Uses for
Graphic Chemical Relief Ink
Other Techniques
Using Graphic Chemical
Water Based Relief Ink:
- Roll one or two fine layers onto the plate and allow to dry and use
as a coarse aquatint. Drying can be speeded up with hair dryer
or heat gun.
- Use as a offset mark making technique. Marks can be transferred by
brayer.
- Repeated patterns can be made by pressing objects into wet ink and
transferring to copper plate. Body parts such as hand prints work very
well with this technique. Other "stamping" material can be
sponge material, plants, textured cloth etc..
- Inked up plate can be reworked(when wet or dry) by dissolving ink
with small amounts of water or an ammonia and water solution. Ink can
also be removed with a clean rag for monoprint like marks.
- If you wish to rework the intaglio areas of the plate ink the plate
up with this relief ink and allow it to dry. After which the intaglio
areas can be retched.
- In multi-plate making this ink can be used to offset images from one
plate to the other. First ink plate in relief and transfer wet ink
from print to second plate. This second plate should have a dried coat
of Future so the relief ink on top of this plate acts as a hardground
guide.