In stead of going to oil-printing after using the Kentmere paper for
it, a nice solution is making your own bromoil-paper with liquid light
(SE1 from Silverprint), one can use the wide range of nice papers like
the one for gum etc.!
Cheers,
Henk
On 19 jun 2006, at 11:56, TERRYAKING@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 19/6/06 3:13:13 am, holtsg@duke.usask.ca writes:
>
>
>> Are there any other things that can be used to increase the body of
>> the
>> ink - or rather make the ink less sticky so that it will differeniate
>> between the wet and dry parts of the print?
>
>
> Gord
>
> I have used light magnesium carbonate (foot powder) for thickening
> the 'ink" and linseed oil for thinning it. Use very very little
> though.
>
> If you are not using etching or litho inks, available in a wide range
> of colours anyway, try 'artists' ' oil colours but add a smidgen of
> the light magnesium carbonate, or mix up your colours from pure
> pigment using linseed oil as the medium. In my experience these all
> work well.
>
> After I have run out of my Document Art I am thinking of going back
> to oil printing.
>
> Terry
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