Zea Mays Printmaking was introduced to Akua Inks in the early 2000s as a test site and we’ve been using them for monotype ever since. Joyce Silverstone has been working with these inks for over a decade and is Zea Mays Printmaking’s main monotype and collagraph teacher. This video will introduce you to the unique qualities of soy-based, water-washable Akua inks and take you through how to use them successfully in monotype and drypoint, with tips and tricks and Joyce’s unique “moves” peppered in along the way!
Joyce shares examples of prints using Akua Intaglio inks and talks about the different effects you can get.
Joyce discusses the unique properties of Akua Intaglio inks and modifiers and leads you through a color mixing exercise to learn about the Akua color system.
How to create transfer drawing sheets in order to add lines to an image and how to use these sheets as stencils in monotypes.
Take advantage of the thick and thin properties of Akua Intaglio inks to make layered monotypes with inks that both blend and resist.
Take what’s left on your roller and plate add layers, and turn it into a new monotype.
Joyce discusses the different black inks in the Akua Intaglio line and demonstrates how to use them for wiping and printing drypoint plates.
Joyce shows how easy it is to clean up Akua inks and shares closing thoughts.