is it possible to print on a deskjet on rice paper? Im having some trouble with the ink bleeding and creating a fuzzy edge. Thanks for your help Nick
Yes it is. Try tweaking some of settings in your print dialog box. Instead of printing at full photo quality kick down the setting a little and/or try the different settings for different types of paper. (ie plain paper setting vs. photo settings, blah, blah, etc., etc.). You should get it figured out. It all depends on the paper you are using and what kind of printer. I set my printer at plain paper with a setting half way between econo and high quality. You just need to kick down the amount of ink your printer is laying down without screwing with your image/output quality.
I set it on the glossy paper setting, that seems to work a lot better for black at least, gotta try color now. Thanks nick>>> Yes it is. Try tweaking some of settings in your print dialog box. Instead > of printing at full photo quality kick down the setting a little and/or > try the different settings for different types of paper. (ie plain paper > setting vs. photo settings, blah, blah, etc., etc.). You should get it > figured out. It all depends on the paper you are using and what kind of > printer. I set my printer at plain paper with a setting half way between > econo and high quality. You just need to kick down the amount of ink your > printer is laying down without screwing with your image/output quality.
Iv’e been printing on rice paper, on various digital printers for the past two years. The problems are many, but good results are attainable. One big problem with most digital printers is that the inks are die based & not pigment based, they will fade rather quickly in sunlight, (disappear!!) The black is an exception in some printeres, They use pigmented black ink. HP has UV blocking pigmented ink that don’t fade, but the machine is $15,000 Resin tips; polyester is ok, UV & Epoxy will cause bleeding if not done correctly. Also if you back your rice paper with a piece of regular bond paper it will absorbe the excess ink & you will get a cleaner image & you will not gunk up your printer. http://dreamflagproductions.com
Pigment in the ink. Light resistant for 70 yrs. $150.00. I’m gonna get one. There is a guy on this page that has one and says its way good. http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/ProductQuickSpec.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1473234271.1021661900@@@@&BV_EngineID=fadcedieeljlbfdmcfjgckidnf.0&oid=7512888
epson looks pretty good! image size 8.5"x11" hp plotter 42"w x 10 feetlong I am attempting full board overlay graphics P.S. will print posters, stickers & digital images for food!
Pigment in the ink. Light resistant for 70 yrs. $150.00. I’m gonna get > one.>>> There is a guy on this page that has one and says its way good. Epson C80 printer is the one you want
Hi there, I think its the right time to make a contribution to Swaylock. I m a newbie in boardbuilding and I did lots of mistakes in building my surfboard. But I print several logo on rice paper with diferent printers, none is bleeding. Sorry for my poor English, I wish your guys can understand what I gonna to say. We talk of graphic design software, there’ re two main streams. First, we call it bitmap base graphic, file extension is *.bmp. Software just like Adobe Photoshop, Photo Delux, Paint Shop Pro, etc. Printing logo on rice paper with bitmap base software could be a troublesome. Cos the output quality is really really depends on the design resolution. Just take an example, you took a picture with a digital camera in a low resolution of 480 x 320 pixel and full print on a A4 size plain paper, the pixels are enlarged to fit on. The result you may find lots of area are blur/coarse pixel or bleeding in rice paper. Trying to take pic with a high resolution of 1600 x 1200 pixel and make a full print on a A4 plain paper, the result is much much better. For a better result, start with a higher resolution design together with a higher glossy paper printer setting to produce your own logo. Never try to enlarge your design to fit on the paper, it blurs and result in bleeding. Second, we call it vector graphic. Adobe Illustrator is the best example. Almost 90% of printing industries use vector graphic software. It never relies on pixel and the graphic can be enlarged/reduced without blur. And the most important, while you print on rice paper, the output quality is fine and never bleeding. My printer is a really cheap and low end model just cost me US$ 70.00. I just use the default setting and printer setting turned into high glossy paper, the result is great. Bitmap graphic software is user friendly, unlike vector graphic software requires training. If you re familar with Photoshop, its time to upgrade yourself. Using vector software, you may see the difference, its much pro. If you dont know vector graphic, try to learn or ask someone to make one for you. Have a happy boardbuilding weekend. Regards, Crabie http://www.sunriseprinting.com.hk/skim/skimboard01.jpg
Crabie, Good advice on vector graphics. Corel seems to have it working. Your logo is a good example of blending text art into logo graphics. Clients almost always prefer having the product name as part of the picture, instead of being in a caption or title position. The shape and visual appeal of the product name provide excellent brand recognition. It beats the competition every time. I use Word Perfect’s add-in to generate my base image and text art. Then I use a bitmap program for filling and blending. For logo newbies, this is the best advice you’ll get on logo tools. You’ll have to provide the artistic merit. -Noodle
Hi Noodle, Corel Draw is kinda vector graphic software you can creat logo and print on rice paper. If you try the vector graphic software, you’ll never go back to bitmap software. Especially in printing logo on rice paper. Have a happy boardbuilding week end. Regards, Crabie http://www.sunriseprinting.com.hk/skim/skimboard01.jpg
Ray, thanks for your help, you seem pretty knowledgable on this subject, I had printed a bunch of nice looking laminates with my deskjet and were planning on glassing them on, but you said there is a definite problem with fading. Is this a gradual fade or does it disappear in a week? I am trying to find out if its worth it to glass on the lams that i have already printed or try another method. Ive tried color laser printing which still will fade significantly right? and kinkos gave me the bone job- “Im sorry we cant send that paper through our printers” so any help would be great. Thanks alot Nick>>> epson looks pretty good! image size 8.5"x11" hp plotter > 42"w x 10 feetlong I am attempting full board overlay graphics P.S. > will print posters, stickers & digital images for food!
Nick, Get started on screen printing. It’s fun and… not too hard. Look up screen printing supplies in your yellow pages. Go to the supplier and ask what you need to start printing acrylic ink onto your laminate medium. You can print with Createx fabric acrylic, and not buy the expensive printers’ ink. Use your computer printer to print autopositives for burning images onto your print screen. There are books at Border’s and B. Dalton. If you want to do it the right way, this is it. -Noodle