"He who marches out of step hears another drum." ~ Ken Kesey
they are blended with a single pigment only so you can mix colors correctly.
Quote from: blue moon on September 04, 2019, 07:02:57 PM they are blended with a single pigment only so you can mix colors correctly.When you say "blended with a single pigment" are you meaning you add the pigment then blend then add the next pigment then blend and so on?
As the majority of our work is wet-on-wet regardless of whether it's sim process or high opacity spot colour work would it be best to go for a medium opacity ink that will handle both relatively well? Any recommendations would be appreciated.
at last count, we had 9 different types of ink. Obviously, we have a simulated process ink (union unimatch) and med and high opacity inks depending on what we are doing. I have to admit we get a little lazy sometimes and skip the high opacity since we are so used to the daily stuff.
Quote from: blue moon on September 04, 2019, 07:02:57 PMat last count, we had 9 different types of ink. Obviously, we have a simulated process ink (union unimatch) and med and high opacity inks depending on what we are doing. I have to admit we get a little lazy sometimes and skip the high opacity since we are so used to the daily stuff.I thought Unimatch didn't have enough opacity for Sim Process. I have always used their Ultraviolet soft line for Sim. Color me confused
Quote from: screenxpress on September 06, 2019, 05:57:06 PMQuote from: blue moon on September 04, 2019, 07:02:57 PMat last count, we had 9 different types of ink. Obviously, we have a simulated process ink (union unimatch) and med and high opacity inks depending on what we are doing. I have to admit we get a little lazy sometimes and skip the high opacity since we are so used to the daily stuff.I thought Unimatch didn't have enough opacity for Sim Process. I have always used their Ultraviolet soft line for Sim. Color me confused Unimatch was developed specificaly for simulated process. Ultrasoft is not suitable for it as it is to opaque (reduces the color gamut) and not being made of one pigment (introduces unwanted shading to the color mixes).Pierre
Quote from: blue moon on September 07, 2019, 02:17:19 AMQuote from: screenxpress on September 06, 2019, 05:57:06 PMQuote from: blue moon on September 04, 2019, 07:02:57 PMat last count, we had 9 different types of ink. Obviously, we have a simulated process ink (union unimatch) and med and high opacity inks depending on what we are doing. I have to admit we get a little lazy sometimes and skip the high opacity since we are so used to the daily stuff.I thought Unimatch didn't have enough opacity for Sim Process. I have always used their Ultraviolet soft line for Sim. Color me confused Unimatch was developed specificaly for simulated process. Ultrasoft is not suitable for it as it is to opaque (reduces the color gamut) and not being made of one pigment (introduces unwanted shading to the color mixes).PierreI've used Ultrasoft on Sim work for years and gotten great results. Interesting.
Quote from: screenxpress on September 07, 2019, 01:59:22 PMQuote from: blue moon on September 07, 2019, 02:17:19 AMQuote from: screenxpress on September 06, 2019, 05:57:06 PMQuote from: blue moon on September 04, 2019, 07:02:57 PMat last count, we had 9 different types of ink. Obviously, we have a simulated process ink (union unimatch) and med and high opacity inks depending on what we are doing. I have to admit we get a little lazy sometimes and skip the high opacity since we are so used to the daily stuff.I thought Unimatch didn't have enough opacity for Sim Process. I have always used their Ultraviolet soft line for Sim. Color me confused Unimatch was developed specificaly for simulated process. Ultrasoft is not suitable for it as it is to opaque (reduces the color gamut) and not being made of one pigment (introduces unwanted shading to the color mixes).PierreI've used Ultrasoft on Sim work for years and gotten great results. Interesting. sure, it will work and the great results are a testament to your skillset rather then the ink. In my eyes it would be like driving a nail in with a crescent wrench. It works, and you can get quite good at it, but why not use a hammer? pierre