Arnaud Van Tilburgh
~ Elite 1000 Member ~
From the Schmidt tutorial
1. Print the image desired onto Epson InkJet transparency sheets.
2 Trim the printed transparency to “fit†the metal plate.
3. Place the transparency, with the image side down (ie, facing the metal plate), upon the metal plate.
4. Apply the isopropanol/Dammar varnish solution to the surface of the transparency sheet, as if lightly burnishing
OK let me get this straight. You print on the transparency and then place it on the metal and then apply the solution to the back of the transparency. How does that work? Does the solution go through a plastic sheet?
Mack you indeed on the transparency, on the smooth side.
On the work surface, you put some of the zippo/damar solution, let it dry.
Then you transfer the ink, face down and printed in reverse, on the solution and lightly burnish.
If you use a inkjetprinter it is important to have the right transparency sheets, also the printer inkt (only black) is important.
I print with an old laserjet printer on cheap transparency sheets, and this works excellent for me.
The best transparency sheets are the ones from Epson, but I don't have them yet although I ordered them.
I still try to all this with an Inklet printer, because of the high resolution this printer can print.
arnaud