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Akua Inks

Akua Intaglio inks  are soy-based and water-soluble. They dry on contact with the paper through absorption into paper fibres, not on the plate which means they can be manipulated for a long time. But drying times are longer than water-based ink.

They can be used for drypoint, etching, relief printmaking, monotype and collograph printmaking. Blending medium gives water-colour effects. Akua inks are less viscous than standard oil-based inks, but for a stiffer ink eg for impasto they need to be mixed with Mag Mix.

Akua liquid pigments were  originally developed for monotype printmaking, but it can also used for other techniques such as Japanese woodcut and painting on paper. They have a slow drying formula which will allow for an extended working time to create images on a monotype plate. They can be mixed into Akua Intaglio Inks or the Transparent Base to create new colours, it can also be printed on top or beneath Akua Intaglio inks for multi-plate overlays. All colours are lightfast. Can be printed on dry paper.

I used Akua inks in:

Project 2.2 Random Abstract Prints (monoprints with Richter-type effects with palette knife)

More experiments planned in Part 5.

Videos with basic techniques

Carborundum

Drypoint

Monoprint

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