Cranfield Caligo Wash Safe Printing Ink 75ml Tubes | Various Colours

Cranfield Caligo Wash Safe Printing Ink 75ml Tubes | Various Colours

This innovative range of oil-based inks can be washed away with liquid soap and water, without the need for harmful and often more expensive solvents. Ideal for printmakers interested in a safe and non-toxic alternative. Caligo 'safe wash' inks are available for both relief and intaglio printing. Contains a small percentage of driers (less than 1%).Caligo Safe Wash Relief Inks are suitable for all types of relief printing, for example, linocut, woodcut, wood engraving, photopolymer and letterpress. Safe Wash Inks are oil-based, this means you can still use many of the modifiers used with traditional inks. For example you can use Magnesium Carbonate / Talc, Cobalt / Manganese Driers, or Caligo Wiping Compound / Tack Reducer etc. We also stock Caligo Safe Wash Oil - a washable oil that you can add to any ink from the Safe Wash range when you need to thin your ink a little.

These oil-based inks wash away safely with liquid soap and water. Suitable for all types of relief or block printing, such as woodcut and wood engraving, letterpress and linocut.

This range contains less than 1% of driers. For faster drying rates, add a small amount of cobalt or manganese driers. These lightfast pigmented inks are rated 6 or higher on the International Blue Wool Scale.