(left = water-based, right = oil-based)
Next to my job at Van Beek Art Supplies, my weekly bug stamp, my watercolour
experimentĀ on panel and the start on a new lino print Iāve been working on another experiment:
printing on textile!
Iāve been using my Sleeping Cat lino from last yearsā ā15 Linoās in 30 Daysā project.
Next to just trying things out by myself Iāve been reading a lot on the internet too.
The problem Iām running into is that most favourite brands I read about are not available
in the Netherlands and having it shipped here is a bit too expensive for me right now.
A lot of people use Permaset Aqua which is actually made for screen printing but lots of
people succeed perfectly in using it for printing lino on textiles.
After a bit of experimenting with a soft brayer and a thick layer of Permaset Aqua ink I
managed to get some good prints.
But the thing is I also did some prints with some leftover etching ink and I like those
results much better!
As you can see on the picture above, the water-based Permaset Aqua print is much cruder than
the print next to it which is printed in oil based ink. Iāve read more complaints about this on the
internet. Somehow the results with water-based inks in general are always a bit crude.
Not a problem when your design has big shapes but my prints are mostly quite delicate.
And now Iām puzzled on how to continue next.
Do I continue with water-based inkĀ which has aĀ cruder end result butĀ is set after ironing or do
I go for the nicer print which I fear will remainĀ vulnerable for solvents like white spirit.
I tend to go for oil based because itās more beautiful andĀ I must say next to my studio
clothing none of my textiles ever had a collision with white spiritĀ or any other solventā¦
What do you think?
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Printing on textile with water based or oil based ink?
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