Re: Liquitex etc.
Hi Judy,
I came to this by trying several transparent material for making
digital negatifs and also by trying some inkjet-transfers , see
discussion some time ago; so by accident -or better: the disaster by
trying an inkjet transfer- i saw the nice result by sticking the
print to a white -or else- sheet of paper . And yes: the plastic
sheet (from a local art store) was prepared with 'rabbit glue' to
allow inkjet printing, and i used pigment ink.
succes,
Henk
On 24 jan 2008, at 4:56, Judy Seigel wrote:
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008, henk thijs wrote:
That's really intriguing Henk... a couple of questions: (I tried
heavy liquitex varnish today -- admittedly I did a clumsy coating,
but it anyway ruined the (inkjet) print....( The thickness of the
"varnish" seemed to destroy contrast and blur edges -- it didn't
seem that way while coating, but when dry.... yuck !)
In that case just print on transparent material and stick it to a
white -or else- barrier :
When you say "clear plastic sheets," that could be .... what?
Where do you get them? Are they made for inkjet, or some other
purpose?
I use some clear plastic sheets , coat twice with rabbit glue (!),
flip the image , fill the cartridges with pigment ink, print on
the transparent, let dry, fixatif , and then glue -the side where
the ink is- to whatever you want (dependent on this you can
influence the final result); and believe me : it is really
shining :-)
I take it the plastic is very shiny... but you print on it with
inkjet? Will any inkjet printer do this, or only certain ones (or
one)? Or, wait a minute -- you're printing on the rabbit skin
glue, not directly on the shiny plastic? ? ?
Anyway, sounds very ingenious... and much better than cutting
glass... Thanks in advance...
Judy
Maybe you can avoid the coating yourself by using inkjet-
transparent material, but i have no experience with this.
cheers,
Henk
But a question for Henk: You said for inkjet you spray lightly
before applying varnish... I take it that's because the ink might
run so you more or less "set" it first? My particular inkjet ink
doesn't seem to run if it's on paper (as opposed to plastic) &
allowed to dry, but pre-fix sounds like a good idea anyway.
yes, correct; depending what ink you use -dye or pigment- and the
paper , it is better to stick it first with some GHIANT FIXATIF
( http://www.ghiant.com/our-brands/computers/inktjet-fix/ )
It's probably no big deal to throw out some "stinky" varnish
that's growing things, but I'm trying to remember what I used to
put a drop or two of in the top of a jar of liquitex paint that
was growing mold. It may have been a much diluted formaldehyde.
I'll look around the studio & see if inspiration strikes---
sometimes things come back when you go on auto-pilot.
(As when I forgot my ATM PIN number -- not as braindead as it
seems, because I hadn't used it in years, since I was banking
elsewhere, etc. etc. etc. But finally I had to go to the bank IN
PERSON and have the old one -- which they evidently can't or
won't access -- killed & think up a new one. And then I went to
the machine for the transaction -- and incredibly -- or not so
incredibly -- while I was going through the motions, suddenly a
voice in my head sang along with the OLD PIN number.... )
But as I was saying, so far I'm thinking formaldehyde... If you
can get it of course. Maybe the same friendly undertaker who
supplies the cremains?
Meanwhile, thanks again...
Judy
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