Sumi Ink Problem: Update

Hello -

I switched back to india ink last night. Tonight I printed and the
resultant image was sharp and grain free. I did notice that with
india ink, the hot water bath was black with dissolving pigment/
gelatin, but with sumi ink, the water only had a slight tint to it.
I used the same amount of ink in both cases. Perhaps I need to use
more sumi ink, which is strange, since I'm using the same percentage
that everyone else seems to be using. I searched the archives, and I
see that J. Wade Allen had the same problem some time ago. It was
suspected that the brand of ink he was using was the culprit.
However, I'm using the stuff that comes in the green bottle from
Daniel Smith, which seems to be what everyone else uses. I'll be
sticking with india ink for now.

Eric.
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Received on Wed Dec 28 19:05:03 2005