tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652713016648187663.post4801462390504989947..comments2023-08-03T01:19:10.208-07:00Comments on Jen Tong: printing tote bagsjentonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04062814931200168124noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652713016648187663.post-28399053656161053032011-09-12T06:44:55.109-07:002011-09-12T06:44:55.109-07:00Wow, I am only an egg.
I don't know what tran...Wow, I am only an egg.<br /><br />I don't know what transparency liquid or floertl is, but I'm sure Google can answer that question for me. You know, I never use retarder because I always find I want it to dry faster, not slower, but maybe that is crazy.<br /><br />It sounds like I have been using way, way too much pigment for my work and perhaps that's why I have been having such a rough time with registering sometimes. Interesting. I'm thinking I'll do a new print for the Philadelphia Zine Fest (or maybe a screenprinted mini-comic cover) so I will try to incorporate these ideas then.<br /><br />P.S. Great to hang out with you a little at SPX!BradyDalehttp://eatthebabies.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652713016648187663.post-14216927108832107292011-08-24T12:28:35.596-07:002011-08-24T12:28:35.596-07:00Hi Brady!
Sorry it took so long for me to reply, ...Hi Brady!<br /><br />Sorry it took so long for me to reply, I never get notifications for comments and I don't know how to fix that.. :/<br /><br />But basically to answer your question (to elaborate!)I've always been taught to water my paints down, actually. Specifically if you are printing on paper, you want your paint to be the consistency of melted ice cream. How much you water down depends on the individual pigment you are using, reds and sometimes yellows tend to be thin. Also, the transparency liquid is thick (and it's something I ALWAYS use) Basically the average ratio in my mixture is %10-%20 pigment, %70 transparency, and %10 water, plus the required spoonful of retarder and a dot of floetrl for every 15oz cup...<br /><br />For printing on fabric, I am still learning. People I've talked to who print on shirts say not to water the ink down AT ALL. And that makes sense if the fabric you are printing on is completely smooth and you do several pulls at once. The bags in the photos that I printed on were rough in texture so for what I was doing I really should've watered my ink down a little (for the drawing separation) because my drawing printed out faded. I've been printing for over 5 years and I'm still figuring these things out!<br /><br />-Jenjentonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04062814931200168124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652713016648187663.post-62786547115502596142011-08-18T08:26:40.033-07:002011-08-18T08:26:40.033-07:00Hi.
We met briefly at PACC.
I gave you mad kudos o...Hi.<br />We met briefly at PACC.<br />I gave you mad kudos on the Comics Beat yesterday, too. Richly deserved.<br /><br />So, I was reading your blog and caught a very small point and have been fixated on it.<br /><br />You said that when you are messing with printing ink, all you want to do is water it down. I was like... wait, what? You can do that???<br /><br />(((everything i know about printing I have learned from books and they never seem to answer the questions I have)))<br />Do people add water to printing ink to make it thinner? It seems like that might make it go through the screen a bit more easily and evenly. <br />Is that right?<br />Is that why people do it? <br />Do they do it? <br /><br />And if so... how much do you ad? What are the ratios? If you had time to answer that I'd love it. <br /><br />Whenever I look for answer to my printing questions I'm only ever frustrated. And it had never occurred to me that folks might water the inks down. Intereessssting.BradyDalehttp://eatthebabies.comnoreply@blogger.com