Digital BW, The Print

Steve Kale wrote:

> A moistened brush?  What type of brush?  Can you really pick up the 
> ink for
> several hours let alone days?

A small watercolor brush that will come to a sharp point when moistened. 
The best brushes are probably Windsor-Newton red sable series 7 in sizes 
0 or 00.  You can get these from any good art store or on the web from 
Jerry's Artarama or the like. Don't use cheap brushes - they don't work 
well at all.

The technique is similar to that used for spotting conventional prints 
except the brush needs to be moistened to pick up the ink from the 
surface of the glossy paper. 

I've used this method with MIS VM inks and with Epson Ultrachromes with 
no problem. It only takes a minute amount of ink on the brush to do the job.

I have only used this method for B&W so I can't comment on color.

Roger