He followed the traditional European method of color relief printing using oil-based inks and printing his blocks on a large press.
Ink for writing is usually water-based and much less viscous than the oil-based inks used in printing.
When correcting some red marks and oil-based inks, expect to use more than one coat, or try the extrastrength versions that some brands offer.
Printed in oil-based inks, these are handsome objects, but they pale by comparison to the sumptuous glass works.
The impact of the type element displaces the wax, making the tissue paper permeable to the oil-based ink.
He also developed an oil-based ink that is the prototype of modern printer's ink.
Gutenberg developed an oil-based ink that would better adhere to his metal type.
On a recent Saturday, the heady smells of oil-based inks permeated the workshop, a place dominated by dark, hulking machines.
They also used water-based ink that did not rub off on readers' hands - a complaint with the oil-based inks commonly used today.
Gutenberg is also credited with the introduction of an oil-based ink which was more durable than previously used water-based inks.