inkAID is all about Art and the Artists who use the products in their creative process. inkAID was built on a foundation of the mixed media processes and technique that Artists share with us every day. These methods reflect their passion to combine traditional and contemporary art techniques, to cross boundaries and mediums, and to create a wholly unique image that portrays what they feel rather than only what they see.
inkAID products are manufactured by Ontario Specialty Coatings Corporation in Charlotte, North Carolina. Ink jet coatings and ink jet imaging media are our only business. The company was founded in 1994 in Watertown, NY. Our company is among the most experienced and well known suppliers of water based ink jet coatings for digital imaging media.
Our offering of inkAID digital imaging products line began after a chance encounter with an artist who wanted an easy to use, environmentally safe, ink jet receptive coating that would provide clear, crisp images with deep vibrant colors, on a wide variety of substrates as an alternative to the gum arabic, methylcellulose, and rabbit skin glue coatings that were in use at the time. Since we already had the know-how and experience with these products, we figured we give it a try.
"I talk to our customers almost every day and I'm always impressed and amazed by their talent, creativity and their willingness to share the 'secrets' of their process with everyone."
Jim Kedenburg - Founder and President, Ontario Specialty Coatings Corporation
After a year and half of testing our coatings on many different materials and evaluating the print results in collaboration with artists, the inkAID product line of coatings for direct ink jet printing was introduced in 1998. This was followed by the addition of inkAID Transferiez Transfer Medium and inkAID Transfer Film for the image transfer process several years later.
inkAID products allow artists to take full advantage of the digital revolution and immerse themselves into the print making process by selecting the most appropriate substrate, medium, and technique to translate their vision into print.
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