What primers (chemicals) are necessaty to apply to standard or ordinary canvas with a view to giclee printing in a wide format printer using ultra-chrome ink?. What is the application proceedure? Alternatively, who can supply such a primer?
2006-12-21 09:08:52 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
From all the research I've done, there is not one "primer" that you can apply to regular canvas to prepare it for printing. Each canvas manufacturer uses what seems to be a closely-guarded formula, and each formula reacts differently with the various printers as well as the various inks.
Check out the Parrot DigiGraphic site http://www.parrotcolor.com/store/home.php
Also the Fine Art Giclee Printers site:
http://fineartgicleeprinters.org/canvas_photographic_paper_media/media_photopaper_artcanvas.html
Fredrix makes a variety of papers for wide-format, and you can send away for samples:
http://www.fredrixprintcanvas.com/pages/tradeindex.html
The manufacturers seem to delight in keeping this technology a mystery... let me know if you get any useful answers from them!
2006-12-21 14:24:58 · answer #1 · answered by joyfulpaints 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-21 09:43:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋