Re: Poor man's negatives
Jacek, Maybe you can purchase a Meyer (or was it Mayer?) coating rod for applying the ground? See http://www.rdspecialties.com/Page.asp?Script=14... And/or you may add something to the ground so that it becomes (more) self-leveling... (I know there are such compounds but can't name one.) Don't have any experience with such products but something that is porous (if there's such a product) should work better; maybe adding silica fume may help... Regards, Loris. 2009/8/8 Jacek Gonsalves <jacek@jagnight.com>: > Hi all, > > I purchased some Golden digital ground from my art supplier. Its called Non > Porus Digital ground, it comes in clear. So I tried it on some sheets of 75 > micron melinex and acetate. > You apply it in one direction first. Let it dry. Then apply it on another > direction. Let it dry. So only 2 coats. > Printed it on a R800, use the matte setting in the driver. > > Problems! > The image does get applied on the transparency, though if your brush strokes > are uneven the image degrades in that area. > Plus with my R800 I had an issue with the roller feeder leaving roller marks > on the coat, before the printer head got to it. > Is prone to any slight touching, it smudges the print, no matter how long > you left it to dry! :) > Any dust gets trapped in the coating. > > So why would you use this? No idea! Well its more of the fact that this > can't be used in any fashion to give you better or equal results to normal > inkjet transparencies. > > There would be other methodologies on brushing better, and perhaps even > fixing the ink so it doesnt get smudged, with a varnish, gel etc. > > InkAid also sell a digital ground. > > Cheers, > Jacek > >
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