What Medium Do You Use To Work With Printer´s Ink?

[Carlos69]

Printers Ink obviously doesn't need a medium then as it mixes, brushes and drys very well for me with Sansodor or white spirits. I mix it quite thin and apply several layers. It drys smooth. I have tried liquin, linseed and various varnishes and still prefer the white spirits.

To me Printers ink is allready in a kind of carrier as its like a paste and not just metallic particle fines, it also drys if left on a palette. Maybe that's why it works well mixed with white spririt.

Years ago you could get Rose metallic powder, that did need a carrier such as that from an enamel tin or varnish... This was no good with white spirits.

Carlos

 

[Einion]

Printers Ink obviously doesn't need a medium then as it mixes, brushes and drys very well for me with Sansodor or white spirits.

Was going to mention this anyway after Mike's post, these inks vary quite a bit from source to source in case you didn't know.

Some of them don't seem to dry at all if they're not mixed with a medium, partly this may be that they dry very very slowly on their own (many weeks) but they may also be particularly pigment heavy so they're a little underbound. Others, like the one you have, do dry fine on their own.

Einion

 

[Marco22]

petroleum spirit will dry rather fast and give a satin finish
turpentine will keep the glossy look
Marc

 

[Robert Laclavik]

to bonehead: Thanks for detailed explanation, now I understand it.