Blue Press Ink

10/16/2026

Love water-washable ink because you hate solvent cleanup?

We get it. Nobody wants their studio filled with strong solvent odors after a day of printing.

But here's something worth thinking about: Are you choosing your ink because of how it prints, or because of how easy it is to clean up?

We just published a new article exploring that question, along with a free guide for printmakers comparing water-washable and traditional oil-based inks.

And we introduce Blue Wash, our new very-low-odor press and ink cleaner.

**Powerful cleaning. Very low odor. More working time.**

Read the article and download the free guide:

https://bluepressink.com/blogs/blue-press-ink-shop-notes/love-water-washable-ink-because-you-hate-solvent-cleanup

10/05/2026

📣 A quick heads-up from Blue Press Ink!
We’ll be out of the shop Thursday, October 8 and Friday, October 9 while we head to Baton Rouge for PRINTELLIGENCE 2026 at LSU!
We’re looking forward to spending a couple of days around fellow printers and printmakers, checking out the demonstrations, talking shop, and hopefully bringing a few new ideas back to BPI.
Orders placed while we’re away will begin shipping when we return.
We appreciate your patience, and we’ll share a few pictures from Baton Rouge along the way!

09/09/2026

A little behind the scenes at Blue Press Ink. 🖤

Mixing up a custom PMS black, working it to the right consistency, then packing it up and getting it ready to print.

Custom color mixing is a big part of what we do at BPI.

08/13/2026

08/12/2026

The ink may be finished, but the job isn’t.

There’s still plenty of work that goes into getting every order packaged, labeled, checked and ready to ship — and we believe that part deserves just as much care as making the ink itself.

This complete BPI Mixing Set is getting packed up and headed to a printer in Louisiana.

From mixing the ink to packing the box, we want to get it right.

MADE IN TEXAS. PRINTED EVERYWHERE.

07/27/2026

Blue Press Ink will be taking a short Vacation! 🌞

Orders placed July 30-August 3 will begin shipping Monday, August 4.

Website is always open, so place orders anytime.

Thank you so much for supporting our small business. We appreciate every order and look forward to getting back in the shop on August 4!

Made in Texas. Printed Everywhere.

07/21/2026

Ever mixed a Pantone formula exactly as printed...and the color was still wrong? You're probably not doing anything wrong. Here's why.

Pantone® Ink Formulas Are a Starting Point—Not a Guarantee Why two printers can mix the same Pantone formula and end up with different colors. If you've ever mixed a Pantone® color exactly according to the Formula Guide and thought, "This doesn't look right," you're not alone. At Blue Press Ink,...

06/02/2026

Sealing tubes. Ran a batch of Pantone Yellow this afternoon.

06/02/2026

Sealing tubes.