Re: Epson 3800 [pigment over alt process overprinting]

[Daniel Williams <dtwilliams3@comcast.net>]

Edward Draper wrote:
> Jonathan
>
> I find any good quality paper works - I have a preference for this 
> type of work to avoid anything with optical brighteners in it
>
> Currently I'm using Fabriano 5 - takes both the platinum and the 
> pigment extremely well
Edward,

Are you printing the platinum first and then the pigment?  Ron Reeder ( 
http://www.ronreeder.com/pigplat/?page=1 ) did his in the reverse order 
but stopped making them because he was getting stains on the back of the 
prints that he was unable to get to clear.  He was printing on Arches 
Platine and, at that time, an Epson 2200.  The prints I saw looked great 
on the front but, on the back, had tea colored stains behind the areas 
that had been printed with the pigmented inks.  These stains appeared 
when the platinum print was developed and neither his clearing baths nor 
subsequent washing removed them.  He was concerned that this could 
effect the paper or print longevity and stopped using this process 
altogether.

I asked him about printing the platinum first but he said he found 
registration to be a problem both  because of paper shrinkage and 
getting the platinum print aligned in the printer so the pigmented 
sections were in correct registration.

Have you had any of these issues?  Perhaps the 3800 inks do not have 
this problem.

I had intended to try the process but, after talking with Ron, I never did.

Dan Williams