Inkwell
- This article refers to an item used for the Ink Machine ritual. For other uses, see Ink (disambiguation).
The inkwell is a jar used by the Joey Drew Studios employees for holding ink and dipping pens.
Description
Physical appearance
The inkwell is a black jar printed with a symbol of a skull and crossbones, which indicates that ink is toxic and unsafe to consume. The jar comes with a lighter-colored pen.
Usage
While serving as the studios' tools for writing and drawing, the inkwell is one of the six ritual items used for activating the Ink Machine.
Gameplay
Locations
Bendy and the Ink Machine
In Chapter 1: Moving Pictures, the inkwell is one of the six items Henry must collect in order to turn on the Ink Machine. The inkwell is located in the Animation Department, on the desk in the corner of the room.
The inkwell later appeared inChapter 3: Rise and Fall but as an unobtainable background item, commonly used in the environments.
Bendy and the Dark Revival
Related achievements
| File:Achievement Icon-Picking Up the Pieces.jpg | Picking Up the Pieces Collect all items. |
Behind the scenes
The inkwell first appears in the first chapter of Bendy and the Ink Machine and later returns in the prologue of Bendy and the Dark Revival.
Development
In older updates for Bendy and the Ink Machine until the release of Chapter 4, the inkwell's location is randomized:
- Ink Machine's loading dock - Located in the right side of the room next to the cabinet.
The inkwell, as seen in some Bendy and the Ink Machine screenshots, was placed in different locations but cannot be seen in-game:
- From the first remastered screenshot of the art room's outside mini workroom, the inkwell was seen on the right side of the animation desk.
- From the latest remastered screenshot of the work lobby, the inkwell is seen on the barrel next to the Joey Drew Studios trademark.
Other information
In Bendy and the Ink Machine, the texture for the record's description area center is used for the top of the inkwell's pen but can be fully seen when using the modeling program.