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screen printing => Show Your Stuff => Topic started by: myseps on November 03, 2011, 04:38:01 PM

Title: Experimenting with liquid silver metallic
Post by: myseps on November 03, 2011, 04:38:01 PM

I'm testing out some new ink samples we got today.  "Liquid silver metallic".
It looks very similar to silver foil.
In this sample I tried putting gel underneath the silver to raise up the ink a bit.

6 colors

No base
1. grey
2. red
3. tan
4. brown
5. gel
6. liquid silver
no black

Title: Re: Experimenting with liquid silver metallic
Post by: Shawn (EIP) on November 03, 2011, 04:39:39 PM

cool stuff but after a few washes it looks more battleship grey than metalic

Title: Re: Experimenting with liquid silver metallic
Post by: Ron Pierson on November 03, 2011, 08:09:44 PM

Who makes the ink?
What if you put the jel ON TOP of th silver to "protect it" from the laundry?

Thanks for any response in advance.

Ron Pierson

BTW - the art is FANTASTIC - with or without foil or liquid metal - in my humble opinion

Title: Re: Experimenting with liquid silver metallic
Post by: JBLUE on November 03, 2011, 08:36:47 PM

We use Wilflexes liquid silver with good results. Thats some cool art.

Title: Re: Experimenting with liquid silver metallic
Post by: squeegee on November 03, 2011, 08:37:35 PM

Yep, got to agree, that art is really interesting to look at.  Overall it has more of a gold look to it, I guess I'm not seeing so much effect from the liquid silver, but I'm sure in person it's more impressive.

Veni, Vidi, Vici...'I came, I saw, I conquered'...Latin sentence reportedly written by Julius Caesar in 47 BC as a comment on his short war with Pharnaces II of Pontus in the city of Zela.

Nice.