Opacity on Chipboard

[mysterion]

Just a quick question... how's the opacity of the Speedball acrylic on chipboard? I'd rather not have to double print 5 colors... or would it be an idea to do an underbase, white, clear, whatever to seal the absorbent stock?

Thanks...

[VonDada]

Ask Ravi, he'll know about chipboard.

[Francisco]

these are chipboard with speedball acrylic




It held the color very well for me. I don't think you would need an under base layer. Everything I have printed on chipboard has worked very well.

[IVARTON]

One pass should work fine.

[JustinHelton]

yeah. I like the way that speedball hits on chipboard, looks nice

[sgstucky]

For me, it depends on the size of the color you want to lay down. I sometimes have to make two passes for larger areas, like the bottom portion of this print I make two passes. For everything else one,... Chipboard is the only substrate I use for numbered prints. Canvas and fabric are fun too.

[Hrabovsky]

It doesn't drink the up ink like you'd think it would nor do you get much spread/dot gain.

I love printing on the stuff. Knock yourself out.

[mysterion]

Cool.

But I think I'll do better fully conscious. Tough to register looking at the inside of your eyelids. Don't ask how I know this.

[Casey Burns]

most speedball inks are surprisingly opaque, unless you are using their process inks, which are transparent by nature. i've always gotten away with one pull on chipboard.

[Barry Obama]

too bad un surfaced chipboard is the least archival and most acidic substrate there is...with the exception of newsprint maybe. should not be used for art prints.