Lascaux acrylic based products for Intaglio

ARE = Acrylic Resist Etching

The growing awareness of the damage caused to artists’ health and the environment by the use of toxic art materials has led intaglio printmakers to search for safer ways of working.
Lascaux, working in collaboration with the printmakers Robert Adam and Carol Robertson, have developed a complete range of safer modern materials which can be used to replace the traditional acid resists.
These reliable new acrylic resists have been carefully designed to provide all the marks associated with traditional materials as well as relating closely to classical working methods. A innovatory vocabulary of painterly marks has also become possible due to the versatility of the new materials. The water-soluble resists are easily applied with artists’ brushes and tools and can be cleaned up with soapy water. They can be used on copper, brass, zinc, aluminium and mild steel. The prepared etching plates may be new or previously bitten. Lascaux resists can be used in combination with each other and are compatible with photopolymer resists such as ImagOn, Puretch-films, DK-films. Z*Acryl-films and Photec (see technical sheet for Lascaux Tusches). They dry quickly and become powerful acid resists with the ability to sustain long etches in a range of mordants. After etching they can be easily and economically removed from the plate with Lascaux Remover or Mystrol. The etched plates may be worked further or printed with water-based inks or oil-based inks. Some of the resists can also be used for intaglio collagraph methods.

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Lascaux Acrylic Hard Resist #2090, acrylic based hard ground ,500 ml

Lascaux
A few days. If not in stock, a delivery time of several weeks is possible
026210
Weight: kg

 

A ready-to-use clear hard resist (or ground) which is applied to the etching plate by brush. When dry it is highly acid-resistant. Lascaux Hard Resist can be drawn into with an etching needle, roulette, scraper, steel wool etc. It has a soft, waxy feel, allowing the needle to glide. It can be used on copper, zinc, and steel

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Lascaux Acrylic Hard Resist #2090, acrylic based hard ground ,85 ml

Lascaux
A few days. If not in stock, a delivery time of several weeks is possible
026241
Weight: kg

 A ready-to-use clear hard resist (or ground) which is applied to the etching plate by brush. When dry it is highly acid-resistant. Lascaux Hard Resist can be drawn into with an etching needle, roulette, scraper, steel wool etc. It has a soft, waxy feel, allowing the needle to glide. It can be used on copper, zinc, and steel

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Lascaux Plate Backing Resist #2091, 500 ml, acrylic based covering varnish for the etching plate rear side

Lascaux
A few days. If not in stock, a delivery time of several weeks is possible
026243
Weight: kg

This tinted, scratch-proof etching resist is applied to edges and rear sides of the printing plate in order to prevent undesired biting during the acid bath.

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Lascaux Plate Backing Resist #2091, 85 ml, acrylic based covering varnish for the etching plate rear side

Lascaux
A few days. If not in stock, a delivery time of several weeks is possible
026242
Weight: kg

This tinted, scratch-proof etching resist is applied to edges and rear sides of the printing plate in order to prevent undesired biting during the acid bath.

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Lascaux Stop-Out Resist #2092, acrylic based, 500 ml

Lascaux
A few days. If not in stock, a delivery time of several weeks is possible
026245
Weight: kg

Lascaux Stop-out resist has been specially designed as part of the acrylic-resist etching system. This coloured resist is fluid and can be easily painted onto plates to create images, make corrections to plates or used for stopping-out. It can be drawn into with etching tools when dry.

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Lascaux Stop-Out Resist #2092, acrylic based, 85 ml

Lascaux
A few days. If not in stock, a delivery time of several weeks is possible
026244
Weight: kg

Lascaux Stop-out resist has been specially designed as part of the acrylic-resist etching system. This coloured resist is fluid and can be easily painted onto plates to create images, make corrections to plates or used for stopping-out. It can be drawn into with etching tools when dry.

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Lascaux Acrylic Soft Resist #2093, 500 ml

Lascaux
A few days. If not in stock, a delivery time of several weeks is possible
026247
Weight: kg

This new-generation acid resist has been specially designed as part of the acrylic-resist etching system. The lines, marks and textures which can be generated by using this resist in its soft state are comparable to those offered by traditional soft grounds (soft drawn marks and collage textures).

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Lascaux Acrylic Soft Resist #2093, 85 ml,

Lascaux
A few days. If not in stock, a delivery time of several weeks is possible
026246
Weight: kg

This new-generation acid resist has been specially designed as part of the acrylic-resist etching system. The lines, marks and textures which can be generated by using this resist in its soft state are comparable to those offered by traditional soft grounds (soft drawn marks and collage textures).

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Lascaux Acrylic Wash Resist #2094, 500 ml

Lascaux
A few days. If not in stock, a delivery time of several weeks is possible
026249
Weight: kg

Lascaux Wash resist has been specially designed as part of the acrylic-resist etching system and should be used in combination with Lascaux Aquatint spray resist. This unique acid resist is painted on etching plates to create washes and tonal effects. They are particularly effective on brass and copper.

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Lascaux Acrylic Wash Resist #2094, 85 ml

Lascaux
A few days. If not in stock, a delivery time of several weeks is possible
026248
Weight: kg

Lascaux Wash resist has been specially designed as part of the acrylic-resist etching system and should be used in combination with Lascaux Aquatint spray resist. This unique acid resist is painted on etching plates to create washes and tonal effects. They are particularly effective on brass and copper.

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Lascaux Acrylic Aquatint Spray Resist #2095, 500 ml

Lascaux
A few days. If not in stock, a delivery time of several weeks is possible
026251
Weight: kg

Lascaux Aquatint spray resist has been specially designed as part of the acrylic-resist etching system. This new-generation acid resist is used to create controllable tonal effects. The effects which can be generated by using this resist are comparable to those offered by traditional aquatint methods.

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Lascaux Acrylic Aquatint Spray Resist #2095, 85 ml

Lascaux
A few days. If not in stock, a delivery time of several weeks is possible
026250
Weight: kg

Lascaux Aquatint spray resist has been specially designed as part of the acrylic-resist etching system. This new-generation acid resist is used to create controllable tonal effects. The effects which can be generated by using this resist are comparable to those offered by traditional aquatint methods.

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Lascaux Acrylic Black Coating #2096, black covering coating for hard ground, 500 ml

Lascaux
A few days. If not in stock, a delivery time of several weeks is possible
026253
Weight: kg

The Lascaux coloured coatings are non-toxic, remain water-soluble when dry and are not designed to be acid resistant. Lascaux coloured coatings (Black and White) have been designed to be used in conjunction with Lascaux Hard resist. The layer of dry Hard resist is coated with a Lascaux coloured coating so that the drawing is highly visible. The black coating is analogous to the traditional practice of smoking hard ground, and the white to traditional lead white grounds.

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Lascaux Acrylic Black Coating #2096, black covering coating for hard ground, 85 ml

Lascaux
A few days. If not in stock, a delivery time of several weeks is possible
026252
Weight: kg

The Lascaux coloured coatings are non-toxic, remain water-soluble when dry and are not designed to be acid resistant. Lascaux coloured coatings (Black and White) have been designed to be used in conjunction with Lascaux Hard resist. The layer of dry Hard resist is coated with a Lascaux coloured coating so that the drawing is highly visible. The black coating is analogous to the traditional practice of smoking hard ground, and the white to traditional lead white grounds.

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Lascaux Acrylic White Coating #2097, white covering coating for hard ground, 500 ml

Lascaux
A few days. If not in stock, a delivery time of several weeks is possible
026255
Weight: kg

The Lascaux coloured coatings are non-toxic, remain water-soluble when dry and are not designed to be acid resistant. Lascaux coloured coatings (Black and White) have been designed to be used in conjunction with Lascaux Hard resist. The layer of dry Hard resist is coated with a Lascaux coloured coating so that the drawing is highly visible. The black coating is analogous to the traditional practice of smoking hard ground, and the white to traditional lead white grounds.

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