Digital BW, The Print

"Will" <willclark.clark@...> wrote:

 
> ... making pigment inkjet prints and then transferring the images to various substrates including damp plaster, polished metal and various other white building materials including tile.  The methods and materials are mostly those being explored by Dorothy Simpson Krause, Karin Schminke and Bonny Lhotka.  All can be found by a simple Google search.

Among other variables, there seem to be 2 general approaches -- decals and transfers.  One demonstrator noted that transfers are always less than perfect.  Thus if one wanted a perfect image, an orignal print is needed.  

The decal method, as best I can tell, does use an original image.

See http://www.lazertran.com/products/lazertran_products_inkjet.htm 

This material is said by them to be able to handle matte inks.  

(Preparing the substrate and finishing appear to make this printed medium a lot more work than paper.  But what I see in the gallery is a new medium that looks impressive and is selling very well.  So, it might be worth exploring.)


 
> I'm especially pleased with some things which are happening in transferring all-carbon (Eboni-6 inkset) images to various kitchen counter-top and floor-covering materials.

Special materials are needed to make things able to take heat.  polycrylic sealant is apparently better than a polyurethane.  I think the 100% carbon is going to be more stable.

This line of products looks very interesting:

http://www.deltacreative.com/pcid/137/Default.aspx

I'm thinking for highest dynamic range, a very white tile with a glass like finsish.

One thing that is said to help with the www.lazertran.com/products is to hold down the ink limits and wetness.  

I'm probably going to move to an Eb6/Carb6 setup in the 1400 that is aimed at making things easier and will move the inks up in density scale.  

See http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Easy_Mixing.pdf
(I didn't intend to publish this yet, but here is a rough draft of the Easy Mixing C6 (lowest cost -- materials and labor -- efort.)

The 3-MK approach may put the most carbon down per volume water, but I want more smoothness, so this setup ought to get me a flexible approach. 

 
> This is satisfying my unfulfilled Polaroid-transfer appetites.  The E6 inks are so inexpensive no thought need be given to the wallet.

As usual, the "paper" may be where the cost is. 

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 




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