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I just purchased my first digi image and got set to colour it with my copics, only to find the ink bled!! I have a basic hp printer with just ordinary ink cartridge. Anyone got any hints or tips to prevent this happening?
Thanks xx
I always make sure to print my digi image ahead of time so the ink can get good and dry. I have an hp printer also, and have not had smearing problems if I let the printed image dry for a day. Also, I have heard of folks using some sort of sealer spray so they can color immediately...but I don't know anything about it...maybe someone else will chime in.
Hope this helps some!
Do you have the choice to switch out your normal black ink cartridge for a "photo" cartridge? My printer's normal black ink smears, but the photo ink works great -- no smearing with either Copics or Prismacolor pencils.
this will be forever an issue, I believe. Seems the best route for me is to take the image and cardstock to a laser printer and make a bunch of copies. thus plenty, on hand, to color for future use.
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I heat set my images sometimes with my heating tool. What I have also done a couple of times is sprinkle clear embossing powder all over the image (right after it comes out of the printer) and heat emboss that. That also gives the whole paper a shimmery look. Real pretty.
Or you can also use a unscented hairspray to seal it.
I heat set my images sometimes with my heating tool. What I have also done a couple of times is sprinkle clear embossing powder all over the image (right after it comes out of the printer) and heat emboss that. That also gives the whole paper a shimmery look. Real pretty.
Or you can also use a unscented hairspray to seal it.
I was having this problem too, until I cleaned my printer. Turns out there were some dust bunnies that where clogging the nozzel. And the ink was coming out thicker in certain spots of the image. If your printer has a self cleaning option you might wanna give it a try.
I have a Canon 860. It's an office/photo printer and I don't have this problem. I don't do a lot but when I do it doesn't bleed. I don't use the images right away, a few hours to a day maybe.
I bought one of the small Brother laster printers when they were on sale at Staples for $89. I found that the laser print outs are the only ones that consistantly work with Copics and not smear.
Also, I use the HP laser paper instead of regular cardstock to print my digi images. The Copics work really well on the high quality HP paper, but it's expensive. Staples charged $16 a package, but it's well worth it as the ink doesn't bleed outside the lines as much as it does with GP cardstock.
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Is the ink from the image running or the ink from your copics?
I had a problem with the ink running from my copics and it was the paper. I was using GP White from Wal-Mart and it drove me nuts. I splurged and bought Gina K's Luxury White Cardstock 120 lbs and I have not had a problem since. I also print out all my images on my laser printer and work and not from an ink jet printer.
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