Description

How does the Caligo Safe Wash Relief Ink differ from other oil-based relief inks?

While Caligo inks are oil-based and handle and print like traditional oil-based printing inks, they will also safely and easily wash away with liquid soap and cold water alone, without the need for solvents.

How to use:

Modifying and Mixing:
The strength of colours can be modified by the addition of Caligo Safe Wash Transparent Extender, as the inks are incredibly pigmented.
The majority of the colours are made from single pigments, so the inks also make excellent bases for creating colour mixtures. 

Printing:
They are suitable for printing on dry or damp paper; however, it is recommended that paper is kept fairly dry and that there is no surface water on the paper/plate.
Damping just the back of the paper with a damp sponge works well.

Paper Choice:
It is important to use dedicated Printmaking papers, for best results.
Further, paper with a high recycled content will contain short and damaged fibres which are not favourable to even absorption of oil-based inks. Acid free papers are preferred as oil-based inks are slow to dry in acidic environments.