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Cranfield Artists' Oil Paints are made with the finest grade pigments and purest refined oils. Designed by professionals, these oil paints have a buttery texture, strong pigment load, and formulation that’s as natural as possible, preserving the beauty of each pigment.

Use Cranfield Caligo Safe Wash Etching Ink Extender with Cranfield Caligo Safe Wash Etching Inks to increase ink transparency and control color strength. And like all Safe Wash products, it cleans up easily with soap and water.

Cranfield Wiping Compound and Tack Reducer is a multipurpose ink modifier for use with Cranfield traditional oil-based printing inks and Cranfield Caligo Safe Wash inks. It reduces tack and maintains the body of the ink, and it helps etching inks wipe more easily. It also helps improve ink transfer on smooth, solid areas of color. Add up to 3% by volume.

Made from the finest single pigments and polymerized vegetable oil, Caligo Safe Wash Etching Inks are suitable for printing all kinds of block printing, including wood engraving, linocut, woodcut, and letterpress printing with photopolymer plates.

Add Cranfield Caligo Safe Wash Oil when you want to thin and dilute Cranfield Safe Wash Inks. This special washable oil makes ink thinner, reduces viscosity, and increases flow and transparency. This ink modifier is made with the same linseed oil medium Cranfield uses to make their Safe Wash inks.

Add Cranfield Caligo Safe Wash Relief Ink Extender to Cranfield Caligo Safe Wash Relief Inks to increase transparency and control color strength. It’s oil-based and washable. Cleanup’s easy with soap and water.

Caligo Safe Wash Relief Inks are oil-based printing inks that are easy to clean up with soap and water. Made from polymerized vegetable oil and artist-quality pigments, they produce a unique product that is suitable for all types of block printing.

Cranfield Printmakers’ Wax Drier reduces drying time of oil-based printing inks and improves resistance to marks and rubs once dry, so prints stay fresh. It’s suitable for use with Cranfield Traditional Relief Inks and Cranfield Caligo Safe Wash Relief Inks. Paste formula mixes in easily using a palette knife and slab.

Cranfield Traditional Etching Inks have a consistently reliable formulation made from a combination of lightfast pigments and traditional linseed oils. Use them to create prints from all types of intaglio plates.

Cranfield Traditional Etching Inks Extender mixes easily with all Cranfield Traditional Etching Inks. Used for extending the ink while maintaining the same viscosity.

Use Cranfield Traditional Relief Inks Transparent Extender with the Cranfield Traditional Relief Inks to control the strength and transparency of your colors and reduce drying time.

Create vibrant, lightfast prints using all types of relief plates with Cranfield Traditional Relief Inks. High-strength pigments plus a careful mix of traditional linseed oils provides viscosity and structure for prints that are as fresh and bright as the day they were created.