AD COLOUR is the leading supplier of inks and supplies for Fine Art and Studio Printing, with a range of Water-Based and Spirit Based inks along with a wide range of 
bases and varnishes to meet all your needs. We work closely with the leading studios and various artist as well as schools and colleges to help them achive the result they need for a certain commision. 
We also sponsor through our Investment In Print program OCHRE print studio and offer students discounts to help them complete there projects and more.
At AD Colour we offer two ranges of water-based inks. AQUA ART which has a glossy finish and AQUA FA which is a semi gloss finish ink. 
Both have high light fast pigments and none yellowing bases. Both inks ranges are free from any heavy metals and are completely safe to use.
 
We offer ARTJET that is a sprit based ink that has a matt finish and has excellent opacity and screen stability. Available in a wide range of colours along with bases and 
varnishes to help you build a multi layered-multi colours art print that is bright and vibrant, along with a process set of inks.

We offer a range of inks for printing onto glass for decorative and window installations and a 2 pack ink for metal and difficult surfaces as well as a gloss enamel ink
for use outdoors onto metals,wood and various surfaces to create some stunning effects.

We offer a range of opaque textile water based inks for fabrics and synthetics in a wide range of colours and effects that
can be intermixed to produce any pantone colour. With the addition of a cold cure catalyst there is no need to use a dryer
to cure the ink because it will air dry and  it will become fully wash fast in 72hrs.

FINE ART INKS AVAILABLE IN WATER BASED AND SOLVENT BASED SYSTEMS 


SCREEN PRINTING INKS

SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE TO SEE THE COLOURS THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

AQUA FA is our second generation water based ink leading on from the success of AQUA ART. With a softer feel to the finished prints and a wider range of colours, all pigments are blue wool scale 6-8, which gives this ink outstanding performance and ease of use. 


With 22 std colours available including BLACK, WHITE AND BASE/BINDER, LEMON, MID CHROME, GOLDEN, ORANGE, BRITE RED, SCARLET, FLAG RED, CERISE, VIOLET, BRITE BLUE, MID BLUE, ROYAL BLUE, NAVY BLUE, ULTRA BLUE, GREEN, CRIMSON, BRITE GREEN, LIME GREEN, EMERALD GREEN.

There are 4 process colours CYAN-MAGENTA-YELLOW, BLACK. 


With IRIODIN based SILVER and SOLAR GOLD for excellent light fastness without tarnishing means they will look good for many year and remain bright and vibrant. 


We also offer Fluorescent inks in all ranges, There are 6 colours available LUNAR YELLOW, STELLER GREEN, BLAZE ORANGE, LAZER RED, COMET BLUE, ASTRAL PINK these inks do not have good light fastness and should be used with caution when doing works that are to be displayed for a long time. These pigment only have a 3 mth light fastness when exposed to sunlight or bright LED or incandescent lighting.


All inks are made to order so please allow 1-3 days for delivery and are available in 250grms, 500grms, 1000grms and 5000grms sizes.


AQUA ART is a water based ink for fine art and poster printing. Aqua art is a versatile, high performance user friendly, gelled, water based ink system. These screen stable, high definition inks can be printed on most type of screen presses. In STD gloss or matt with the addition of an additive, all types of finish can be achieved.


12 STD colours including BLACK, WHITE AND BASE/BINDER, PRIMROSE, GOLDEN, ORANGE, SCARLET, RED, RHODAMINE, VIOLET, BLUE, GREEN. 


There are 6 fluorescent colours available LUNAR YELLOW, STELLER GREEN, BLAZE ORANGE, LAZER RED, COMET BLUE, ASTRAL PINK these inks do not have good light fastness and should be used with caution when doing works that are to be displayed for a long time. These pigment only have a 3 mth light fastness when exposed to sunlight or bright LED or incandescent lighting along with Iriodin silver and gold. 

With thinner, reducer and flow additives these inks can be tailored to meet even the most exacting conditions.


All inks are made to order so please allow 1-3 days for delivery and are available in 500grms, 1000grms and 5000grms sizes.


ARTJET is a range of fast drying spirit based screen inks for fine art printing onto paper & board.

ARTJET inks have excellent printing and drying properties and superb screen stability and self solvency.  These properties make them suitable for all types of production methods from hand tables to automatic presses.  ARTJET inks dry to a semi matt finish depending on the absorbency of the stock.  The high colour strength of these inks, and the wide colour range, mean they they can be thinned up to 30% using the recommended thinner or retarder, make them very economical in use.

  • PRINTING :

All types of stencil are suitable.  55-120T monofilament meshes for best results.  Using 110T a coverage of 50 sq m/kg can be expected.

  • THINNERS :
  • Thinner TS13 10-25%
  • Retarder TS03 5-25%
  • Good quality white spirit can also be used.
  • DRYING :
  • Air drying times of around 15 minutes depending on stock and shop conditions.  Using fine meshes and driers set at 70°C prints can be dry in approximately 15 seconds.
  • COLOURS :

19 STD colours including BLACK, WHITE AND BASE/BINDER, PRIMROSE, GOLDEN, ORANGE, SCARLET, RED, RHODAMINE, VIOLET, BLUE, GREEN, CRIMSON, BRIGHT GREEN, DEEP GREEN, PRUSSIAN, AZURE BLUE, REFLEX BLUE, ULTRA BLUE. There are 6 Fluorescent colours available LUNAR YELLOW, STELLER GREEN, BLAZE ORANGE, LAZER RED, COMET BLUE, ASTRAL PINK.

With METALLIC NON LEAFING SILVER, RICH PALE GOLD, SOLAR IRIODIN GOLD, IRIODIN SILVER, IRIODIN PEARL BASE, PROCESS CYAN, MAGENTA AND YELLOW.


We also have TRI BASE that can be used in any ink and is a thick matt base that is non yellowing, also used for priting inter coate layers when ink build up is present due to the high number of colours can become a problem,


PRO STAR VARNISH is a clear semi gloss varnish for overprinting artjet or for overprinting digital prints were a sealer is needed, this ink offers very littles scuffing. This ink does not mix with the other ARTJET range.


We also offer a CLEAR VARNISH that is of a semi matt finish and can be intermixed with the other ARTJET colours and can also be used as an overprint varnish.


All inks are made to order so please allow 1-3 days for delivery and are available in 500grms, 1000grms and 5000grms sizes.



A SERIES inks are formulated for substrates such as wood, varnished surfaces, primed metals, various thermoplastics with no or low plasticizer content i.e. Acrylics, rigid PVC, and various duroplastics. They can be used for printing onto acrylic moulds, e.g. shield inserts for outdoor advertising.


A SERIES inks dry by oxidation i.e. absorption of air and have a gloss to semi-gloss finish, are highly pigmented and have good opacity. They are weather resistant and are suitable for outdoor advertising.


COLOUR RANGE.

A SERIES inks are available in a range of 9 colours: CITRIC YELLOW, DARK YELLOW, ORANGE, LIGHT RED, BRIGHT RED, CARMINE, MEDIUM BLUE, VIOLET, BRILLIANT GREEN, OVERPRINT VARNISH, plus BLACK, WHITE.

All colours have Pigments with a lightfastness of B/W 7-8. 


If the basic inks shades are mixed with a high content of white or clear base the lightfastness of the print will be reduced.


See technical data sheet for more information.



2 PACK INKS.

2 PACK Series epoxy solvent-based screen ink has been formulated with high quality epoxy resins for excellent adhesion to metals, glass and a wide range of hard-to-print substrates. 


2 PACK Series is ideal for electronic and industrial applications and provides outstanding solvent, chemical and abrasion resistance. 


COLOUR RANGE

2 PACK inks come in a range of  20 std colours including BLACK, WHITE, VARNISH as well as metallic silver and gold.


2 PACK is a two-part ink and must be initiated with a catalyst prior to use. 


2 PACK ink exhibits a high gloss finish when used with the gloss catalyst or can be made matt with the use of the matt catalyst.


2 PACK Series is for indoor applications only.


TEXPRINT WATER BASED TEXTILE PRINTING INKS.

WATER BASED PRINTING PASTE SUITABLE FOR COTTON, JERSEY AND LYCRA.

A Range of 14 colours including 3 whites and 2 bases, Ready to  Use with good screen stability, easy to use with a soft hand and a low tack. Ready to use. Check the viscosity. We suggest to have high viscosity to increase opacity on dark substrates. To obtain a result more opaque and softer add Texprint no tack.

To obtain best results use screens 34-77 threads/cm both for manual printing and automatic. 

To obtain high washing resistance put in the oven at 140°C for 3 minutes.


Formaldehyde free and Complies with Oekotex Standard 100 and with all the most restrictive ecological standards. Can be used with a catalyst for air drying.

AVAILABLE IN 1 KG AND 5KG 


COLOURS AVAILABLE [NOT ALL COLOURS ARE AVAILABLE IN ALL RANGES]

 AQUA ART/ AQUA SHEEN/ ARTJET BLACK
AQUA ART/ AQUA SHEEN/ ART JET GOLDEN 
AQUA ART/ AQUA SHEEN/ ART JET RED
AQUA ART/ AQUA SHEEN/ ART JET BLUE
AQUA SHEEN/ ART JET BRIGHT GREEN
AQUA SHEEN/ ART JET AZZURE BLUE
AQUA ART-SHEEN/-ART JET PRO CYAN
AQUA ART/ AQUA SHEEN/ ART JET WHITE
AQUA ART/ AQUA SHEEN/ ART JET ORANGE
AQUA ART/AQUA SHEEN/ARTJET RHODAMINE
AQUA ART/ AQUA SHEEN/ ART JET GREEN
AQUA SHEEN/ ART JET DEEP GREEN
AQUA SHEEN/ ART JET REFLEX BLUE
AQUA ART-SHEEN-ARTJET PRO MAGENTA
AQUA ART/AQUA SHEEN/ ART JET PRIMROSE
AQUA ART/ AQUA SHEEN/ ART JET SCARLET
AQUA ART/ AQUA SHEEN/ ART JET VIOLET
AQUA SHEEN/ ART JET CRIMSON
AQUA SHEEN/ ART JET PRUSSIAN
ART JET ULTRA BLUE
AQUA ART-SHEEN-ART JET PRO YELLOW
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