Re: Question for Henk Thijs re: rabbit skin glue
From: pulpfic@telus.net Subject: Re: Question for Henk Thijs re: rabbit skin glue Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:20:21 -0800 > At 01:52 PM 3/26/08 -0400, Susan V wrote: > >Has anyone tried using good-old Liquitex mediums for this > purpose? (surface prep for inkjet printing) They dry clear > and come in matte or gloss finish. > Maybe watered down, about 1 part liquid medium to 10 parts > water? You'd still want the ink to stay _on_ the surface you > create, so I'd think less is more. I think I'll try that, > too. I don't have the first hand experience on this, but my guess is that, acrylic media by itself is too hydrophobic, and does not absorb moisture any bit, once dried. I don't think dilution is a key factor, unless you dilute to an extent where there is no effect of applying the media. I would rather suggest to use a mixture containing other polymers, such as gelatin, hydroxymethylcellulose, polyacrylamide and/or polyvinyl pyrrolidone, wherein acrylic media is used in less than 20%, perhaps much less. But if you have to do all the research, you might want to buy existing products... Common matting agents include tiny beads of poly(methyl methacrylate), poly(methyl methacrylate-co-methacrylic acid), and silicon dioxide. The first two are commonly used in clear acrylic medium that give matte finish. There are more options if you want opaque matting agents. These are blended into the binder before coating for matt surface. -- Ryuji Suzuki "Make something religious and people don't have to deal with it, they can say it's irrelevant." (Bob Dylan, Biograph booklet, 1985)
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