Gerstaecker | Oil Based Etching Inks — individual
This traditional copperplate printing ink has a high pigment content and is ideal for all intaglio printing techniques. The finest, light-resistant artist's pigments are used as a base, with a special mixture of linseed oils serving as a binder.
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Hansa yellow
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Process yellow
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Permanent yellow lake
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Indian yellow
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Apricot yellow
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Vermilion
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Naphtol red
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Carmine red
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Deep red
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Magenta
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Alizarin madder lake
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Ruby red
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Manganese violet
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Carbazole violet
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Pure cobalt blue
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Orient blue
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Ultramarine blue
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Process cyan
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Prussian blue
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Light green
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Deep green
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Yellow ochre
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Raw Sienna
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Burnt Sienna
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Burnt umber
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Sepia
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Aquatint black
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Lamp black
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Carbon black
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Bone black
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Zinc white
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Titanium white
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Lake white extender
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Transparent extender
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opaque
transparent
semi-transparent
semi-opaque
maximum lightfastness
excellent lightfastness
excellent lightfastness
very good lightfastness
maximum lightfastness
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Gerstaecker Oil Based Etching Inks are traditional printing inks suitable for intaglio techniques such as engraving, etching, aquatint, mezzotint etc.
These inks are made from finest, fade-resistant artists' pigments bound with a special blend of linseed oil. They have optimal viscosity but are wipeable. They are free of any heavy metal pigments and have no chemical additives.
All colours of Gerstaecker Oil Based Etching Ink have high light resistance (6-8 on the wool scale). The extender can be used to alter the intensity and transparency of the colours. To dilute these inks a small amount of Caligo Safe Wash Oil can be added. All colours are intermixable.
All shades of Gerstaecker Oil Based Etching Ink are available in 75 ml tubes and in 250 g tins, the main colours are also available in 500 g tins.
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