl.oz) Acrylic Inks for Artists Essential Colors Ideal for Air Brush Pouring Art Scrapbooking Ink Drawing Mixed Media
Mont Marte$22.104.5★983 rev
Daler-Rowney FW Acrylic Ink Bottle 6-Color Primary Set with Empty Marker - Acrylic Set of Drawing Inks for Artists and Students - Art Ink Calligraphy Set - Permanent Calligraphy Ink
Daler Rowney$33.144.6★325 rev
Liquitex Professional Acrylic Ink 1-oz (30ml) Jar Titanium White
Liquitex$9.934.7★2,478 rev
Newest
by launch date
Nicpro 12 Colors Acrylic Ink 1 oz(30ml) Bottle with Dropper Quick Dry Permanent Acrylic Drawing Inks for Artist Essential Color Set for Ink Drawing Pouring Art Airbrush Resin Mixed Media
Nicpro$19.42138 rev
Roizefar Acrylic Drawing Ink Set 10 x 20ml (0.68 fl.oz) Liquid Acrylic Paint with 2 Brushes and 1 Palette for Drawing Ideal for Pouring Art Mixed Media Projects
Roizefar$13.58141 rev
Nicpro 18 Colors Acrylic Ink 1-oz(30ml) Bottle with Dropper Quick Dry Permanent Acrylic Drawing Inks for Artist Essential Color Set for Ink Drawing Pouring Art Airbrush Resin Mixed Media
Nicpro$23.77138 rev
Roizefar Acrylic Paint Ink 16 x 20ml (0.68 fl.oz) Acrylic Drawing Ink Set Liquid Acrylics Paint with 2 Brushes and 1 Palette for Drawing Ideal for Pouring Art Mixed Media Projects
Roizefar$23.12141 rev
Kamenskaya Acrylic Inks for Artists - Acrylic Ink Set Color Combination #15-4 pcs. 1 Fl Oz (30 ml) Each
KAMENSKAYA$23.86151 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumNicpro 12 Colors Acrylic Ink 1 oz(30ml) Bottle with Dropper Quick Dry Permanent Acrylic Drawing Inks for Artist Essential Color Set for Ink Drawing Pouring Art Airbrush Resin Mixed Media
Nicpro$19.424.4★
Liquitex Professional Acrylic Ink 1-oz (30ml) Pouring Technique Deep Colors Set of 4
Liquitex$26.264.5★
Mont Marte Acrylic Ink Premium 6pc x 20ml (0.7 US fl.oz) Acrylic Inks for Artists Fluoro Colors Ideal for Air Brush Pouring Art Scrapbooking Ink Drawing Mixed Media
Mont Marte$12.634.5★
Liquitex Professional Acrylic Ink 1-oz (30ml) Transparent Set Set of 3
Liquitex$23.654.8★
Liquitex Professional Acrylic Ink 1-oz (30ml) Jar Quinacridone Magenta
Liquitex$7.744.6★
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -3.5% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“the colors are vibrant”
“For the price point. and great reviews.”
“Great for the price”
“As advertised”
“Great Paint”
“Fun to play with”
“Good quality ink”
“Good coverage”
“The bottles don't drip or leak when stored”
“Excellent for drawing”
What buyers complain about
“Pink is not pink”
“Or the ink bleeds once dry”
“the resin I used was not a good resin”
“I wish these had a dropper in them for easy use”
“Misleading”
“Not a good ink”
“Kind of thin”
“First of all -for about half the bottles it was difficult to remove the caps”
“Id say not worth it since I found similar prices at reputable art stores online”
“leaked from a poor dropper seal in the cap”