Good Waterbased Poster Inks

topic posted Mon, December 11, 2006 - 9:37 AM by  Scott
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I am not a fan of Speedball poster inks, there opacity and viscosity leave much to be desired. I like Union ECXO Serigraph inks, but want to use a waterbased ink that will not break the bank. Has any one found on that they like?
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Scott
Milwaukee
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  • Re: Good Waterbased Poster Inks

    Sat, January 6, 2007 - 5:35 AM
    You mentioned that you're not happy with the opacity, do you want more or less opacity? if you want more, you can always use good old house paint for poster prints. Acrylic house paint that is (eg. Benjamin Moore, etc.) I go the hardware/paint store and ask them for their 'mistakes', meaning someone ordered custom color and they didn't end up buying it. A gallon of mistake paint is usually around 5 bucks. Granted, you might have to play around with the color a bit, but I've been able to get light tinted paints that can be mixed to any color. And for posters, house paint looks great for not much money. It can be a bit runny to work with at times, but just don't flood the screen with too much paint. As for less opacity, try a paint extender on house paint. It will make it go further, and reduce opacity. I use house paint for gig posters and also for fine art prints for galleries, and I've had great success with it. Hope this helps.
    • Re: Good Waterbased Poster Inks

      Sat, January 6, 2007 - 11:42 AM
      to little opacity is my problem. I will have to try some house paint, that's a great idea! For the runnyness problem, I have heard of an acrylic paint thickener for faux finishing that could help. I may try it both ways.

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