Burnt Plate Oils are used to lower the viscosity of the ink. Burnt Plate Oil should be added to inks sparingly, as the detail of a print may be lost if the ink becomes too fluid. Suitable for oil-based relief, etching and lithography inks

Burnt Plate Oil #000 has less tack and is a good match for use with Gamblin Relief Inks.

Burnt Plate Oil #2 has a higher tack and is the primary oil binder for Gamblin Etching Inks.

Burnt plate oils are also referred to as burnt or boiled linseed oil where heat is used to modify linseed oil making it suitable for printmaking inks, it is often the base of printmaking inks and therefore can also be used to make your own inks by grinding with pigments to an ideal consistency.

A small amount of oil can be added to your plate edges when burnishing smooth bevelled edges.