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.