Friday, September 29, 2006

more on printing on blumenthal silk

this morning i ironed the sample from last night and pulled off the backing. it looks lighter, and seems to have left behind some yellow, but i don't miss it.

so i might only want to reduce the ink desity only 25% - depending on the purpose of the piece.

i found it sticks to the glass nicely when i use a mix of Golden's soft gel gloss and GAC 200. I'm testing to see if it looks a little more translucent if i wet it first so it absorbs more water from the gel. But it's tones better than the lazertran for looking glowy in the light.

I did loose some detail. Should i do extra sharpening? hum...

i also ordered sample packs of the Colortextile cotton and silk. I went ahead and ordered some ink from them as well cuz they have a baseline shipping cost per order. I don't have the cash flow to order a whole $100 worth of stuff to get free shipping. Sheesh! at amazon it's only 20!!

and i am interested in the organza but i have to wait til next month..

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