WHAT’S NEW

2011 New Products

New Intaglio Colors


Graphite:  The color of pencil. Great for trace monotypes.

Purchase info: 2 fl oz jar or  8 fl oz jar


Paynes Gray: Beautiful blue-gray.

Purchase info: 2 fl oz jar or 8 fl oz jar

 

Bone Transparent Black Warm / Transparent.

Nice for mixing with other colors. Good for printing 4 color overlays

Purchase info: 2 fl oz jar or 8 fl oz jar

 

Mars Faster Drying Black Cool / Transparent. Faster Drying.

Purchase info: 2 fl oz jar or 8 fl oz jar

 

Oxide Green: Nice, rich, earthy green.

Purchase info: 2 fl oz jar or 8 fl oz jar


Quinacridone Magenta Perfect for 4 color process printing.

Purchase info: 2 fl oz jar or 8 fl oz jar

 

 

 

New roller Size for the Akua PinPress

To purchase Akua PinPress now available in 20″ roller size

more info about the PinPress

New Printmaking Paper

watch video demo printing drypoints on Revere paper

Revere smooth paper is excellent for Akua Intaglio and Akua Kolor inks.

Available in 5 shades of white.

Highly recommend for:

Monotype: Dry or damp with an etching press

Monotype: Damp with the PinPress

Drypoint: Damp with the PinPress

New Akua Wiping Fabric

An Alternative to Tarlatan for wiping intaglio / etched plates

Helps Eliminate Over Wiping Intaglio Plates
Nice for wiping Monotype & Monprint plates

Offers Printmakers Better Quality Prints For:

Akua Wiping Fabric is the perfect material for wiping ink into the grooves and removing excess ink from the surface of all types of intaglio plates, including; photopolymer, etched, drypoint, collagraph and monoprint plates.  Made from sturdy polyester material which is long lasting and lint free. Less absorbent than traditional tarlatan or cheese cloth, reducing the possibility of over wiping the image area on the plate. Yet, it is absorbent enough to wipe the surface area clean.

As a result, prints have  good contrast, fine detail, rich saturated colors and smooth solids without streaking. Akua Wiping Fabric has a “paper like” quality which helps eliminate that extra step of having to do a final paper or hand wipe on the plate.

How to Determine How Much to Buy

Akua Wiping Fabric’s 19” width size makes it easy to store, cut and handle. It will take about 1 yard x 19” of fabric to make a wiping pad for small plates and about 2 yards x 19” of fabric for large plates.

Using Akua Wiping Fabric

After covering the plate with ink, scrape off excess ink with a plastic card so you don’t have to wipe so much. Bunch the Akua Wiping Fabric into a ball shaped pad that fits comfortably in your hand. As you wipe the plate, the top surface of the pad will get inky. Refold the Akua Wiping Fabric periodically, each time selecting a relatively clean spot. As you wipe, gradually use less pressure.

Akua Wiping Fabric Purchase Info

2010 New Color

Akua Intaglio
OPAQUE WHITE

This relief print by Meredith Dean demonstrates the use of Akua Intaglio whites.  Her beautiful prints and use of Akua Intaglio whites have been an inspiration in the development of this new color.  We took her request for an Opaque White seriously and developed it to her specifications. Meredith currently teaches as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Texas, San Antonio, in the Dept of Art and Art History. She and her husband Dennis Olsen are the co-founders of the Santa Reparata International School of Art in Florence, Italy. View more prints by Meredith Dean at Galleries

More info and tips for using whites
Special Introductory Set
Purchase Individual Jars



2009 New Colors

Akua Intaglio Metallic Gold & Silver ink

Use alone or Mix with
Akua Kolor or Akua Intaglio inks

Adds shine or Makes ink Opaque more info

Special Introductory Offer

FREE GIFT of 12 Mixing containers ($11.00 value)
when you buy Metallic Ink Set. 
Set includes Silver Gold and release Agent.  purchase info

Metallic inks are also sold individually in 2 fl.oz , 4 fl.oz and  8 fl. oz jars.

 

2008 RESEARCH

Compare Print Results using Akua Intaglio ink and Oil-based ink
Master Printmaker, Tony Kirk and Susan Rostow printed a variety of plates using both oil-based and Akua Intaglio inks at the Center for Contemporary Printmaking in Norwalk,  Connecticut.  See Test Results