Modifying and Stiffening Akua Intaglio Ink

Akua’s latest video features Susan Rostow demonstrating how to modify and stiffen Akua Intaglio Ink. By showing a comparison between Akua Mag Mix and Magnesium Carbonate powder, printmakers and artists will learn the differences between the use of the traditional powder vs the ease of the Akua Mag Mix, a pre-mixed soy-based paste containing magnesium carbonate powder. The convenience of the pre-mixed paste allows for easy mixing into the ink and does not have the risks of using air-borne powder or particulate. The stiffened Akua Intaglio Ink is then rolled up and applied to carved linoleum blocks and printed by hand onto thin, mulberry paper. Rostow demonstrates an easy-to-use, low tech printing technique by using a wooden doorknob for the hand-printing.

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