Cranfield Traditional Etching Inks
Historic formulations that have barely changed in generations providing high strength results in a huge range of colours for all types of Intaglio printmaking.
These historic formulations containing pure intense pigments offer fantastic colour mixing potential. Beautiful pigments, finely ground into the purest oil for archival results for your etchings.



Cranfield Caligo Safe Wash Etching Inks
Oil-based and washable – Artist quality etching printmaking inks for nontoxic printmaking. Can be washed away with liquid soap and cold water.
Etching can be a demanding discipline that deserves the most suitable ink formulation. We perfectly balance colour intensity with the ability to wipe cleanly from the plate, without compromising your desire to avoid solvents when cleaning up. Beautiful pigments, finely ground into the purest oil for archival results.



Cranfield Caligo Safe Wash Relief Inks
Oil-based and washable – Artist quality relief printmaking inks for non-toxic printmaking. Can be washed away with liquid soap and cold water.
Cleaning up with soap and cold water, these oil-based relief inks offer the best of all worlds. Caligo Safe Wash Relief inks are suitable for both damped and dry paper and deliver strong crisp results. Beautiful pigments, finely ground into the purest oil for archival results.



Lefranc & Bourgeois Charbonnel Etching Ink
Intricate detail and subtle inflections come to life with Charbonnel inks. The top choice of the most exacting printmakers, Charbonnel inks feature pigments chosen for their low acidity and exceptional lightfastness.
Blended with top-quality oils and carefully milled to ensure trouble-free printing, these are the inks of choice for exquisite, lasting works of art.
The range of Charbonnel colours has been redesigned by our laboratory to increase their qualities and obtain a more balanced colour chart. Some colours have been improved in terms of power, wiping and siccative properties and ligntfastness. New colours such as gold and silver have been added.
Available in 60ml and 200ml.
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Lefranc & Bourgeois Aqua Wash Ink 60ml
Charbonnel Aqua Wash Etching Inks are water-washable, with an oil emulsion that allows work similar to traditional solvent-based inks.
Made from extra-fine quality pigments, these etching inks are very lightfast and permanent when dry, and excellent for all techniques, including intaglio, relief, etching, and woodcut on linoleum, monotype, aquatint, and more.
Formulated especially for artists and students working in groups, Charbonnel Aqua Wash Inks clean up without solvents, and are non-toxic, odorless, and easy to wipe.
Instruments, tools, and plates do not get rusty when using Aqua Wash Inks because the inks do not contain water. They dry slowly, at the same rate assolvent-based inks.
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Lefranc & Bourgeois Charbonnel Liquid Sketch Tusche 25ml
Use Liquid Tusche in silkscreen or lithography to produce rich, dark lines and solids. Apply it with pen, brush, airbrush, or using a spatter technique.
Liquid Tusche does not reticulate to the same degree as solid tusche.
Flint Water-Based Printing Ink 115ml
A popular high quality printing ink available in water or oil based formulation.
- Print on paper, card, stretched canvas, wood, metal, plastic, acetate, glass.
- Has good coverage and printing properties which can be successfully applied to a variety of different surfaces.
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