protective sprays & bubblejet
Nancy Dooley
On 17 Jul 1997 20:58:23 GMT, "Dena B." <de...@baervan.nmt.edu> wrote:
>I print a lot of things on my bubblejet. I get good quality for both black
>and white and color printings. Once thing I don't like is that when the
>ink gets wet, it goes everywhere. I remember reading (quite a few months
>ago) someone suggested spraying your printed material (a card, for example)
>to protect the ink. So here are my questions--
>1. Is there a product to use before printing?
>2. Is there a product to use after printing?
>3. Is there a paper that is more protective of the ink?
>My mother-in-law gave me some sheets to try out that are extremely shiny on
>the printing side and are thicker than plain paper. This paper is used to
>have a smoother output on bubblejets--do sprays work on this type of paper
>also?
>I know there are sprays that art students use to prevent smearing of
>pencil/charcoal/pastel artwork. Does this type of spray work? Or do I
>need a specific "waterproofing" spray?
>
>Thanks for all your help!
>
>Dena
>de...@baervan.nmt.edu
There may be something better by now, but when I was in school, the
art students used "Fix-A-Tive," to spray on paper AFTER the art was
completed. I don't know about glossy finishes; you'd have to test it,
I guess.
They bought this product at an art supply store. You could ask them
for recommendations.
Nancy.
"You're only young once, but you can be immature
forever."
Dena B.
Linda Campbell
In night school we just used aerosol hairspray, one with a fine mist. It
set the charcoal and pencil drawings and it's a lot cheaper.
Linda
Nancy Dooley wrote:
> >I know there are sprays that art students use to prevent smearing of
> >pencil/charcoal/pastel artwork. Does this type of spray work? Or do I
> >need a specific "waterproofing" spray?
> >
> >Thanks for all your help!
> >
> >Dena
> >de...@baervan.nmt.edu
>
> There may be something better by now, but when I was in school, the
> art students used "Fix-A-Tive," to spray on paper AFTER the art was
> completed. I don't know about glossy finishes; you'd have to test it,
> I guess.
>
> They bought this product at an art supply store. You could ask them
> for recommendations.
>
> Nancy.
>
> "You're only young once, but you can be immature
> forever."
--
Linda Campbell
My opinions are not necessarily
those of Metro Machine Corporation
Hapi Daze7
Dena, I print a lot of things on my inkjet printer and I use these
two products to set the ink:
1. Satin Finish Protective Sealer by Plaid - This is normally used to
protect stencils from smudges. You can find this in
home improvement centers
or craft stores.
2. Tuffilm Final Fixative by Grumbacher - Artists use this spray as a
final
fixative for pastel, charcoal and pencil. You can find this in
an art store.
Happy printing!!
---Daisy
In article <01bc92f3$ee35e930$3e0a8a81@delahaye>, "Dena B."
<de...@baervan.nmt.edu> writes:
>I print a lot of things on my bubblejet. I get good quality for both
black
>and white and color printings. Once thing I don't like is that when the
>ink gets wet, it goes everywhere. I remember reading (quite a few months
>ago) someone suggested spraying your printed material (a card, for
example)
>to protect the ink. So here are my questions--
>1. Is there a product to use before printing?
>2. Is there a product to use after printing?
>3. Is there a paper that is more protective of the ink?
>My mother-in-law gave me some sheets to try out that are extremely shiny
on
>the printing side and are thicker than plain paper. This paper is used
to
>have a smoother output on bubblejets--do sprays work on this type of
paper
>also?
>I know there are sprays that art students use to prevent smearing of
>pencil/charcoal/pastel artwork. Does this type of spray work? Or do I
>need a specific "waterproofing" spray?
>
>Thanks for all your help!
>
>Dena
>de...@baervan.nmt.edu
>
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CJ
Dena,
I use an inkjet printer for color items, and I used to spray the
sheets with Workable Fixative, which I bought at an art store so I
could sketch with pencil and charcoal and not have it rub off on my
hands as I continued to work. It seemed to work ok. I dont use it
anymore, tho. Have only had one person tell me that the ink ran on
a card that I'd sent them.
Something that I've discovered that works really well for other
things [not cards], is to use my finger and put a thin coat of Sobo
glue over the color image. It doesnt seem to smear the ink, and it
coats the paper real nice to that I can use it for jewelry, etc.
Hope this gives you a little idea-
CJ
Mark Hess
Dena B. wrote:
>
> I print a lot of things on my bubblejet. I get good quality for both black
> and white and color printings. Once thing I don't like is that when the
> ink gets wet, it goes everywhere. I remember reading (quite a few months
> ago) someone suggested spraying your printed material (a card, for example)
> to protect the ink. So here are my questions--
> 1. Is there a product to use before printing?
> 2. Is there a product to use after printing?
> 3. Is there a paper that is more protective of the ink?
> My mother-in-law gave me some sheets to try out that are extremely shiny on
> the printing side and are thicker than plain paper. This paper is used to
> have a smoother output on bubblejets--do sprays work on this type of paper
> also?
> I know there are sprays that art students use to prevent smearing of
> pencil/charcoal/pastel artwork. Does this type of spray work? Or do I
> need a specific "waterproofing" spray?
>
> Thanks for all your help!
>
> Dena
> de...@baervan.nmt.edu
You can use acrylic sprays that are clear. Do it outside or someplace
with a lot of air so you don't breath it. I have also used cheap hair
spray. Good luck Mark
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