mark_buchfuhrer Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 I am trying to print captions on black mounting paper with my Epson 1200. No matter what setting I use, the paper sucks up my ink (yellow or red) and the ink barely shows. I do not want to print on white paper then paste it on the black mounting paper. Are there any black papers that can be used to print on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven_clark Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 In say the silkscreening process the only way to print on black is to print a white backing layer first so that the ink shows up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliot_n Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 Create a document in Photoshop with your colored text on a black background. Print on white paper. Cut out your caption, and stick to your black backing paper. Or is that what you don't want to do? I've done it for a portfolio. Looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_buchfuhrer Posted May 2, 2004 Author Share Posted May 2, 2004 That would probably work, but it would be easier to print directly on the black paper and would of course use less ink. It is likely that I will do just that if I can't find the right black paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven_clark Posted May 3, 2004 Share Posted May 3, 2004 I think you don't understand the idea of subtractive color. Ink will only make something darker. At best it might make something reflect more light, but only as an uncontrollable side effect. In other words you might be able to get some print visible on black paper but it's going to take gobs of ink to get any reasonable effect if any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_rossing Posted May 3, 2004 Share Posted May 3, 2004 You aren't going to find a black paper that will print well. The problem is with the way the system works. Reflective systems depend on the white base to reflect whatever light is not absorbed by the dye (or pigment in your case) back to your eyes. A black paper won't reflect any light (or very little) so any ink will look bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven_clark Posted May 3, 2004 Share Posted May 3, 2004 Now if you had an ink tank filled with bleach, that would be a different matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_herring Posted May 3, 2004 Share Posted May 3, 2004 Point already made about subtractive ink only making the print darker. I would compose the thing with white text against a black background--THAT you can print. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_buchfuhrer Posted May 5, 2004 Author Share Posted May 5, 2004 Thank you all for your help. That does eplain why I could not print at all on any black papers. I finally just printed up my captions in white on a black back backround using white paper. Worked well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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