Lefranc Bourgeois Charbonnel Professional Litho Ink, Tusche Stick

Since 1862, Charbonnel has been providing the highest-quality inks and grounds for intaglio and lithography. Used by the most renowned artists of all time: from Renoir, Degas, Lautrec and Picasso to present day masters such as Rauschenberg, Hockney, Diebenkorn and Thiebaud. Charbonnel inks feature pigments chosen for their low acidity and exceptional lightfastness. Solvent free & vegan. Blended with top-quality oils and carefully milled to ensure trouble-free printing, these are the inks of choice for exquisite, lasting works of art. Charbonnel offers a unique and sustainable product with real potential: a performing water-washable ink. Intricate detail and subtle inflections come to life with Charbonnel inks.

• Our Lithographic Tusche Stick is a lithographic tusche in tablet form. It is used to create an image on your lithographic plate.
• Once mixed, this tusche stick will produce rich, dark lines when applied to your lithography stone or plate. The tusche ink can be layered and it is suitable for various lithographic printing techniques, including watertusche and turpentine tusche.
• To prepare the ink, dissolve the tablet in either distilled water, turpentine or petroleum solvents.
• When mixed with turpentine, you will achieve a more viscous solution. This will penetrate deeper into your lithographic stone than a white spirit or solvent based mix.