Unlock even more possibilities in your printmaking process with Akua Printmaking Ink Modifying Mediums. Developed specifically for use with Akua Intaglio Inks and Akua Liquid Pigments, these specialty additives allow artists to fine-tune ink consistency, tack, transparency, transfer properties, and working time to suit a wide range of techniques.
Whether you're creating delicate washes, extending open time, producing ghost prints, or adjusting viscosity for monotypes and relief printing, Akua's modifying mediums help you customize your workflow without compromising the water-based cleanup and professional performance of the Akua system.
Features
- Designed for use with Akua printmaking products
- Modifies viscosity, tack, and working properties
- Supports monotype, intaglio, and relief techniques
- Water-based formulas for easy cleanup
- Expands creative possibilities without changing color
- Available in multiple specialized formulations
- Ideal for studios, classrooms, and professional printmakers
Available Mediums
Blending Medium
A clear, colorless medium used to thin Akua inks for brushwork, wash effects, and viscosity monotypes. Compatible with both Akua Liquid Pigments and Akua Intaglio Inks.
Extender
Designed specifically for Akua Liquid Pigments, this transparent medium restores workability when pigments become too thick due to extended open time.
Pigment Retarder
Extends the working time of Akua Liquid Pigments while also improving ink transfer to dry paper. Particularly useful for detailed printing sessions and hand-printing techniques.
Pigment Tack Thickener
Increases the body and tack of Akua Liquid Pigments for heavier roll-up applications without reaching the consistency of full intaglio inks or transparent base.
Release Agent
A versatile medium used to:
- Improve transfer during hand-printed monotypes
- Create ghost prints from previously inked plates
- Enhance transfer of metallic inks
- Soften ink for easier release to paper
Compatible with both Akua Liquid Pigments and Akua Intaglio Inks.
Ideal For
- Intaglio printing
- Monotype printing
- Viscosity printing
- Ghost prints
- Brushwork techniques
- Metallic ink applications
- Plate modification
- Fine art printmaking
- Educational studios
- Professional print shops
Customize Your Printing Process
By selecting the appropriate modifying medium, artists can:
- Thin inks for washes and brush application
- Increase or decrease viscosity
- Extend working time
- Improve hand-print transfers
- Create secondary ghost impressions
- Modify tack and rolling characteristics
This flexibility allows greater experimentation and precision across a wide variety of printmaking methods.
Water-Based Convenience
Like the Akua ink system itself, these mediums are formulated for easy cleanup with water or mild soap, helping maintain a cleaner studio environment without traditional solvent-heavy processes.
