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Share certificate printing
Posted by Dave Bull on May 27, 2018 [Permalink]
The other day I mentioned that I had been working on the Share Certificates for Pateron backers, and I had more time for that job today too. Those previous tests had been for the woodblock part, but today's test was to see which paper worked best for the ink-jet part of the work.
I used the same nine types that were in the previous test:
... and I used a small crop from the certificate itself. It doesn't make sense to use the entire sheets for these test, as I had to play with various settings on the printer and driver ...
Here's what seems like it might be the best of the batch:
So after some fiddling with the layout of the printout on the sheet, I managed to get a pretty nice sample!
The ink-jet part is not as sharp and clear as I would like, but I think that considering we are printing on soft washi I suspect that this is what we are going to get ...
Viewed from the back, you can clearly see the portion that has been traditionally printed:
So I'm ready to go; I've placed an order for a stack of that paper, and once it arrives, I'll get printing. The certificates should be on the way without any further delay!
Added by: Seithon on May 27, 2018, 9:03 am
Considering the only way you could get sharper is if you had some engraved metal stamping plates, I think it turned out pretty well! :D
Added by: Ellen Yu on May 27, 2018, 3:30 pm
It turned out wonderful Dave!
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