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Comment by Charles Brownson on May 10, 2012 at 6:35

I wonder if release paper works? Seems unlikely.

Comment by Aine Scannell on May 10, 2012 at 6:26

Oh and I forgot to add that transferring directly from label backing paper is more likely to work even better.  I purchased a product from IMcClains printmaking supplies (USA) and that works really well. I am finding now that doing on to dry paper seems to be best to avoid the ink 'blurring'.

heres the link to it.

http://www.imcclains.com/catalog/blocks/transferpaper.html

Comment by Charles Brownson on May 10, 2012 at 6:16

Aine, thanks for the information about inkjet transfers using acetate, especially the tip that it can be resoaked. This is a way of doing collage that avoids glue and permits overlays. Nice.

Comment by Aine Scannell on May 7, 2012 at 11:20

I have just been doing inkjet transfers to Somerset etching paper as well as to Hahnemuhle.  I used the shiny side of the acetate (the non inkjet coated side) and then tried a transfer onto dry paper,  also to soaked and blotted paper (as per usual procedure in printmaking)  

It works and you just need to do some tests with the paper you are using as it behaves differently with those variables. You have to print it out and do the transfer straight away and be organized about it.    I did it by burnishing with back of spoon as well as by running it through the etching  press.

All worked.  Bear in mind that depending on the kind of paper used -  a 100 dpi image or a 300 dpi image may work better.  BUT you must do the tests before doing it in your "proper" project.

 For example the Hahnemuhle worked better when the image was printed at 300dpi as the surface is a somewhat 'pitted'  whereas for the somerset paper a 100 dpi image worked fine.  Its a somewhat smoother paper.

Another thing I found is that ONCE  the transfer on the  paper has been in the "drying stack" overnight with tissue paper/ blotting paper plus fibreboards with heavy metal plate on top..................

IT CAN then BE RESOAKED -- if for example you want to do another intaglio printmaking technique on top.  I prefer to transfer like this because I hate the "plasticized" surface you can get with some of the transfer papers and liquids/gels.

Hope somebody finds this useful.  By the way I use an Epson 2400 which is a pigment based inkjet printer.

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Comment by Barbara Simler on September 10, 2011 at 5:15

Thanks for the link, Charles, your project sounds interesting. I'll be looking forward to your posts.

Comment by Charles Brownson on September 9, 2011 at 17:03

Barbara, I read your post on wabi sabi on your blog after your mentioned it here. I've started (next week) a blog series on the subject -- it's called "For a New Novel" but don't let that put you off -- later installments will deal with open form, qi, and other more Western ideas like field theory and systems thinking which seem relevant to what you're doing. I'd like to hear from anyone else who is using these ideas in their work. http://ocotilloarts.com/blog inspector@ocotilloarts.com

Comment by Barbara Simler on November 17, 2010 at 12:13

Your article sounds interesting, Charles. I've been reading about Wabi Sabi exploring the idea of making books that are not necessarily beautiful or not beautiful, that don't make any overt statement, but simply are what they are. My grasp of concepts like Wabi Sabi are necessarily filtered through my Western-influenced understanding of the world, but it's been an interesting exploration. I've written a bit about it on my blog: http://moonbindery.blogspot.com/search/label/coptic

Comment by Charles Brownson on November 17, 2010 at 9:21

Some time ago I posted an article on mt website Now the Artists Book Now.At the end of it I left hanging a question about qi (chi) and how to make a book in the spirit of Zen. Without that question being answered I felt that a good bit of my practice was inadequately understood. Now I have a draft article which deals with that bit: Chi: The Interpenetration and Textual and Visual. It's not listed on my public web page yet -- I'll add a link there when I'm sure of the piece. But I thought there might be people here who would like to take a look.

Comment by Caren Florance on November 17, 2010 at 6:38

You can use it if you give me acknowledgement as the artist, and I can send you a higher-res version if you like. Otherwise, I'm glad you like it :)

Comment by Charles Brownson on November 16, 2010 at 23:47

Hi Caran, If the image belongs to you I won't use it, I had thought it might be on the order of public property. It's a very good one, and for this group.

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