These have been in my studio for a little while and I haven't cut them open yet, but I have used them before in tubes. Too busy using up my stock of oil-based inks and messing around with gelatine-plate printing which uses acrylic paints. But these are gorgeous inks, made in Wales by Cranfield Inks, a family run business. The Managing Director, Michael Craine sent me a very detailed and informative email which absolutely confirmed to me that I was getting the right inks for the studio. And I have the DVD of artists using them which you can borrow and watch, too.
The colours are dense, intense and translucent which means you can layer them up.
Here is the full list of both etching and relief inks:
Caligo Safe Wash Etching Inks
Carbon Black
Brown-Black
Blue-Black
Opaque White
Diarylide Yellow
Yellow Ochre
Ultramarine
Prussian Blue
Cyan (Process)
Magenta (Process)
Yellow (Process)
Extender
Carbazole Violet
Napthol Red
Rubine Red
Phthalo Green
Sepia
Caligo Safe Wash Relief Inks
Black
Opaque Whilte
Extender
Ultramarine Blue
Prussian Blue
Thalo Blue
Process Blue (Cyan)
Carbazole Violet
Thalo Green
Rubine Red
Napthol Red
Process Red
Apricot Yellow
Hansa Yellow
Diarylide Yellow
Process Yellow
Burnt Sienna
Raw Umber
Burnt Umber
Yellow Ochre
And you can wash them with water and soap which makes cleaning up absolutely painless. And the rags/scrim can be washed and used again rather than putting them in the bin.
Me, I'm itching to use the Napthol Red. What about you?
