Lefranc Bourgeois Charbonnel Professional Printing Waterwashable Ink, 60ml (2-oz) Carbone Black

Since 1862, Charbonnel has been providing the highest-quality inks and grounds for intaglio and lithography. Used by the most renowned artists of all time: from Renoir, Degas, Lautrec and Picasso to present day masters such as Rauschenberg, Hockney, Diebenkorn and Thiebaud. Charbonnel inks feature pigments chosen for their low acidity and exceptional lightfastness. Solvent free & vegan. Blended with top-quality oils and carefully milled to ensure trouble-free printing, these are the inks of choice for exquisite, lasting works of art. Charbonnel offers a unique and sustainable product with real potential: a performing water-washable ink. Intricate detail and subtle inflections come to life with Charbonnel inks.

• Our Intaglio Inks are oil based, highly pigmented and non-harmful. Matching the quality expected by professional printmakers.
• Water Washable Printing Inks soften quickly when blended. When fluid they are easily spread across the grooves of a plate and are very easy to wipe.
• Water Washable Printing Inks can be used in all intaglio printing techniques including engraving, dry-point, mezzotint, etching and aquatint. They can also be used with monotype and relief printing techniques such as linocut and wood prints.
• Water-washable oil-based emulsion (contains no water). Hands and materials can be washed with soap and water. High pigment concentration comparable to standard inks.
• The Water Washable Printing Ink range features 17 unique tints and 7 blacks. All the colours are mixable, extremely lightfast, have the same drying times as standard inks, and will not soften when dry.