Water Based Inks

Water-based screen-printing inks are eco-conscious and solvent-free. Create vibrant, detailed, textile prints with easy cleanup, while minimising your impact on the environment. Explore our comprehensive water-based inks below.

Sustainable Performance

Eco-conscious without compromise. Water-based inks like Zodiac Aquarius™ and Permaset Aqua deliver bold prints with minimal environmental impact.

Versatile Ink Options

From high solids to soft base, discharge, and digital hybrid, our water-based range suits every print method and fabric type.

Reliable Colour Matching

Powered by IMS Pantone® Colour-Matching systems, our inks provide consistent, brand-compliant results across production runs.

Local & Global Innovation

Proudly supported by global compliance (Zodiac RSL) and Australian-made solutions like Permaset—trusted by professionals across AUS & NZ.

Zodiac Aquarius Ink Range

  • Soft hand, ready-for-use base ink for bright colours printed onto light garments

    Benefits

    • Maintains soft fabric feel

    • Prints wet-on-wet

    • Excellent fastness properties up to 6% pigment loading

    • Stays wet on screen

    Soft Base

    Zodiac™ Aquarius™ soft base ink can produce soft hand prints on white or light-coloured garments. Designed for simplicity and ease of use, soft base ink can be printed wet on wet and will not dry on the screens – even when printing up to 320t/in (125t/cm) mesh counts. Achieve bright colours with great fastness properties when used in combination with Aquarius water-based pigments.

    Main Application

    Water based screen printing inks for bright, vivid colours and super soft-hand feel

    Pigment Loading

    6% maximum pigment loading

    Mesh Count

    90-320t/in (35-125t/cm)

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  • Soft, brightly coloured prints on suitable discharge garments

    Benefits

    • Single print stroke

    • Print wet-on-wet

    • No flash required

    • Maintains soft fabric feel

    Discharge ink

    Zodiac™ Aquarius™ discharge systems can achieve vivid colours and bright opaque whites on suitable discharge garments. Printers can maintain the soft-hand feel symbolic of water-based ink, without sacrificing true brightness required by the print design.

    Main Application

    Soft, bright discharge prints on suitable garments

    Pigment Loading

    6% maximum pigment loading

    Mesh Count

    90-230 t/in (35-90 t/cm)

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  • Achieve durability and colour performance

    Benefits

    • High opacity prints with soft, flexible hand feel

    • Excellent fiber mat-down and coverage

    • Delivers superior crock performance

    • Maintains good open time

    • Discharge ink

    High solids

    Zodiac™ Aquarius™ high solids white and clear base inks can meet the durability and crock performance expected by sporting garment brands. When used in combination with Aquarius™ Migration Stop ink to print on polyester fabrics and blends, printers can prevent minimize dye migration on substrates prone to bleed.

    Main Application

    Opaque prints with soft, flexible hand feel

    Pigment Loading

    12% maximum pigment loading

    Mesh Count

    90-230 t/in (35-90 t/cm)

  • For highly detailed tonal artwork on dark backgrounds

    Benefits

    • Achieves bright colours and fine detail on high mesh screens

    • Print wet-on-wet

    • Maintains excellent screen open time

    • Retains stringent wash and crock requirements of brands

    High Mesh

    Zodiac™ Aquarius™ High Mesh inks are formulated to achieve fine, tonal detail, and bright colours on dark substrates. The opaque and base inks are intended for use in combination with Aquarius™ high solids white or the Aquarius™ discharge system as an underbase to produce highly detailed prints with excellent crock and durability performance. Zodiac™ Aquarius™ High Mesh inks can be used on high mesh screens (up to 320t/in - 125t/cm mesh count) and will not dry on the mesh.

    Main Application

    Fine, tonal detailed prints on discharge or high solids underbase

    Pigment Loading

    9% maximum pigment loading

    Mesh Count

    90-320 t/in (35-125 t/cm)

  • Water based high solids underbase and matte clear coat

    Benefits

    • Vibrant colour yield

    • High definition digital prints

    • Matte finish

    • Excellent wash performance

    • High mesh

    Zodiac Aquarius Digital Hybrid White ink is used as an underbase for digital hybrid printing systems on dark backgrounds. Zodiac Aquarius Digital Matte Clear ink, can be used as a tie coat or a top coat ensuring printers achieve soft hand, matte finish prints with excellent stretch properties and wash durability.

    Main Application

    White underbase and matte clear coat for use with Digital Hybrid systems

    Mesh Count

    • White up to 90-230 t/in (35-90 t/cm)

    • Matte Clear up to 120-305 t/in (47-120 t/cm)

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  • Water based high solids underbase and matte clear coat

    Benefits

    • Extensive range of effects available

    • Meets compliance requirements

    • Ready to use effects

    • Compatible with other Aquarius products

    Product TypeApplicationSubstrateChemistrySpecial Effect InksScreen PrintingCotton, Blends, Synthetic Fabrics, Polyester, OtherWater-Based Ink

    Special Effects

    Zodiac™ Aquarius™ special effect inks are ready-to-use and can enhance and differentiate printed designs. The special effect range includes reflective, pearlescent, and metallic, brittle, suede and more. Used in combination with Aquarius™ standard water-based inks to breathe life into print designs.

    Brittle Base

    For pull-to-crack or distressed effects that can be coloured with up to 6% Aquarius pigments

    Foil Binder

    Thermoplastic foil adhesive for soft-hand, high shine foil effects

    Metallic Range

    High shine, ready-to-use metallic silver and gold effect inks

    Particle Base

    Particle base for use with up to 15% glitter particle designed to produce bright prints with soft hand

    Pearl Range

    Gold, silver and a neutral pearl ready-to-use base that can be coloured with up to 6% Aquarius pigments

    Puff Base

    Puff effect for raised, textured prints that can be printed up to 6% with Aquarius pigments

    Reflective Range

    Silver and clear ready-to-use reflective inks

    Soft Density

    Clear bases used to produce soft, raised textured effects

    Suede Base

    Soft-hand suede base designed to provide smooth velvety textures or expanding foam effects

  • Bright, universal pigment concentrates

    Benefits

    • Universal pigment system

    • Highly concentrated pigments

    • Supported by Zodiac™ Aquarius™ IMS

    Pigment Concentrates

    The Zodiac™ Aquarius™ pigment range has 15 highly concentrated colours. The range is compatible with all Aquarius printing bases for simplification of inventory management and ease of use.  These pigments are integrated into the Zodiac Aquarius Ink Management System (IMS), which provides colour formulas to match with Pantone® standard colours as well as brand colours for approved printers.

    IMS 3.0 Colour Matching Software: A cloud-based solution for managing colour and inventory in the textile screen-printing market.

    Main Application

    Universal pigment concentrates, may be used in all Aquarius printing systems, including specialty products

    Pigment Loading

    Consult PIB for print base

    Mesh Count

    Consult PIB for print base

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Permaset Water based Ink Range

  • Key Features:

    • Eco-friendly water-based inks for printing white and light coloured fabrics

    • Ideal for use on a full range of fabrics including Cotton, Polyester, Silk and most synthetics

    • Available in 19 Standard Colours, 8 Glow, 4 CMYK Process Colours, 4 Metallic Colours and Print Paste

    • Rub Resistance: Strong

    • Handle: Soft

    • Transparency: Transparent, giving exceptionally vibrant colour. Standard White is opaque.

    • Transparency: Transparent, giving exceptionally vibrant colour. Standard White is opaque

    • Drying: Heat cure

    • Mesh: 43-120T depending on application

    • Stencil Type: Must be water resistant, fully dried and fully cured

    • Applications: T-shirts, flags, banners, sports and fashion wear, scarves, swimwear, upholstery and window furnishings, yardage, cushions, table and bed linen, tea towels and more.

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  • Key Features:

    • PERMASET Supercover inks are eco-friendly water-based inks for printing medium to dark coloured fabrics.

    • Available in 13 Standard Colours, Black, White, First Down White, 8 Glow Colours, 4 CMYK Process Colours, 4 Metallic Colours and SUPERCOVER Print Paste.

    • Ideal for use on a full range of fabrics including Cotton, Polyester, Silk and most synthetics

    • Clean Up: Water

    • Drying: Heat cure

    • Mesh: 43-90T depending on application

    • Applications: Dark t-shirts, flags, banners, sports and fashion wear, scarves, swimwear, upholstery and window furnishings, yardage, cushions, table and bed linen, tea towels and tote bags

    • Rub Resistance: Strong

    • Transparency: Opaque

    • Increase Screen Open Time: Add 1-3% PERMASET Print Retarder

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  • Key Features:

    • PERMASET Metallics are eco-friendly water-based inks for printing on all coloured fabrics (both light and dark).

    • Colours include: Bright Silver, Pearl White, Gold Lustre and Copper

    • Rub Resistance: Strong

    • Clean Up: Water

    • Transparency: Transparent, giving exceptionally vibrant colour. Standard White is opaque

    • PERMASET Supercover inks do not require an under-base on dark fabrics

    • Mesh: 43-90T depending upon application

    • Stencil Type: Must be water resistant, fully dried and fully cured

    • Drying: Heat cure

    • Increase Screen Open Time: Add 1-3% PERMASET Print Retarder

  • Key Features:

    • The PERMATONE matching system is made up of 12 bases. These include 9 colours plus Black, White and Extender (Print Paste) and can mix over 1869 colours.

    • The range is perfect for printing organic fabrics including organic cotton, hemp, linen and more.PERMATONE® inks have passed the Oekotex Class 1 standard (with 60% to spare) and are safe for use on underwear, swimwear, baby clothes and fabrics which come into close contact with the skin.

    • Transparency: Transparent including White. If printing on dark fabrics, you need to print over PERMASET SUPERCOVER First Down White

    • Drying: Heat cure

    • Mesh: 43-120T depending upon application

    • Clean Up: Water

    • Increase screen open time: add 1-3% PERMASET Print Retarder

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  • Key Features:

    • This is a water-based, environmentally friendly, pigment rich screen printing ink for papers, cardboards, plastics, glass, wood and some coated metals.

    • Available in 9 Aquatone Colours, Black, White, Extender (Print Paste), Opaque White, Clear Gloss Varnish and Matting Agent, 4 CMYK Process Colours, 8 Glow Colours and 4 Pearl Colours.

    • PERMAPRINT PREMIUM does not contain ozone-depleting chemicals such as CFCs or HCHCs. It is also formulated free of aromatic hydrocarbons, volatile solvent and does not contain PVC resin or any phthalate plasticisers.

    • Mesh: 32-120T depending upon application, 34-100T for Pearl colours.

    • Clean Up: Water

    • Drying: Air dry

    • Increase Screen Open Time: 1-2% PERMASET Print Retarder

    • Applications: High lay-down hand-printed wallpaper & art reproduction, through to skateboards, stickers, posters & backlit displays

    • PERMAPRINT PREMIUM is ideal for printing on these substrates: Sealed paper, cardboard, Polyesters (Mylar), Tyvek, polycarbonates, some coated metals, polystyrene, Perspex, Corflute/Coroplast

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  • Key Features:

    • PERMASET Table Adhesive: Designed to hold the fabric in position during printing

    • PERMASET Retarder: PERMASET Aqua Print Retarder is an additive to lengthen open screen time for all PERMASET Aqua, PERMASET Supercover, PERMAPRINT Premium and PERMATONE. PERMASET Print Retarder slows the drying process avoiding clogging of screens.

    • PERMASET Print Pastes: Available in regular Aqua and Supercover. Uncoloured bases for achieving a more transparent shade or for mixing your own colours using Permaset Pigment Concentrates.

    • PERMASET Pigment Concentrates: Pure pigment dispersions, typically used by professional printers in blends with Print Pastes to colour match.

    • PERMASET Phosphorescent Green: Ink which enables “glow in the dark” effects.

    • PERMASET Puff Paste: Heat activated 3D effect. Can be used with standard colours or with pigment concentrates.

    • PERMASET Foil FX: Foil FX range consists of 4 colours, Silver, Gold, Copper + Blue. It is ideal for printing designs like sequins and is most effective on dark backgrounds, however, visual effects can also be achieved on white or light coloured backgrounds.

See the Kissel+Wolf Difference Today

Join over 500 Australian printers who trust Kissel+Wolf for premium screen printing inks that deliver vibrant results, reliable performance, and global brand compliance. From eco-friendly water-based options to specialty and plastisol inks, we’ve got every print covered.

With superior performance, versatility, and a 50 year track record of excellence, these inks are the foundation of success for screen printers across the nation.

Why Choose Avient?

  • Trusted by Professionals

    Trusted by over 1,000 Australian & New Zealand based printers annually for consistency, performance, and reliability in a range of screen-printing industries; Fashion, Sportswear, Promotional and more.

  • Industry Standard

    Renowned for their versatility, durability, vibrant colours, mixing systems and ease of use. Perfect for everything from basics to complex mixed Pantone Colours.

  • Special Effects & Innovation

    Achieve stunning effects with metallic, glow-in-the-dark, puff, or textured finishes that set your prints apart.

  • Eco-Friendly Solutions

    With non-PVC and water-based inks, meet sustainability goals without compromising on performance.

Made for Every Industry

Wilflex & Avient Specialty Textile Inks deliver superior results across a wide variety of applications:

  • Ensure your designs stand out with bold colours and premium finishes.

  • Durable inks that look sharp and withstand the toughest conditions.

  • Impress clients with professional quality prints that represent their brand perfectly.

  • Turn creative ideas into reality with innovative ink solutions.

What makes Kissel+Wolf the perfect partner?

When you choose Kissel+Wolf Australia as your supplier, you’re not just buying inks—you’re getting a dedicated partner invested in your success. We provide multiple screen print advantages to our customers including:

Screen Equipment & Product Range

  • We offer a comprehensive range of screen printing equipment and products, tailored to meet the needs of professionals across Australia and New Zealand. From high-performance inks and emulsions to precision machinery and tools, our solutions ensure quality, reliability, and efficiency for every print.

Support Network & Training

  • Kissel+Wolf provides an unmatched support network and expert training for screen printers across Australia and New Zealand. Our team offers personalised guidance, technical expertise, and hands-on training to help you optimise performance and achieve exceptional results. Partner with us for ongoing support and industry-leading knowledge.

Flawless Stencil Solutions

  • We meet all your stencil-making and screen preperation needs with premium frames, adhesives, high quality premium Swiss Sefar mesh, and our own extensive range of industry-proven photo stencil emulsions.

    From custom-sized frames, including unique shapes, to advanced pneumatic stretching systems, we ensure optimal tension and repeatability. Achieve flawless stencils with our cutting-edge emulsions and capillary films, enhanced by nanotechnology for exceptional durability, we can safely say that we have an emulsion that suits any screen printing application.

View our range of Textile Inks

White Inks

Special Effects Inks

Mixing Systems

Polyester Solutions

Under Bases

Water-Based Inks

Epic Ink Additives

Off The Shelf Colours

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