Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Seth" 
<seth@m...> wrote:
>  I have to jump in and agree on the pencil thing, unless the 
Rapidograph w/
> K ink works out.
> 
> Sharpies are deadly!!  Archivally, they bring the whole piece down 
IMHO.
> 
> On the pencil vs. black ink thing: I think pencil is less 
intrusive to the
> work.  The dark ink would draw the eye, where the pencil would 
just "be
> there."
> 
The rapidograph works well because it is A)the same ink you just 
made your print with (Shirley no curator can object to that)
and B) You can dilute the ink to give you any shade you want. 
I also dislike a dark, obtrusive signature; I have it diluted to 
about the same shade as a no3 pencil. IT DOES NOT work well on matte 
papers, even RC, though it does work on air-dried fiber-base glossy 
paper. As long as you keep it to semi-gloss and glossy papers, its 
fine. They real down side though is: you only get one shot at it, so 
practice first on scrap!

Steve Karafyllakis


> Seth
> 
> 
> 
> ==-----Original Message-----
> ==From: John C. Lewis [mailto:lewiseye@e...] 
> ==
> ==Arlene is also correct in advising that prints be signed in 
pencil. 
> ==And it is preferred by curators. No, not so it can be erased, 
rather 
> ==because graphite is safe, and when used properly on the back 
> ==side of the print, will not show or leach through.
> ==