Akua-Kolor Water-Based Inks for Safe Non-toxic Printmaking of Monotypes, Monoprints.
 Akua-Kolor water-based ink
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There is no other ink like Akua-Kolor. Non-toxic Akua-Kolor water-based ink uses only the most light fast pigments in a unique formula. Without fillers, suspending agents or polymers, Akua-Kolor allows the brilliance of each color to really come through.
In order to maintain this integrity in some of the heavier pigments a stainless steel mixing ball is added to the bottle to ease the mixing/shaking of Akua-Kolor. Used for all types of monotypes and monoprints, traditional Japanese or western woodblocks, linocuts and collagraphs. Akua-Kolor rolls or brushes onto the plate beautifully. Akua-Kolor is slow drying with a greasy consistency similar to oil-based inks. Akua-Kolor prints on dry paper and cleans up easily with water. Specially designed Akua-Kolor monotype tools as well as pen ink dispensers are available allowing the printmaker to draw directly on the plate. Unique features of this ink set it apart from any water-based ink you have previously experienced.
Akua-Kolor Features:
- Roll up capability using brayers and inking rollers.
- By working small amounts of tack thickener into the ink on an ink mixing slab you can create viscosity comparable to oil-based ink.
- You may then layer colors on the monotype plate with the brayer to create deep richness.
- Bartering can be combined with brushwork, needle applicators and monotype marker pens on the same plate.
- Printing on dry paper will save the artist / printer the steps of paper soaking
and pressing.
We recommend the .030 monotype plate for this application.
Akua-Kolor Ink Kits
Supplied with primary colors and modifiers. Great starter kits for monotype and wood block and linocut printing. Akua-Kolor Primary Color Set
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Akua-Kolor Kit #1 Primary Color Set
Includes 4 oz. bottles of all 4 Modifiers and 4 colors, Retarder, Blending Medium, Tack Thickener, Extender, Hansa Yellow, Crimson Red, Phthalo Blue and Jet Black.
$79.00 per kit (Save 10%)
 Akua-Kolor Standard Color Set
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Akua-Kolor Kit #2 Standard Color Set
Supplied with everything in Kit #1 plus 8 additional colors. Includes:
4 oz. bottles of all 4 Modifiers and 12 colors, Retarder, Blending Medium, Tack Thickener, Extender, Hansa Yellow, Diarylide Yellow, Dinitro Orange, Crimson Red, Ultramarine Blue, Phthalo Blue, Phthalo Green Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Raw Umber, Jet Black and Titanium White. - (Save 10%)
$162.00 per kit (Save 10%)
 Akua-Kolor Process Color Set
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Akua-Kolor Kit #3 Process Color Set
Create nearly any color when printing overlays with these four transparent light-fast pigments. Includes 4 oz. bottles of Lemon Yellow, Quinacridone Red, Phthalo Blue Green, Lamp Black, Retarder, Blending Medium, Tack Thickener, and Extender.
$79.00 per kit (Save 10%)
 Akua-Kolor Professional Color Set
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Akua-Kolor Kit #4 Professional Color Set
Includes 4 oz. bottles of all 24 colors shown below and 4 modifiers
Retarder, Blending Medium, Tack Thickener, and Extender.
$294.00 per kit (Save 10%)
Akua-Kolor Individual Inks in 4 oz. Bottles
| Item # | Akua-Kolor | Color Index | Character | Price |
| 50001 | Lemon Yellow | PY3 | semi-transparent | $12.85 |
| 50002 | Hansa Yellow | PY74 | intense | $12.85 |
| 50003 | Diarylide Yellow | PY83 | intense | $13.85 |
| 50004 | Dinitro Orange | PO5 | intense | $13.85 |
| 50005 | Scarlet Red | PR166 | intense | $13.85 |
| 50006 | Crimson Red | PR170 | intense | $14.55 |
| 50007 | Quinacridone Red | PV19 | semi-transparent | $16.45 |
| 50008 | Quinacridone Violet | PV19 | intense | $16.45 |
| 50009 | Ultramarine Blue | PB29 | transparent | $12.70 |
| 50010 | Phthalo Blue | PB15 | intense | $12.70 |
| 50011 | Phthalo Blue Green | PG15:3 | intense | $12.70 |
| 50012 | Phthalo Green Yellow | PG36 | intense | $12.70 |
| 50013 | Phthalo Green Blue | PG7 | intense | $13.30 |
| 50014 | Oxide Green (includes mixing ball) | PG13 | semi-transparent | $12.50 |
| 50015 | Yellow Ochre (includes mixing ball) | PY42 | intense | $10.85 |
| 50016 | Raw Umber Light (includes mixing ball) | PBR7 | semi-transparent | $10.85 |
| 50017 | Burnt Sienna (includes mixing ball) | PBR7 | semi-transparent | $10.85 |
| 50018 | Red Oxide (includes mixing ball) | PR101 | semi-transparent | $10.85 |
| 50019 | Brown Oxide (includes mixing ball) | PBR6I | semi-transparent | $10.85 |
| 50020 | Burnt Umber (includes mixing ball) | PBR7 | semi-transparent | $10.85 |
| 50021 | Raw Umber (includes mixing ball) | PBR7 | semi-transparent | $10.85 |
| 50022 | Lamp Black | PBLK7 | semi-transparent | $11.65 |
| 50023 | Jet Black | PBLK7 | intense | $11.65 |
| 50024 | Titanium White(includes mixing ball) | PW6 | semi-transparent | $11.65 |
Akua-Kolor Ink Color Chart
Akua-Kolor Ink Hand Printed Color Chart
$ 2.50
How to get started using Akua-Kolor Non Toxic Monotype Block Printing Inks
 Pin Press
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Pin Press
Designed to print monotypes without a printing press.
Has a 24" printing area with two handles.
Great for use with Akua-Kolor Inks
$ 279.00
How to Use Akua-Kolor Inks Video
 Safer Printmaking With
Akua Water-Based Inks |
Demonstrations for the beginner or advanced printmaker.
Steps for creating monotypes and monoprints with both Akua Kolor and Akua Intaglio while printing with a press and by hand.
50-minute video by Susan Rostow.
DVD
$39.95