19 Jun Akua Inks & Products
FOUR new how-to videos featuring Susan Rostow and Akua Inks & products!
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Akua Inks Tips and Tricks
Susan Rostow, inventor of Akua Inks, highlights the qualities and benefits of Akua Modifiers and provides artists with new and creative ways to use each.
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Intaglio Printing with Akua Inks on a Solarplate
Susan Rostow, inventor of Akua Intaglio and Liquid Pigment Inks, demonstrates how to print an intaglio plate and create platetone on a photopolymer Solarplate. Video includes examples of intaglio monoprints and a finished work used to create a beautiful, one-of-a-kind artist book. Akua Inks’ unique working properties are highlighted throughout the demonstration including their extended working time, ease in wiping the plate, and soap and water cleanup.
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Monotype Printing with Akua Inks
Susan Rostow, inventor of Akua Inks, creates a large scale monotype using Akua Intaglio and Liquid Pigment Inks. Various stages of process are featured, including innovative reductive/additive techniques, using Akua Modifiers to alter viscosity/transparency, and printing multi-overlays. Akua Inks’ unique working properties are highlighted throughout the demonstration including their extended working time and soap and water cleanup.
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Hand-Pulled Monotype Printing with Akua Inks and Pin Press
Susan Rostow, inventor of Akua Intaglio and Liquid Pigment Inks, gives a step-by-step overview demonstrating how to create a hand-pulled monotype print using the Akua Pin Press. Video features Akua Intaglio and Liquid Pigments Inks and highlights reductive and additive techniques, creating wash effects, choosing the right paper, and how to print using Akua’s portable printing press. Akua Inks’ unique working properties are highlighted throughout the demonstration including their extended working time and soap and water cleanup.