| CPC C09D 11/17 (2013.01) [C09D 11/18 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. An aqueous ink composition suitable for a writing instrument, the composition comprising:
colored resin particles (A) having a pigment (p) encapsulated in the colored resin particles (A); and
colored resin particles (B) having a pigment (p) exposed on a surface,
wherein the colored resin particles (B) are produced by reducing an amount of a resin component used and/or increasing the pigment (p), compared to amounts for producing the colored resin particle (A).
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