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Message 1
From: Wanda Robertson
Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 09:15:25 -0700
Subject: [Baren 25668] Re: ink
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Hi Lana,

I'm not familiar with the #21 pigment - but I had a similar experience
with the Matsumuara pigments when I used them on a non-Japanese paper!
Several people tried to help me figure it out & we came up with the
theory that the paper had been bleached & the bleach was interacting
with the vegetable/mineral pigments. So, my next question is: What
kind of paper are you printing on?

Wanda

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Message 2
From: Lana Lambert
Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 17:09:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Baren 25669] Re: ink
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It was Masa, and today the bleeding was worse! It
transferred onto other prints!!! The masa dried out
after the color blocks were printed. I misted them
and let them sit over night. The next morning, the
dye had bled worse and the paper transferred off onto
the key blocks. I literally wanted to pull my hair
out! I guess Masa just isn't good enough for multiple
printings...

....but that's what happens when you're on a student
budget. :(

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Message 3
From: Lana Lambert
Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 17:18:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Baren 25670] Re: ink
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Oh, um, do you think it will do the same on Hosho? Is
Hosho bleached?

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Message 4
From: David Bull
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 12:23:28 +0900
Subject: [Baren 25671] Re: ink
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> ... the light green had a
> yellow hallow as if a residual chemical had seeped
> into the fibers when the paper was wetted.

> The next morning, the
> dye had bled worse and the paper transferred off onto
> the key blocks.

These symptoms very much sound like a sizing deficiency, rather than
anything particular to do with the pigment ... Is this paper sized?
When you take a dry sheet of it and dab a bit of moisture on one
corner, does the water immediately get drawn in like with a blotting
paper? If so, then maybe you're trying to print on unsized paper -
this could certainly cause the 'halos' and the paper sticking to the
blocks ...

Dave

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