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GOLDEN Digital Grounds turn just about any relatively flat surface
into an ink-jet printable surface, providing the control and freedom
to create textures and surfaces at whatever scale and shape desired.
While almost any porous surface that is flat enough can be run
through an ink-jet printer, including off-the-shelf papers made
for printmaking and watercolor, results are usually less than
satisfactory with the resulting image dull, faint or blurry. For
the most part this is caused by the substrate being overly absorbent,
with no way to encapsulate or prevent the ink from spreading outward
or penetrating too far into the surface.
Conversely, on non-porous materials like acetate, plastic and
metal, the inks readily pool up, run, and are easily smeared by
both the printer mechanism and subsequent handling. In order to
combat these problems and achieve the desired richness of color
and detail, each droplet of ink somehow needs to be kept distinct
and held in place by the substrate.
This is perhaps the major function and benefit of applying an
ink-jet receptive coating. GOLDEN’s three Digital Grounds
not only have the potential to extend the languages of printmaking,
photography and painting in significant ways, but they liberate
digital imagery from the flatland prison of pre-coated papers
and canvases.
is a
porous, opaque, white ground for use on a multitude of surfaces.
As a porous ink-jet coating, it allows prints to dry extremely
rapidly, making it the safest choice for use with unmodified desktop
printers that still have ‘pizza wheels’ or ejection
rollers. It is also an ideal starting point for the first-time
user looking for the most trouble free application on a wide range
of materials.
is a
clear ground with a gloss sheen for use on most absorbent surfaces,
allowing the underlying material to show through. The nature of
this type of ink-jet receptive coating, means that prints dry
much more slowly, which can present problems for desktop printers
that have ejection rollers or ‘pizza wheels’. Because
of this, we do not recommend using relatively nonporous substrates
coated with the Digital Ground Clear on a desktop printer unless
the printer’s ‘pizza wheels’ or ejection rollers
have been removed. However, when used on very porous surfaces
like paper, this should not present a problem.
is similar to the Clear described above but optimized for increased
adhesion and performance on non-porous surfaces such as aluminum
or plastic. We do not recommend using the Digital Ground for Non-Porous
Surfaces on a desktop printer unless the printer’s ‘pizza
wheels’ or ejection rollers have been removed.
236 ml £9.95
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