At a show, a Garden and Home show, which I visited yesterday, I saw Fine Art Prints being printed on wood. Or at least, that is the impression. It certainly is not paintings, but photos with the edges roughed up, so to create the impression of paintings. It may be artificial wood, but the question still remains. Any one with an idea how this could be done?
Dave wrote:
At a show, a Garden and Home show, which I visited yesterday, I saw Fine Art Prints being printed on wood. Or at least, that is the impression. It certainly is not paintings, but photos with the edges roughed up, so to create the impression of paintings. It may be artificial wood, but the question still remains. Any one with an idea how this could be done?
Printing is usually done on specially prepared materials. A coating on the material is used to keep the ink. That means that the underlying material can be anything, including wood.
Dave wrote:
At a show, a Garden and Home show, which I visited yesterday, I saw Fine Art Prints being printed on wood. Or at least, that is the impression. It certainly is not paintings, but photos with the edges roughed up, so to create the impression of paintings. It may be artificial wood, but the question still remains. Any one with an idea how this could be done?
Printing is usually done on specially prepared materials. A coating on the material is used to keep the ink. That means that the underlying material can be anything, including wood.
On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:41:21 -0500, Johan W. Elzenga
wrote:
Dave wrote:
At a show, a Garden and Home show, which I visited yesterday, I saw Fine Art Prints being printed on wood. Or at least, that is the impression. It certainly is not paintings, but photos with the edges roughed up, so to create the impression of paintings. It may be artificial wood, but the question still remains. Any one with an idea how this could be done?
Printing is usually done on specially prepared materials. A coating on
the material is used to keep the ink. That means that the underlying material can be anything, including wood.
Thanks Johan, and sorry for this late reply
but I went to my office minutes after posting this message. I am still curious how it can be printed on something like wood. The only printers I know of, can print on nothing else than paper. I have formerly seen somewhere an ad for making prints on ceramic tiles. Prints are done on Venetian blinds. Now on wood.
What kind of equipment or printers are used there for?
Johan W. Elzenga wrote:
Dave wrote:
At a show, a Garden and Home show, which I visited yesterday, I saw Fine Art Prints being printed on wood. Or at least, that is the impression. It certainly is not paintings, but photos with the edges roughed up, so to create the impression of paintings. It may be artificial wood, but the question still remains. Any one with an idea how this could be done?
Printing is usually done on specially prepared materials. A coating on the material is used to keep the ink. That means that the underlying material can be anything, including wood.
And you meant to say "T-Shirt Transfer" or something like that? If you want to print directly on wood then you may need a special printer (more like PRESS then print).
Obvously are special kind of printers. My large format printer can print on canvas and carton as well. Another possibiliy is to use wax transfer. http://www.instructables.com/id/Printing-colour-images-on-to -wood%3A-Making-letter-t/