Akua Intaglio Water-Based Ink, 8-Ounce Jar, Carbon Black

Professional art materials for art submissions. Easy to wash off hands. Water soluble.

We got this for my son who likes to compete in a printmaking category for school. Last year, he used regular water based ink and kept having problems with it drying too fast to do a good job. This stuff was great! It doesn't dry right away which gave him plenty of time to be careful and even roll out multiple colors on his matrix before making the actual print. The only caution is that it stays 'powdery' after drying so it's a good idea to spray it with a fixative to avoid smudging.

I haven't received this yet, but as long as the package comes, I've used this ink in printmaking class, and it works so well. It can be very messy, but as is most art.

I'm looking forward to the ease of clean up with this printing ink. It came highly recommended by my fellow printing, artist friends. Perfect for dry point, etching & collagraphs printing.

Great product for doing Intaglio ink. Easy clean up and nice product for making art.

Works perfectly, nice black DARK pigments. Mix before using and your prints will come out great, but you gotta work fast. I successfully used this ink with damp papers, intaglio method, despite the ink being water based. Cleans off slabs well with regular cleaning products

These inks have no smell and provide a brilliant and bold color. On the downside, they don't dry. This means that clean up is a nightmare of transferring inks from surface to surface. Several months after you use them spots will remain wet on both the paper and any surface you happen to touch--regardless of how many baby wipes you use to try and keep things neat.

I ordered 2 bottles for my class printmaking project, and both had leaked all over. I still had to use them and clean them off because I didn't have time to return and replace the item.

Too loose to intaglio

The inks are no doubt good. Akua intaglio inks are so user-friendly. Being water soluble, they wash off rollers and surfaces very easily. But I would definitely not buy again from this seller. Delivery was extremely delayed, which may have been and when the package arrived, the container was squashed and the ink had leaked all over into the inside of the packaging.

First package came with a leak due to minimal packaging. I complained and the company responded with a great result.I am happy with the product as i like the ink being an alternative to oil based inks and less messy clean ups. Love the prints I can produce with tetra packs. Love a company that takes responsibility.

Excellent ink for intaglio printing..

No good results at all had to return it