Are you planning to buy ink for lino prints, and are you confused about the options ?
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Our review process:
The daily purposes ink you're opting for might totally vary depending on various factors including objective measures like dimensions, subjective factors like the feel, and other specific requirements. Though we have a variety of recommendations, we pick products that suit most people's needs.
For yet another perspective, we also asked non-tech-focused friends to tell us what they thought about the finalists.
Pick the one you want among the presented or you may blindly pick the first option.
Note: Just because we didn't mention a ink in this guide doesn't mean it's not good. The following are simply our picks for the best inks for most people - you may have specific preferences , that make a different ink better for you.
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If you often find yourself confused about convenient and suitable ink, speedball ink for lino print should be your first option for buying. These premium printmaking inks are all ground and milled to the perfect consistency which create bold prints that dry to a rich, satiny finish. It is great for printing on paper or cardboard with linoleum, wood or soft block surfaces, flexible printing plates or polyfoam.
The block printing ink has nice tack which ensures even coverage and allows you to produce consistent, spectacular results every time. It is used for stencil methods and is permeant once dried. These are mixable and provide nice color. It’s a pretty thick paint. It is suitable for photo transfer techniques.
Why We Like This:
Basic set of water-based block printing inks
Smaller tubes, so they don't last super long, but great to play around with
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The artway ink for lino print is suitable and reliable and fits well with your daily purpose. These non-permanent water-based inks are available in a range of 6 colours to provide a perfect introduction to printmaking processes. It comes with good tack, intermixability and strong colour opacity and they provide a flexible medium for easy transfer. It provides sufficient duration to prepare and ink surfaces prior to final application. It comes with a free plastic palette knife to assist with mixing and dispensing. Empty jars can be cleaned and reused to store paints/powders/inks or other collectables and mendables.
Why We Like This:
Lightfast high density strongly pigmented opaque ink
Low odour water-based composition for easy clean-up in the classroom or at home
Packaged in an attractive glass jar which is 100% recyclable and totally reusable
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The artway opaque ink is satisfactory and appropriate and fits well with your regular usage. These non-permanent water-based inks are available in a range of 6 colours to provide a perfect introduction to printmaking processes. It comes with good tack, intermixability and strong colour opacity and they provide a flexible medium for easy transfer. It provides sufficient duration to prepare and ink surfaces prior to final application.
The black bakelite lids provide an assured airtight seal to prevent liquid escaping and the product from drying out. Empty jars can be cleaned and reused to store paints/powders/inks or other collectables and mendables. It comes with a free plastic palette knife to assist with mixing and dispensing.
Why We Like This:
Fantastic starter range of inks for relief, block and lino printmaking
Packaged in an attractive glass jar which is 100% recyclable and totally reusable